Make Hope Possible has been behind some ground-breaking cross-party political events and campaigns.

Building a Local Scotland Logo
LAUNCHING: 9th SEPTEMBER 2024

2024 marks the 25th anniversary of the Scottish Parliament. There continues to be much discussion looking back on what has been achieved and looking forward to what could or should be done over the next 25 years.

In the years since 1999, there have been various attempts to address the original aspiration for local democracy but none have yet been implemented.

A small steering group has been formed of political movers and shakers to create an interactive citizens’ forum that will hear evidence from around Scotland and Europe and devise a way to restore local democracy to Scotland.

This will be a major event.

A major event on the future of the United Kingdom, its nations, and the European Union, inspired by the work of Tom Nairn.

The Breakup of Britain Logo

Confronting the UK’s Democratic Crisis.

View ‘The Breakup of britain?’ website
On 18 November 2023, over 700 people gathered for an all-day conference on ‘The Breakup of Britain?’ in Edinburgh’s Assembly Rooms. They filled the main hall and gallery. The conference was a salute to the late Tom Nairn (1932-2023). It debated how to resolve Britain’s democratic crisis. Politicians, scholars, journalists, writers and poets from all four UK nations as well as speakers from Europe participated. The event was live-streamed by Indie Live, where over 4,200 logged in, and on openDemocracy, where 2,700 did.
Anthony Barnett
Chair of The Breakup of Britain? Steering Group

LOCATION: THE ASSEMBLY ROOMS, EDINBURGH
DATE: 18TH NOVEMBER 2023

Joyce McMillan addresses the Breakup of Britain? Conference
“What a triumph! Congratulations on an extraordinary event, which was a great tribute to Tom. The choice of speakers was inspired.”
Lynda Myles
Founder, Edinburgh international film festival
“The event was terrific and very well executed. The energy and sense of purpose was very marked… I was very, very impressed by the quality of contributions.”
Henry Porter
Novelist & Director of The Convention
“…too often the pre-publicity of similar events has promised much more than the actual substance delivered on the day. This was a happy exception.”
Rob & Fiona Thompson
Commonweal

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