Make Hope Possible has been behind some ground-breaking events and cross-party political campaigns.
Below you will find a flavour of what we’ve been up to…
LOCATION: BONAR HALL, DUNDEE
DATE: 30TH APRIL 2026
An Evening with George Monbiot
In the week before the Holyrood elections in 2026, George Monbiot joined Make Hope Possible for a sell-out tour taking in Glasgow, Dundee, Pitlochry and Edinburgh. We were joined on the road by Laura Webster, editor of The National; Sophie Ramsay, environmental campaigner; and Assa Samaké-Roman, journalist and podcaster.
George Monbiot is surely Britain’s best journalist. In a lifetime of investigations, he has survived by eating rats in West Papua’s rainforest, been declared legally dead in Kenya, and written 13 books, alongside his popular Guardian column.
Amongst other things, George Monbiot discussed Scottish Independence, food systems, the rise of Zack Polanski, what gives him hope and the topics of his recent book, The Invisible Doctrine: The Secret History of Neoliberalism.
LOCATION: THE PLEASANCE, EDINBURGH
DATE: 2ND MAY 2026
Caroline Lucas in Conversation : How To Beat Right Wing Populism
In mid-march 2026 Make Hope Possible brought Caroline Lucas to Scotland to begin our series of talks about creating hope in our political sphere.
Caroline Lucas has been prominent in British politics for 25 years, including as the UK’s first Green Party MP and as a leader of the Greens in England and Wales. We heard her talk about her latest book, “Another England” in which she argues that the Right has hijacked Englishness and that, at a time of rising populism, we urgently need more diverse and inclusive stories of national identity. She was in conversation with Make Hope Possible Director, the Scottish journalist Adam Ramsay
LOCATION: COTTIERS THEATRE, GLASGOW
DATE: 11TH MARCH 2026
A major event on the future of the United Kingdom, its nations, and the European Union, inspired by the work of Tom Nairn.
Confronting the UK’s Democratic Crisis.
“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.”
“What a triumph! Congratulations on an extraordinary event, which was a great tribute to Tom. The choice of speakers was inspired.”
“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.”
“…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.”
