Comrie Conversation Fringe event – 6th March
Following the last Comrie Conversation and Iain Macwhirter’s contribution on the ‘Road to Referendum’, local resident and historian Dr Ann Petrie has organised a discussion in the WRI Hall at 19.30 on the 6th March to explore the 1707 Act of Union and its relevance to our decision on the 18th September 2014.It is fantastic that Comrie Conversations is stimulating such discussions and I hope you will be able to attend.The next Comrie Conversation -21st MarchCan you please put 19.30 on Friday 21st March in the White Church in your diary and spread the word with friends and colleaguesWe have a great line up of speakers giving their take on the future of Scotland including:
- Ruth Wishart – journalist and broadcaster
- Robin McAlpine – director of the Jimmy Reid Foundation and force behind the Common Weal (http://reidfoundation.org/common-weal/)
- Jeremy Peat – former chief economist at RBS, BBC Governor and currently director of the David Hume Institute http://www.davidhumeinstitute.com
We have an equally impressive line up of political guests who will be joining us for the evening including:
- Cabinet Minister, Roseanna Cunningham,
- Leader of the Greens, Patrick Harvie
- Leader of the Lib Dems, Willie Rennie
- Deputy Leader of the Conservatives, Murdo Fraser
- Labour – tbc
Our guests will be invited to participate along with everyone else attending in our discussion and will be offered 5 mins each at the end of the evening to outline what they feel are the important issues for the futre of Scotland.
