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Northern Slant is excited to host a discussion on the upcoming Westminster general election and what the campaign and results might mean for our politics and society in Northern Ireland. We want you to be part of the conversation – join us and our sponsors LucidTalk and Lighthouse Communicatons at:
Making Sense of #GE2019:
Join Northern Slant for an Election Special
Venue: The Dark Horse
Date: Monday 9 December 2019
Time: 6.30pm – 8.00pm
Admission: £5.00 (includes welcome drink)
You register on Eventbrite here
Will Boris Johnson win the parliamentary majority he needs to ‘get Brexit done’? Or do voters want to move in a different direction? And with plenty of Northern Ireland’s 18 constituency races too close to call, what will this election mean for NI’s representation at Westminster after nearly three years without devolved power-sharing at Stormont?
Join Northern Slant and sponsors LucidTalk and Lighthouse Communications to consider what the opinion polls are saying ahead of one of the most significant and unpredictable general elections for some time. In addition to our guest panel, we’ll hear from Bill White (LucidTalk) and Dr Kevin Cunningham (LucidTalk and Ireland Thinks – and former Targeting & Analysis Manager for the UK Labour Party). Bill and Kevin will provide an insight into what the polls can tell us about the race so far – and what they can’t tell us.
Helping us make sense of #GE2019 are our panellists:
- Alex Kane, Irish News, The News Letter, BBC among other platforms
- Dr Elodie Fabre, Queen’s University Belfast
- Daithí McKay, Public affairs consultant and former MLA
- Lisa Whitten, Northern Slant
- Kingsley Donaldson, Lighthouse Communications
The audience will have the chance to take part in all discussions and also to participate in live e-polling on the night, so come along and be part of a conversation about our shared democratic process.
More about our panellists:
Irish News, The News Letter, BBC among other platforms
Alex is a public speaker, panellist and columnist for a number of newspapers, as well as a regular commentator on BBC’s The View. He is the former Director of Communications for the Ulster Unionist Party.
Lecturer in Politics at Queen’s University Belfast
Elodie teaches and conducts research on British politics, political parties, elections and devolution. She is currently working on a project exploring democratic innovations and citizen engagement in multiple European countries.
Public affairs consultant and former MLA
Daithí served as a Sinn Féin MLA for North Antrim from 2007 to 2016. During his time in the Assembly he chaired the Finance Committee and sponsored legislation that resulted in the carrier bag levy. He currently works in advocacy and current affairs.
Northern Slant
Lisa is completing her PhD in Politics at Queen’s University Belfast. Her thesis investigates the constitutional impact of Brexit on Northern Ireland. Lisa has previously worked at Westminster and the Northern Ireland Executive Office in Brussels.
Director of Public Affairs, Lighthouse Communications
Kingsley previously worked with the Ministry of Defence. He now advises a number of governments, companies and private clients across the island of Ireland, GB and beyond. Kingsley co-authored 2020 World of War, a critique of global political and security trends and threats.
Sponsored by:
LucidTalk, an innovative polling and market research company that conducts projects across Northern Ireland.
Lighthouse Communications, a PR company based in Belfast specialising in marketing communications, design and video, and digital strategy.
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