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LSE European Institute: Britain, Brexit and the EU

Britain, Brexit and the EU: was this a love affair gone wrong or always an unhappy marriage of convenience?

“Britain, Brexit and the EU: was this a love affair gone wrong or always an unhappy marriage of convenience?”

There are umpteen explanations for the Brexit vote. Was it the banking crisis? Or was it Henry VIII? Or the shifting tectonic plates that cut us off from the continent in the first place? The story of Britain and the EU has been complicated, controversial and ultimately sad. Hear the story and bring your own tissues. LSE welcomes Sir Stephen Wall and Dr N. Piers Ludlow in conversation, chaired by Dr Jennifer Jackson-Preece.

Sir Stephen Wall was for 35 years a member of the British Diplomatic Service. He worked closely with five British Foreign Secretaries and as Foreign Policy Adviser to Prime Minister John Major. His European experience includes five years as Head of the Foreign Office European Department; two years as Britain’s Ambassador to Portugal; five years as UK Permanent Representative to the EU and four years as EU adviser to Prime Minister Tony Blair and Head of the European Secretariat in the Cabinet Office. His book on Britain’s EU policy, A Stranger in Europe, was published in 2008. He has written The Official History of Britain and the European Community, 1963-1975, published in July 2012.

Piers Ludlow is Associate Professor at the LSE International History Department.

Details

Date:
March 6, 2017
Time
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Cost:
Free
Website:
http://www.lse.ac.uk/Events/2017/03/20170306t1830vWT/Britain-Brexit-and-the-EU

Venue

Wolfson Theatre, New Academic Building, LSE
54 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London, C2A 3LJ United Kingdom
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LSE European Institute
Phone:
02079557896
Email:
Website:
http://www.lse.ac.uk/europeanInstitute/events/Home.aspx

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Full Name
European Institute
Email
euroinst.events@lse.ac.uk
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