THE Herald last week launched a far-reaching new series called Scotland’s Future – and now it’s your chance to get involved.
Appearing monthly throughout the year, it will look at key issues of the constitutional debate, as well as the challenges and opportunities around devolved public services.
The aim is not to push a political angle, but to stimulate debate about the country’s options by providing a platform for expert knowledge and lively opinion.
Scotland’s Future will help fill the vacuum with articles from academics and other authorities on issues and debates as they are today, not as they were.
CLICK HERE TO JOIN THE DEBATE ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16 AT 7PM
It started last week with an examination of one of the greatest changes in the independence debate – Brexit, and its implications for borders and trade if Scotland were to rejoin the EU while the rest of the UK remained outside it.
The debate continues on Wednesday with a virtual roundtable discussion, exclusively for Herald subscribers, hosted by former BBC Scotland political editor Brian Taylor.
This is your chance to put the questions to our experts.
Among our contributors on the night include Philip Rycroft, the former permanent secretary at the Department for Exiting the EU and the leading Cabinet expert on devolution, and Kirsty Hughes, the founder and former director of the Scottish Centre on European Relations.
Graham Avery, an independent analyst based in Oxford who worked as a public servant in London and in Brussels, is also lined up for the event.
This special event promises to bring lively debate and discussion around one of the biggest topics facing Scotland’s Future.
CLICK HERE TO JOIN THE DEBATE ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16 AT 7PM
A reminder that this event is for Herald subscribers only.
You can now sign up for a month-long subscription to The Herald for just £1 – and if you like what you’re seeing, you can stay with us for £9.99 a month.
On our annual offer, you can currently save more than 50%, paying just £57 for the first year and then £114.99 after.
Send in your questions for our Scotland's Future experts
What do you want to ask our panel of experts? Submit your questions for Graham Avery, Kirsty Hughes and Philip Rycroft here.
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