BONFIRE OF THE DECENCIES
Sunday 7th May: 2.30am – Repairing and Restoring the British Constitution
Interview with Professor Andrew Blick
The premierships of both Boris Johnson and Liz Truss exposed worrying vulnerabilities in the British constitution.
Prepare for a fascinating dive into the murky world of national politics and the political maelstrom of the last four years, as politics professor Andrew Blick discusses his new book, The Bonfire of the Decencies.
Written with leading historian Peter Hennessy, it focuses on the occupants of No 10 between 2019 and 2022, when political standards and integrity were seen to be compromised and constitutional values violated.
The authors argue that the British constitution matters. Its observance is crucial to our well-being, to every state activity and deployment of government power, and our standing in the wider world.
They identify a worrying international trend towards the weakening of democracy and make a series of proposals to repair the recent damage to the UK constitution.
Andrew Blick is Professor of Politics and Contemporary History and head of department (Political Economy) at Kings College, University of London. He is also the editor of The Constitution in Review, a six-monthly analysis of UK constitutional developments, produced by the UK Constitution Monitoring Group.
Place: Frodsham Community Centre.
Time: Sunday 7th May, 2.30pm
Tickets: £10.00 including Tea and Coffee
