The Debates are on Saturdays from 11 am and will take place online. An invited speaker talks for about 30 minutes, followed by another 30 minutes for questions and discussion.
To receive an invitation and a link to the online meetings please sign up to our mailing list here or see below. Links will be updated approximately a week before each debate.
A series of three follow-up face-to-face public debates at St. Mary’s Church Hall, St Mary’s RC Church, Hencotes, Hexham NE46 2EB have been organised and chaired by Tynedale Transformed, in partnership with the Hexham Debates.
Dates for 2024
Online Events:
January 20th
February 10th
March 16th
April 20th
May 11th
June 15th
Live Events:
24 February 2024
13 April 2024
1 June 2024
Online Hexham Debates
Saturday 20 January 2024
Professor Michael Clarke – Fellow of King’s College and Distinguished Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute
Can Liberal Democracy Survive the Growing Global Disorder?
Please follow this link to watch the debate
Saturday 10 February 2024
Dr Rupert Read – Co-Director of the Climate Majority Project
Is There a Climate Majority? – Realistic reflections on where we are and where we should go next
Saturday 16 March 2024
Jude Kirton Darling – Deputy Secretary General at industriAll Europe
The Present Day Role of Trade Unions in the UK and Europe in Improving Working Conditions
Saturday 20 April 2024
Alice Wiseman – Director of Public Health at Gateshead Council
The Role of Public Health in the Future Wellbeing of the Nation
Saturday 11 May 2024
Dr Julia Cooper – Head of Research at the Organic Research Centre
Agriculture and Food Security – Industrial vs. Agroecological
Saturday 15 June 2024
Rosemary Hartill – Independent Radio Broadcaster, Writer and Quaker
Getting Aggressive About Peace
Panel discussions provided by Tynedale Transformed
11.00am to 12.30pm at the Church Hall, St Mary’s Catholic Church, Hencotes, Hexham, NE46 2EB
Saturday 24 February 2024
What Place Does Protest Have in Democracy?
Saturday 13 April 2024
How to Improve Regional Pay and Working Conditions
Saturday 1 June 2024
The Future of Food and Farming in Northumberland
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Video recordings and details of previous series of The Hexham Debates can be found at https://hexhamdebates.wordpress.com/the-debates-archive/
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