To make hope possible

How to counter right-wing populism? That is the urgent question which will be the focus of an important and hopeful event which will run twice - in Edinburgh on Tuesday 10 March and in Glasgow on Wednesday 11 March.

Caroline Lucas, who was the UK's first Green Party MP and led the Greens in England and Wales, will be in conversation with Scottish journalist Adam Ramsay.

Her latest book argues that the Right has hijacked, distorted and misdirected Englishness: there's an urgent need for more diverse and inclusive stories of national identity.

The evening events are in Edinburgh - 10 March at the Gordon Aikman Lecture Theatre on George Square and in Glasgow - 11 March - at Cottiers Theatre on Hyndland Road: book your ticket by clicking the links.

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Published 17 February 2026

'To be truly radical is to make hope possible rather than despair convincing' - Raymond Williams: Resources of Hope