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Paddy Leonard, 24 Aug
The Windsor Framework has sparked debate and discussion, but what does
it really mean for Northern Ireland's constitutional status and future
relationship with Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland?
Next Tuesday evening (27th August), Holywell Trust will host a public
seminar on the Windsor Framework as part of its Future Relationship
Conversations series. The event will explain the terms of the
agreement and explore the practical implications of its measures for
Northern Ireland in the wider context of the constitutional question.
The discussion will be led by Lisa Claire Whitten, Research Fellow and
author of ‘Northern Ireland and the UK Constitution’, and David
Phinnemore, Professor of European Politics at Queen’s University,
Belfast. Both academics will explain what the Windsor Framework means
in practice.
Holywell Trust’s Future Relationship Conversations project aims to
present a clear and unbiased, fact-based outlook on some of the big
topics around the constitutional status of Northern Ireland. The
series aims to move the conversation beyond identity-focused
assumptions and pre-conceptions.
Holywell Trust director, Gerard Deane said: “We believe it’s possible
to talk about the constitutional issue in a non-divisive way. We think
that when the community is engaged and informed, we can talk about
these issues in a constructive manner.”
“It’s our hope that this project will contribute to a more reconciled
community, who may still disagree, but will better understand each
other’s perspectives.”
Other topics in the programme will include the ‘North West Economic
Region’ looking at Derry-Londonderry as a border city, and ‘The
Constitutional Question Throughout the UK’, which will set our
constitutional debate in a wider context of similar conversations in
England, Scotland and Wales. A previous session examining Cross-border
healthcare was held in July.
The Windsor Framework seminar is at 7.00pm on Tuesday 27th August at
the Holywell DiverseCity Community Partnership, Bishop Street, Derry.
To find out more on the Future Relationship Conversations events, or to
register for the Windsor Framework event,
visit www.holywelltrust.com/events