Autumn 2023

Oct. 11 Ken Cameron, MJ&P member and environment activist.
‘Air pollution from Coal and Wet wood in Scotland.’

Oct. 18 Dr. Dinah Aitken, Head of Outreach, Salvesen Mindroom Centre, Scotland.
‘Neurodiversity in Scotland today.’

Oct. 25 Paul Drury, Chief Operating Officer, The Eric Liddell Community, Edinburgh.
‘The Eric Liddell Community – Care. Compassion. Community.’

Nov. 1 Colleen McCulloch, Independent co-ordinator and former Soil Assoc. Scotland farming lead.
‘The Soil Association Scotland – How does growing flax for linen relate to the climate & what we eat?’

Nov. 8 Ben Parker, Green Councillor for Morningside, City of Edinburgh Council. Co-Convener, Green Group and Climate & Environment Spokesperson.
‘What are Greens doing in Edinburgh and Scotland?’

Nov 15 Jean-Matthieu Gaunaud, Edinburgh Climate Action Network Coordinator.
‘Edinburgh Climate Action Hub – what’s that?’

Nov. 22 Dr. Patrick Utz, PhD from Edinburgh University, formerly at Centre on Constitutional Change.
‘Cross-border identities in a changing Europe since WWI.’

Nov. 29 Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones, Professor of American history emeritus at the University of Edinburgh and author of A Question of Standing: The History of the CIA (OUP, 2022).
‘What has the CIA contributed to peace?’

Dec. 6 Dr Sunny Bains, Scientist/Journalist, University College, London.
‘Artificial Intelligence: Promises and Threats.’

Dec. 13 Luke March, Professor of Post-Soviet and Comparative Politics, University of Edinburgh.
‘Russia’s war for its past and future.’