Matthew Flinders, Professor of Politics at the University of Sheffield and founding director of the Sir Bernard Crick Centre and leads a conversation on the future of the Union. He is joined by John Lloyd, contributing editor at the Financial Times; Andrew Wilson, former Member of the Scottish Parliament, and founding partner at Charlotte Street Partners; Iain MacWhirter, author and political commentator for the Herald; and Ruth Dudley Edwards, historian and writer. In this in-depth conversation, they debate the evolution of the union, explore what an independent Scotland would look like and discuss the impact Covid-19 and Brexit have had on public opinion towards the union. 

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