Imagine Festival Belfast, 'How to Lose a Referendum' - March 29 2025

Imagine Festival Belfast, 'How to Lose a Referendum' - March 29 2025

Emma joined parliamentary researcher Aaron Callan, and political lobbyist Quintin Oliver for a lively discussion on the pros and cons of referenda as a tool for democratic change, moderated by former BBC political editor Mark Davenport.

From the 1973 Border Poll, the Good Friday Belfast Agreement vote in 1998, Scottish independence referendum in 2014, the Brexit disaster of 2016, and many in the Republic of Ireland – what are the dynamics and pitfalls?