Chinese cockle pickers in Lancashire; energy price hikes in Europe after a quarrel between former Soviet states; markets in new reproductive technologies: these events make the news, but cause consternation and perplexity. Are these one-off incidents? Or, are they the tip of radical economic shifts profoundly affecting both our lives and world society? If so, how can we explain these underlying trends?

The 'virtual' conference, which is especially aimed at engaging young people of all political persuasions, will take as its basis the recent report of the Power Inquiry, which was a thorough exploration and analysis of the features and failures of British

In an inter-active “VIRTUAL CONFERENCE” you say what you think of the POWER analysis and recommendations following their inquiry into Britain's democracy. The results of the Power Inquiry have been welcomed by leading members of all three main politic