Date |
Time |
Topic |
Location |
| 3rd March 2016 | 18:30 – 21:00 | EU: In or Out? | Hackney Labour Party |
| 16th March 2016 | 18:00 – 21:00 | EU: In or Out? | Liverpool WEA |
| 25th April 2016 | 19:00 | EU: In or Out? | Worcester Diocese |
| 27th April 2016 | 19:00 – 21:00 | EU: In or Out? | Exeter Global Centre |
| 4th May 2016 | 13:00 – 16:00 | EU: In or Out? | London WEA Course, Abbey Centre, Westminster |
| 22nd May 2016 | 14:00 – 17:30 | EU: In or Out? | Leeds, with Unlock Democracy, Carriageworks Theatre |
| 2nd June 2016 | 19:00 – 21:30 | EU: In or Out? | Hereford |
| 4th June 2016 | 14:00 – 17:00 | EU: In or Out? | Birmingham, with Unlock Democracy |
| 8th June 2016 | 14:00 – 16:00 | EU: In or Out? | Huntingdon WEA |
| from Oct 2016 | Monthly events, not all individually listed | De Koffie Pot. Hereford | |
| 10th Nov 2016 | 19:00 – 21:00 | Crisis in Democracy? | Exeter Global Centre |
| 1st March 2017 | 19:00 – 21:30 | Immigration: Can we find a consensus on Britain’s Immigration Policy? | Hereford |
| 3rd May 2017 | 19:30 – 21:30 | Nanomedicine: is small really beautiful? | De Koffie Pot. Hereford |
| 8th May 2017 | 17:15 – 19:30 | Immigration: Can we find a consensus on Britain’s Immigration Policy? | Birmingham City University |
| 8th June 2017 | 14:00 – 16:30 | Immigration: Can we find a consensus on Britain’s Immigration Policy? | U3A Wetherby, West Yorkshire |
| 5th July 2017 | 19:30 – 21:30 | Devolution | De Koffie Pot. Hereford |
| 6th July 2017 | 18:00 – 21:00 | Immigration: Can we find a consensus on Britain’s Immigration Policy? | Cheese & Grain, Market Yard, Frome, Wiltshire |
| 12th July 2017 | 12:00 – 15:00 | Immigration: Can we find a consensus on Britain’s Immigration Policy? | Knowledge Media Institute, Open University, Milton Keynes |
| 27th February 2018 | 19:30 – 22:00 | Health & Social Care; jointly with Thinking Box | 1 Beaconsfield Road, St Albans, AL1 3RD |
| 7th March 2018 | 19:30 – 21:30 | Health & Social Care | Hereford |
| 10th March 2018 | 13:30 – 16:00 | Health & Social Care | Liverpool WEA |
| 5th May 2018 | 10:30 – 12:30 | More Power to the People? | Scunthorpe WEA |
| 12th May 2018 | 13:30 – 16:00 | Driverless Cars | Liverpool WEA |
| 9th June 2018 | 13:30 – 16:00 | Inter-generational Justice | Liverpool WEA |
So far we’ve held 40 events, and the vast majority who attended said they both felt safe and that the time spent was enjoyable and constructive.
Our pedigree
The following case studies are from before the start of Talk Shop, but were led by Talk Shop members.
These show the use of discussion kits, used in some Talk Shop events:
- Various scientific topics, 2004 – 2006 – contributing to government policy on over-the-counter genetic testing kits
- Electronic Patient Records, 2008 – 2010 – involving 6,000 people in discussing the issue
- Wee Play, 2014 – a safe space to discuss the Scottish independence referendum
These illustrate the use of preference voting which is a feature of many Talk Shop events:
- The powers of local councils, 2009 – reaching consensus in two hours
- Transition Town Lewes, 2010 – solving a tricky organisational problem in an evening
- AFC Wimbledon, 2010/2011 – showing the board what the fans valued
- Fairtrade Foundation, 2011 – reaching consensus across five events in different regions
- Cafe Crowdwise, 2011 – how should we reform the House of Lords?