Birmingham Pre-election debate on Immigration co-hosted by The Guardian

On Tuesday 27 April 2015, POLSIS and the School of Government and Society hosted a debate in conjunction with The Guardiannewspaper on the subject of immigration organised by Dr Richard North. The debate, 'You talk, they listen: immigration', was aimed at students and other first time voters and addressed the subject of immigration. The event, which attracted over 200 students and staff, was chaired by Rick Edwards of Channel 4 and The Guardian. Speakers on the panel included Sonia Sodha (The Guardian), Professor Colin Thain (POLSIS), Professor Jenny Phillimore (Applied Social Studies) and Dr Chris Allen (Applied Social Studies). A number of prospective parliamentary candidates standing for election in Birmingham also attended the debate.