Current Affairs 1
Group Organiser | Joe Cannavina |
Venue | Member House (Currently suspended) |
Meeting Days | Second Tuesday of the Month (pm) |
Group Vacancies? | Waiting list available |
Current Affairs Group1 focus has been towards Current Affairs and Political Science and the topics that have been discussed are:
1. World population growth and the problems of feeding it.
2. The legitimacy of government with the focus of
- What is legitimacy?
- What makes government acceptable to its people?
- Why do we need government?
- Is our government democratic?
- Is it democracy that makes it legitimate - perhaps not?
- The structure of the EU (Council, Commission, Parliament etc.)
- The judgement handed down by the High Court, which sets a precedent for the regulation of parliament by the Courts.
3. Redistribution of wealth
- Discussion based on "Capital In The 21st Century " by Thomas Pinketty
The topic for the next meeting is:
1. Democracy
Please contact Joe Cannavina for more details.