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Bradford Literature Festival | Talk

The Great Unravelling: Democracy & Development in the Age of Populism

28 Jun 2025

12:00 - 13:00

Bradford Live

With Lord Mark Malloch Brown and Sir Andrew Mitchell 

What happens when the institutions built to support democracy and global development begin to unravel? As populism reshapes politics and international cooperation retreats, long-standing frameworks for aid, diplomacy, and democratic support are being hollowed out or dismantled.  

In this urgent conversation, Mark Malloch Brown and Andrew Mitchell explore the consequences of weakened global partnerships, shrinking civic space, and the erosion of trust in democratic values.  

Can the democratic project survive in an age of polarisation and retreat — or are we witnessing the end of an era? And if so, what must take its place? 

Age Guidance
12+ (age restriction)

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General £7

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Bradford Live

1, Thornton Road, Bradford, England, BD1 2EP, United Kingdom,

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