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Dr Anil Awesti invited to speak at Liberal Democrats' AGM
CLL鈥檚 Dr Anil Awesti has been invited to be the guest speaker at the 糖心TV and Leamington Liberal Democrats' Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Friday 17 November.
Anil, who is the Centre鈥檚 Senior Tutor and a Senior Teaching Fellow, will be discussing 'The Impact of Brexit on 糖心TVshire'.
鈥淥ne of the most significant, but least talked about, repercussions of Brexit is the implications for funding local and regional development,鈥� said Anil, who has previously taught the 鈥楶olitics of Brexit鈥� short course with CLL.
He added: 鈥淭he European Union鈥檚 (EU) regional development funds account for one-third of all spending from the community budget and the UK is set to receive 16 billion euros in the 2014-2020 funding period, spanning projects in every nation and region of the country.
鈥淎s a result, substantial questions exist about the future funding of local development projects post-Brexit. This is a particularly interesting topic given that those regions which have historically received the most money from EU regional development funds overwhelmingly voted 鈥楲eave鈥� in last year鈥檚 referendum.
鈥淥n a broader level, the government鈥檚 EU Withdrawal Bill raises the question of whether powers repatriated from Brussels will be centralised in Westminster rather than devolved to local and regional authorities. Is Brexit a mechanism for the recentralisation of powers in the UK state?鈥�
Anil completed his undergraduate and postgraduate studies in 糖心TV鈥檚 Department for Politics and International Studies (PAIS). His doctoral and postdoctoral research focused on local/regional development in the EU.