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TONIGHT AT 6PM UK TIME (GMT+1) I am very excited to host our second Webinar: 'We're all libertarians in this crisis, actually ([link removed]) '. I will be joined by Shoshana Weissmann from R Street Institute, Steven Hamilton from George Washington University and Madeline Grant from The Telegraph. Secure your place by registering today ([link removed]) .
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Register for ASI Webinar on Libertarians in Crisis (TONIGHT) ([link removed])


** We're all libertarians in this crisis, actually
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We’re all currently in the midst of self-isolation but that won’t stop the Adam Smith Institute holding governments to account for their responses to COVID-19.

In our second ASI Webinar we are discussing the oft-repeated phrase by socialists and communitarians, that liberalism and libertarianism is at an end during and after this public health crisis.

We disagree. Our fiscal and political response should match the sole imperative of government to prioritise saving their citizens from harm. Regulations are already being pared back or suspended across the world, and many people are crying out for their liberties to return as soon as possible. This crisis proves that liberalism has a bright future. Neoliberal ideas provide the right answers to issues as they emerge and a blueprint for what should be done after.

The numbers in the webinar are limited on a first-come basis. We will also live stream it on Facebook. It will also be possible to rewatch it after the event.


** Panellists:
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* Matthew Kilcoyne ([link removed]) (Deputy Director of the Adam Smith Institute)
* Shoshana Weissmann ([link removed]) is the Head of Digital Media at the R Street Institute & policy fellow focusing on Occupational licensing reform, the Supreme Court of the United States, and social media regulation.
* Steven Hamilton ([link removed]) is an Assistant Professor of Economics at George Washington University and a Visiting Scholar at the Tax and Transfer Policy Institute at the Australian National University. Steven has been instrumental in explaining the need for governments to pare down economic activity during the pandemic, but also fill the gap businesses are experiencing in revenues due to a contraction in demand and restrictions on supply.
* Madeline Grant ([link removed]) is Assistant Comment Editor at the Daily Telegraph and a Sunday Telegraph columnist.


** Details:
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Date: Tuesday, 7th April 2020 (TONIGHT)
Time: 6:00pm - 7:00pm

The webinar will begin at 6.00pm, with an audience Q&A session taking place at approximately 6:45pm. The webinar will conclude at 7:00pm.
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Register for ASI Webinar on the Future of Migration (next Tuesday) ([link removed])


** The Future of Migration
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Before vast parts of the world began to shut down, the UK was in a unique position to rewrite our approach to immigration. We are in the midst of a crisis that has led to the shutting of borders across the world. Will these borders reopen? Are we witnessing the end of the Schengen zone?

When this is over will migrants find it even harder, or will immigrant doctors and nurses in the NHS show the importance of foreigners to our lives? More immediately, will countries like the US and UK be able to source the temporary labour that drives the spring and summer picking seasons and keep the country fed?

For the UK, Brexit provides exciting opportunities – or perhaps immense challenges – depending on who you ask. Now that the UK will be deciding her future migration policy, how do we create an immigration system that fulfils the economic and social needs of the UK?

There are so many different factions within the UK, all hoping to achieve their own goals. Would we prefer restrictions on lower skilled immigrants; priority given to Commonwealth countries; a points-based system or a lottery? Each of these options comes with their own pros and cons as well as political and social ramifications. We will have to put together the pieces of the puzzle, giving and taking in different areas to create a politically viable solution.

In this ASI Webinar, we will take a look at different possible solutions to this puzzle, taking full advantage of our opportunity to design an immigration system that reflects the social and economic fabric of our country, especially in a post-coronavirus world.


** Panellists:
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* Morgan Schondelmeier ([link removed]) is the Head of External Affairs at the Adam Smith Institute
* Zenia Chopra ([link removed]) is the Head of Client Services within the immigration team at Kingsley Napley.
* Kristian Niemietz ([link removed]) is the Head of Political Economy at the Institute of Economic Affairs
* Kate Andrews ([link removed]) is the Economics Correspondent at The Spectator


** Details:
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Date: Tuesday, 14th April 2020
Time: 6:00pm - 7:00pm

The webinar will begin at 6.00pm, with an audience Q&A session taking place at approximately 6:45pm. The webinar will conclude at 7:00pm.

Register now! ([link removed])
M.

Matt Kilcoyne, Deputy Director
Adam Smith Institute
23 Great Smith St,
London SW1P 3DJ

Web: adamsmith.org
Email: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
Twitter: @ ([link removed]) MRJKilcoyne ([link removed])

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