{"id":19401,"date":"2019-09-02T13:15:05","date_gmt":"2019-09-02T13:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bfpg.co.uk\/?p=19401"},"modified":"2019-12-06T12:45:22","modified_gmt":"2019-12-06T12:45:22","slug":"britains-place-in-the-world-big-tent-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bfpg.co.uk\/2019\/09\/britains-place-in-the-world-big-tent-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Deciding Britain&#8217;s Place in the World at Big Tent Ideas Festival 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]On Saturday, 31st August the British Foreign Policy Group hosted a panel discussion on &#8216;<em>The Future of Britain&#8217;s Place in the World&#8217;\u00a0<\/em>at <strong>Big Tent Ideas Festival<\/strong>, Mudchute Farm, Isle of Dogs.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The panel explored public opinion towards Britain&#8217;s place in the world now and what it should be in the future. The panellists were <strong>Sophia Gaston<\/strong>, Director of the British Foreign Policy Group, the <strong>Rt. Hon Tobias Ellwood MP<\/strong>, and <strong>Sophia Ignatidou<\/strong> of Chatham House. Chaired by <strong>Asa Bennett<\/strong> of The Telegraph, panellists explored questions including what the government should prioritise in foreign-policy making and their opinions as to what Britain&#8217;s place in the world should be.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the discussion in full below.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221;][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;Watch: Britain&#8217;s Place in the World&#8221; border=&#8221;no&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221;][vc_column][vc_tabs style=&#8221;horizontal&#8221;][vc_tab title=&#8221;Britain&#8217;s Place in the World 1&#8243; tab_id=&#8221;94532564-c280-0&#8243;][vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/vimeo.com\/357311055&#8243;][\/vc_tab][vc_tab title=&#8221;Britain&#8217;s Place in the World 2&#8243; tab_id=&#8221;e6e9f3e7-ce32-5&#8243;][vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/vimeo.com\/357311044&#8243;][\/vc_tab][vc_tab title=&#8221;Britain&#8217;s Place in the World 3&#8243; tab_id=&#8221;1567419698873-2-2&#8243;][vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/vimeo.com\/357311151&#8243;][\/vc_tab][vc_tab title=&#8221;Britain&#8217;s Place in the World 4&#8243; tab_id=&#8221;1567419720875-3-2&#8243;][vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/vimeo.com\/357311176&#8243;][\/vc_tab][vc_tab title=&#8221;Britain&#8217;s Place in the World 5&#8243; tab_id=&#8221;1567419771496-4-5&#8243;][vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/vimeo.com\/357311292&#8243;][\/vc_tab][vc_tab title=&#8221;Britain&#8217;s Place in the World 6&#8243; tab_id=&#8221;1567503498491-5-7&#8243;][vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/vimeo.com\/357519601&#8243;][\/vc_tab][\/vc_tabs][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221;][vc_column el_class=&#8221;bfpgview&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h6 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not reflect the views of the BFPG. 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