The Displacement Dilemma

Chair: David Pratt (Sunday Herald)

Panelists:
Lewis Hetherington (Playwright),
Michael McKean (Mercy Corps)
This last year has seen an exponential rise in people on the move around the world, people who are fleeing conflict, poverty and political persecution.

Equally, this last year has seen a marked increase in state actors looking to distinguish between ‘deserving’ and ‘non-deserving’ people on the run.

Does someone fleeing war have more claim than someone fleeing abject poverty? Join and discuss.