Author Ben Collins joins us for a conversation about the practical elements of planning and preparing for a new and united Ireland.
Ben is the author of “Irish Unity: Time to Prepare” and “The Irish Unity Dividend“.
Ben is the author of “Irish Unity: Time to Prepare” and “The Irish Unity Dividend”. Ben grew up in a strongly pro-unionist and pro-British background in East Belfast. Previously an active member of the UK Conservative Party in Scotland from 2001 to 2003 and then a campaigner for the Alliance Party in Northern Ireland, he is not a member of any political party.
Ben is a former Chief Executive of the Northern Ireland Federation of Housing Associations and has worked in roles with a strong focus on political communications for more than twenty years. This has included working as a press officer for the Northern Ireland Office at the time of the St Andrews Agreement negotiations, for three international communications consultancies, a professional body and a medical regulator.
He resides in his home city of Belfast, working across the island of Ireland. Ben is a Director with Chambré an independent strategic communications and public affairs agency.
