We hold two kinds of event at LPC, Public Fringe Events and Private Policy Roundtables. The 2006 programme in full:

Public Fringe Events

Sunday 24th September

1pm: The Future of Socialism at 50: celebrating Crosland

Conference Hall, Town Hall

Supported by the GMB and Constable

Launched the republication of Crosland's "The future of Socialism" with Dick Leonard, Roy Hattersley, Ed Miliband MP, Patrick Diamond, David Lipsey and Austin Mitchell MP.

6pm: Start the Fringe: Fabian and Observer Question Time

Conference Hall, Town Hall

Supported by NTL:Telewest, Virgin Mobile and Cambridge Assessment

Hilary Armstrong MP, Minister for Social Exclusion, Ed Balls MP, Economic Secretary to the Treasury, Charles Clarke MP, Harriet Harman MP, Solicitor General, Sunder Katwala, General Secretary. Chair: Gaby Hinsliff, The Observer

8pm: The World After Bush

Conference Hall, Town Hall

in association with the Young Fabians

Peter Mandleson, EU Commissioner for Trade, Mary Kaldor, LSE, Mark Leonard, CER, Jef McAllister, Time Magazine. Chair: Tom Hampson, Fabian Society.

Monday 25th September

12.45pm: Fabian/ FT Trade & Industry Question Time

Conference Hall, Town Hall

Supported by Scottish Power

Alistair Darling MP, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, Richard Lambert, CBI, Brendan Barber, TUC, John Willman, FT. Chair: Liam Halligan, Channel 4 News.

6pm: Party reform: take back the fringe

Conference Hall, Town Hall

Supported by Unison

Douglas Alexander MP, Secretary of State for Transport, facilitates a discussion with Labour members and leading figures including Peter Hain MP and Tessa Jowell MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport.

8pm: Narrowing the Gap: making Britain more equal

Lord Mayor's Parlour, Town Hall

Supported by NTL:Telewest and Virgin Mobile

Alan Johnson MP, Secretary of State for Education and Skills, Yvette Cooper MP, Minister for Housing, Geoff Mulgan, the Young Foundation, Martin Narey, Barnado's, Louise Bamfield, Fabian Society. Chair: Martin Bright, New Statesman.

Tuesday 26th September

5.30pm: The New Britishness: renewing citizenship

Conference Hall, Town Hall

Supported by Camelot

Michael Wills MP, Jude Kelly, Southbank Centre, Sunder Katwala, Fabian Society. Chair: David Lammy MP, Culture Minister

Wednesday 27th September

12.45pm: What Social Legacy Will the 2012 Games Deliver?

Conference Hall, Town Hall

Supported by BAA

Tessa Jowell MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Sir Howard Bernstein, Manchester City Council, Barry Camfield, TGWU. Chair: Nick Mathiason, The Observer.

6pm: Is This as Green as We Get?

Conference Hall, Town Hall

Supported by Renewables Northwest and RSPB

David Miliband MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Emily Thornberry MP, Graham Wynne, RSPB, Lucy Seigle, The Observer. Chair: Tim Horton, Fabian Society.

Private Policy Roundtables

Monday 25 September

8.00am: Life chances and higher education

Supported by the University of Central Lancashire

Bill Rammell MP, Minister for Further & Higher Education, Malcolm McVicar, UCLAN, Claire Phipps, Education Guardian, Gemma Tumelty, NUS. Chair: Louise Bamfield, Fabian Society

8.00am: Making pensions reform work in the workplace

Supported by Scottish Widows

James Purnell MP, Minister for Pensions, Robert Wyllie, Scottish Widows, Jeannie Drake, CWU. Chair: John Denham MP

12.45pm: Environmental Justice: empowering local communities

Supported by Groundwork and United Utilities

Ian Pearson MP, Minister for Environment, Maria Adebowale, Capacity Global, Tony Hawkhead, Groundwork. Chair: Tom Hampson, Fabian Society

Tuesday 26 September

8.00am: Sparking off: after the Energy Review

Supported by National Grid

Malcolm Wicks MP, Minister for Energy, Chris Murray, National Grid, Julian Carter, Renewables Northwest, Professor Nick Jenkins, Joule Centre for Energy Research. Chair: Tim Horton, Fabian Society

8.00am: Social care in an ageing society

Supported by BUPA

Ivan Lewis MP, Minister for Care Services, Paul Coen, Local Government Association, Gordon Lishman,

Age Concern. Chair: Dr Howard Stoate MP

12.45pm: Narrowing health inequalities

Supported by Sanofi-Aventis

Andy Burnham MP, Minister of State, Department for Health, Dr Howard Stoate MP. Chair: Tim Horton, Fabian Society

Wednesday 27 September

8.00am: Knowledge in the city: bringing innovation home

Supported by National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts

John Healey MP, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Jonathan Kestenbaum, NESTA, Tom Bloxham, Urban Splash, Sir Martin Harris, Manchester: Knowledge City. Chair: Kitty Ussher MP

8.00am: Closing the skills gap

Supported by ConstructionSkills

Phil Hope MP, Minister for Skills, Peter Lobban, ConstructionSkills, Alan Manning, TUC. Chair: Ed Balls MP

12.45pm: Choice and voice: resident involvement with housing associations

Supported by Trafford Housing Trust & National Housing Federation

Yvette Cooper MP, Minister for Housing and Planning, Jeff Zitron, Tribal, David Orr, NHF, Ben Williams, Groundwork Northwest. Chair: Sunder Katwala, Fabian Society

Thursday 28 September

12.45pm Community cohesion: what works?

Supported by Presentation

Phil Woolas MP, Minister for Race, Faith and Community Cohesion, Sadiq Khan MP, Mohni Gujral, Presentation, Nick Johnson, Commission for Racial Equality. Chair: Seema Malhotra, Fabian Society