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Saturday 20th - Wednesday 24th September 2008 Our headline public events at Labour Party Conference 2008 were among the most prominent events of conference fringe, providing a forum for the political debates that delegates wanted to have, and a chance to hear A-list speakers discussing the most pressing issues of the moment. In 2008 the Fabians held debates on the key electoral questions for Labour as it shapes the next manifesto and develops the strategy needed to win a fourth term. Read reports from the events at the bottom of the page.
All of our public fringe events were held outside of the secure zone, in Manchester Town Hall, Albert Square, Manchester. Saturday 20th September, 1.00pm
Can We Give The White Working Class What They Want? with Rt Hon Hazel Blears MP, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government; Jon Cruddas MP; Brendan Barber, General Secretary, TUC; Rt Hon John Denham MP, Secretary of State for the Department of Innovation, Universities, and Skills; Sunny Hundal, journalist; Jon Trickett MP; and Kevin Maguire, The Mirror (Chair).
The event is kindly supported by
Saturday 20th September, 6.00pm
with Liam Byrne MP, Home Office Minister; Polly Toynbee, The Guardian; Martin Narey, Chief Executive of Barnardo's; Iain Duncan Smith MP, former leader of the Conservative Party; Dr. Dianne Hayter, Labour Party NEC; Tim Horton, (Chair) Research Director; Fabian Society more tbc The event is kindly supported by
Sunday 21st September, 3:30pm Campaign 2.0 - What Can Labour Learn from Blogging? with Jim Pickard, Financial Times; Derek Draper, Political Consultant & Psychologist; Sunny Hundal, Editor of Liberal Conspiracy; Mark Hanson, Labour Home; Rachael Jolley , Fabian Society (Chair). Read about this session on the Fabian blog .
This event is in partnership with
Sunday 21st September, 6.00pm
with David Lammy MP, Minister for Skills; Bill Barnard, Democrats Abroad UK; Stryker McGuire, Contributing Editor, Newsweek; Peter Kellner, YouGov President; Rushanara Ali, The Young Foundation; Jemima Olchawski, Fabian Society (Chair). This event is in partnership with Our Kingdom
Sunday 21st September, 7.30pm The Election Starts Here: Fabian Question Time with Rt Hon Ed Balls MP, Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families; Zoe Williams, The Guardian; Gaby Hinsliff, The Observer (Chair); Fraser Nelson, Political Editor, The Spectator; Sunder Katwala, General Secretary, Fabian Society; Jon Cruddas MP. The event is kindly supported by
Sunday 21st September, 9:30pm The Fabian Party
This event is invitation only The event is kindly supported by
Monday 22nd September, 6.00pm
with Rt Hon James Purnell MP, Secretary of State for Work & Pensions; Peter Hain MP; Rt Hon Sir Menzies Campbell CBE QC MP, former leader of the Liberal Democrats; Norman Lamb MP; Tim Horton, (Chair) Research Director, Fabian Society; more tbc In association with
Tuesday 23rd September, 12.45pm for 1.00pm start
Can Politicians Save the Planet & Get Re-elected? with Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs; Rt Hon Charles Clarke MP; Benet Northcote, Greenpeace; Phil Downing, Ipsos MORI; Ruth Davis, Head of Climate Change, RSPB; and Lucy Siegle, The Observer & Broadcaster (Chair).
The event is kindly supported by
REPORTS PODCASTS Extract from the White Working Class debate, listen here.
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