Fabian fringe at Labour party conference Liverpool 2018
The Fabian Society will host a number of public and private fringe events from Sunday 23 to Tuesday 25 September.
Listen to audio from the Fabian fringe here >
Full Programme
Sunday 23 September
Collective Voice: Achieving a better health and social care service
13.00-14.30 | Lecture theatre | Unions 21
Angela Eagle MP, Gill Walton (Royal College of Midwives), Anita Charlesworth (Health Foundation), Sarah-Leigh Barnett (Royal College of Nursing), Becky Wright (Unions 21)
Future Defence: Building peace and security in a changing world
13.30-15.00 | Events suite | Fabian International Policy Group
Nia Griffith MP (shadow defence secretary), Wayne David MP (shadow defence minister), Dr Lina Khatib (Chatham House), Paul Mason (The Guardian), Cllr Peymana Assad (Fabian IPG)
Progressive Europe: Making social democracy a reality
19.00-20.30 | Lecture theatre | Friedrich Ebert Stiftung
Anneliese Dodds MP (shadow treasury minister), Falko Mohrs MP (SPD), Stephen Bush (New Statesman), Olivia Bailey (Fabian Society), Ivana Bartoletti (chair, Fabian Women’s Network)
Monday 24 September
Community Health: Is health localism still the future of primary care?
13.00-14.30 | Lecture theatre | National Pharmacy Association
Julie Cooper MP (shadow community health minister), Ben Bradshaw MP (health select committee), Martin Edobor (GP & Fabian Society exec), Nick Kaye (NPA)
Global Talent: Immigration and skills post Brexit
17.00-18.30 | Lecture theatre | TheCityUK
Yvette Cooper MP (chair, home affairs select committee), Wes Streeting MP (treasury select committee member), Miles Celic (TheCityUK), Margaret Burton (EY), Jason Brock (Fabian Society)
Tuesday 25 September
From Housing to Healthcare: Does Labour have a comprehensive agenda for supporting older people?
13.00-14.00 | Events suite | Hanover Housing & Age UK
Barbara Keeley MP (shadow mental health and social care minister), Melanie Onn MP (shadow housing minister), Clare Tickell (Hanover), Angela Kitching (Age UK), Andrew Harrop (Fabian Society)
Should we Fear Machines?: The opportunities and challenges of technological change for workers
13.30-15.00 | Lecture theatre | Community
Yvette Cooper MP (chair, workers & technology commission), Liam Byrne MP (shadow digital minister), Alina Dimofte (Google), Paul Nowak (TUC) & Kate Dearden (Community)
Labour Women: Job done or just begun?
17.30-19:00 | Events Suite | Fawcett Society
Dawn Butler MP (shadow women & equalities secretary), Olivia Bailey (Fabian Society), Sam Smethers (Fawcett Society), Sonia Sodha (The Guardian), Cllr Hetty Wood (Liverpool)
Fabian Question Time
18:00-19:30 | Lecture theatre | Fabian Society
Liz Kendall MP, Kate Green MP, Owen Jones (The Guardian), Ayesha Hazarika (former Labour advisor)
The Fabian Party
19:30-late | Dining Room | Lloyds Banking Group
Fabian members and invitation only – Join the Fabians.
Fabian members will receive an invitation via email shortly.
Private roundtables – by invitation only
Monday 24 September
Tax, Technology and Work: Building a tax system in an era of automation? | PwC
Anneliese Dodds MP (shadow Treasury minister)
Business Taxation for Growth | MTA
Chi Onwurah MP (shadow industrial strategy minister)
The Grey Vote: How can Labour re-earn older people’s trust? | Independent Age
Rachael Maskell MP (shadow transport minister) & Stephen Kinnock MP
Millennials and their Money: Financial services to serve generation rent | ABI
Alison McGovern MP (treasury select committee)
How can investment in arts and culture shape and drive local economic growth? | The City of London Corporation
Kevin Brennan MP (shadow minister for heritage and arts)
Prosperity Beyond Big Cities: Creating thriving local economies | Barclays
Jim McMahon MP (shadow local government, devolution and finance minister)
Tuesday 25 September
The Heart of the Community: Achieving vibrant and successful town centres | Portman Group
Jim McMahon MP (shadow local government, devolution and finance minister)
For roundtable inquiries please email events@fabians.org.uk