Help us win the battle of ideas!

Saturday 17 January 2009
The London School of Economics, Aldwych, London

REGISTER NOW!

This is an exciting opportunity to get involved in Liberal Democrat thinking and policy development. You will be able to take part in focused sessions run by policy interest groups and question political and policy experts from inside and outside the party.

The Liberal Democrats are now the only hope for a progressive future. Labour has failed to correct the grossly unfair society that the Conservatives created. Come and help us develop our policies to:

• open up opportunities for all
  
• help struggling households
  
• fight climate change without burdening the poor

This conference, organised by the Federal Policy Committee and the Keynes Forum, will bring together party members and outside groups to talk through the policy options and the political opportunities for the party.

Including keynote speech from Nick Clegg MP

The day will help to broaden the input into the next General Election Manifesto and to strengthen the party's engagement with progressive opinion formers and thinkers. Modelled on the successful one day conferences we have held over the last few years, the conference will have over 400 delegates in attendance including many MPs, peers, MEPs and other leading party figures. The previous conferences sold out in advance so don't leave it too long to register!

Hear Vince Cable's views on Social Mobility

The Preliminary Agenda for the day is as follows. Please visit the website for regular updates.

 

09:30Registration opens10:00Introduction: Nick Clegg MP, Leader of the Liberal Democrats10:30Plenary session: Political Challenges and Opportunities for the Liberal Democrats, looking at how to create a progressive society       Chair:    Sarah Teather MP       ·      Steve Richards, Journalist, The Independent       ·      Carey Oppenheim, Co-Director, IPPR       ·      Danny Alexander MP 11:45 Networking break12:15 Parallel sessions A (click here for descriptions)      ·      Centre Forum: Education funding and social justice: can we break the link between deprivation 
             and attainment?       ·      Reinventing the State Group: Who are the UK's poorest and how can we best help them?       ·      Westminster Liberal Democrat Health & Home Affairs Teams: Drugs: a pragmatic approach       ·      Women Liberal Democrats & Jo Swinson MP: An Innovative Approach to Tax Policy13:30Lunch14:15Parallel sessions B (click here for descriptions) 

      ·      Centre Forum: Education funding and social justice: can we break the link between deprivation 
             and attainment?

 

      ·      Reinventing the State Group: Who are the UK's poorest and how can we best help them?

 

      ·      Association of Liberal Democrat Engineers and Scientists & Liberal Democrat Christian Forum: 
             Environmentally sustainable living which is affordable for all

       ·      Liberal Democrat European Parliamentary Party: The European Dimension15:30Networking break16:00Plenary session: Social Mobility panel contributors will include:         ·       Martin Narey, CEO, Barnardo's       ·       Sonia Sodha, Senior Researcher, Demos       ·       Vince Cable MP       ·       Lynne Featherstone MP 17:15Conclusion - Response to the day by an FPC Vice-Chair17:30Close 

 

REGISTER NOW! Simply click here to download the registration form and return it to the One Day Conference team. Registrations by phone or fax are not possible, however you can email a scanned copy of your completed registration form to us at onedayconference@libdems.org.uk (please do not send a duplicate copy in the post if you do so).

Click here for more details on the parallel sessions.

Accessibility

We plan to provide both sign language interpretation and assistance with childcare costs. Please indicate on the registration form if you are interested in these services.

There is an infra red loop system in the auditorium - please contact us in good time, so that arrangements can be made.

The venue is fully wheelchair accessible and there are two dedicated wheelchair spaces in the main auditorium. Please emailonedayconference@libdems.org.uk if you need to reserve one of these spaces.

LSE has some disabled access parking bays in a car park under Tower Three  - please call 020 7955 6055/7978 to book the bay in advance.

For Blue Badge holders there are seven dedicated parking bays in the area: one in Portugal Street; one in Sheffield Street; three in Surrey Street and two in Temple Place.

If you have any questions about registering for the event please contact the One Day Conference Team by emailonedayconference@libdems.org.uk. 

If you have any questions about the content of the event, please contact the Policy and Research Unit by emailpolicyprojects@libdems.org.uk