BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:Flock Together METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ldm_Meeting.MeetingID.7705@www.flocktogether.org.uk DTSTAMP:20120119T003709 DTSTART:20120209T190000 TRANSP:OPAQUE DURATION:PT2H SUMMARY:Lord Newby on tackling high pay and inequality DESCRIPTION:We are delighted that Dick Newby\, a member of the High Pay Com mission\, will be speaking to us about tackling high pay and inequality. & nbsp\;The meeting will be from 7 to 9pm on Thursday 9 February.Previous Co nservative and Labour Governments largely ignored the growing problem of i ncome inequality in the UK\, until the scandal of the banking crisis expos ed the culture of greed endemic in many boardrooms. \; The Coalition G overnment\, through Business Secretary Vince Cable\, recently consulted on proposals to tackle excessive pay as a reward for failure.Dick Newby is a former Chief Executive of the SDP. \; He is a member of the House of Lords and co-Chair of the Liberal Democrat Treasury Parliamentary Party Co mmittee. \; He was a member of the High Pay Commission which reported recently on the subject. \;Suggested donation: £\;10 members and guests\, £\;6 concessions\, children free\, waived for new members in 2012.RSVP David Thorpe\, 07522460672\, davidjthorpe@yahoo.co.uk  \;G etting to the meeting by public transport: Nearest tube station (2 mins w alk): Putney Bridge (District Line) Buses to Putney Bridge station (2 min s walk): 39\, 85\, 93\, 265\, 270\, 414 Buses to New King&rsquo\;s Road ( 5 mins walk): 22\, 424 Buses to Fulham High St (5 mins walk): 14\, 74\, 2 20\, 430 \; LOCATION:21 Rivermead Court\, Ranelagh Gardens\, Fulham\, SW6 3RU CONTACT:David Thorpe\, 07522460672 URL:https://www.flocktogether.org.uk/event/7705 CATEGORIES:MEETING,POLICY DISCUSSION END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR