The New Statesman will be at the Liberal Democrats autumn conference this year in Glasgow to host a series of events and round table discussions. Highlights include an “In conversation” session with Minister of State for Care and Support, and Lib Dem MP, Normal Lamb at the Glasgow Science Centre tomorrow evening, a discussions on aid and advocacy between Menzies Campbell, Simon Hughes and Medical Aid for Palestinians Chief Executive Tony Laurance on Monday afternoon and a talk with David Laws, Minister for Cabinet Office and Schools on Monday evening. All events are free to attend and open to the public.
There will also be a session with Lib Dem president Tim Farron, a possible future leader of the party, whose comments on Ed Miliband in this week’s New Statesman were widely regarded as proof that coalition with Labour rather than the Tories after 2015 remains a distinct possibility. (The correlative came from Jeremy Browne in the same issue, a Lib Dem with less polite things to say about the Labour leader).
A full list of NS events at the Lib Dem conference can be found below:
Liberal Democrat Part Conference 2013
Sunday the 15th of September
Integration in an era of competition: Is it possible?
Speakers: Rt Hon Paul Burstow MP
Chris Hopskin, Chief Executive, Foundation Trust Network
Professor Clare Bambra, Durham University
Location: Clyde Suite, Glasgow Science Centre
Time: 13:30-14:30
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What next for the criminal justice system?
Speakers: Lord McNally, Minister of State for Justice,
Steve Gillan, General Secretary, POA
Jerry Petherick, Managing Director – Custodial & Detention
– Services, G4S
Tania Bassett, Napo Press, Parliament and Campaigns Officer
Location: Science Show Theatre, Glasgow Science Centre
Time: 13:00-14:00
Smart Grids: Is this the way of selling low carbon policy to skeptics?
Speakers: Stephen Gilbert MP, PPS to Rt. Hon Edward Davey MP
– Secretary of State for Climate Change
Jim Sutherland, Scottish Power Energy Networks
Dr. Hongjain Sun, Lecturer in Smart Grids, Durham University
Location: Science Show Theatre, Glasgow Science Centre
Time: 14:00-15:00
Norman Lamb MP in conversation with New Statesman
Speaker: Norman Lamb MP, Minister of State for Care and Support
Location: Science Show Theatre, Glasgow Science Centre
Time: 18:15-19:15
Monday the 16th of September
Home Front: the battle for a sustainable housing Market
(invite only)
Speakers: Rt. Hon Don Foster MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary for the
– Department of Communities and Local Goverment
Stephen Gilbert MP, PPS to the Rt. Hon Edward Davey MP,
– Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
Lord Shipley
Annette Brooke MP
Lord Newby, Deputy Chief Whip
Location: Clyde Suite, Glasgow Science Centre
Time: 8.30-10:00
Innovation, what does the NHS need to do?
Speakers: Norman Lamb MP, Minister of State for Care and Support
David Worskett, Chief Executive, NHS Partners Network
Professor Clare Bambra, Durham University
Location: Science Show Theatre, Glasgow Science Centre
Time: 10.30-11.30
Can aid be effective without advocacy?
Speakers: Rt. Hon Sir Menzies Campbell MP
Rt. Hon Simon Hughes MP
Tony Laurance, Chief Executive, Medical Aid for Palestinians
Location: Science Show Theatre, Glasgow Science Centre
Time: 13:00-14:00
Endgames: The Lib Dems in the final phase of the coalition
Speakers: Tim Farron MP, President of the Liberal Democrats
Tavish Scott MSP
Akash Paun, Fellow, Institute of Government
Olly Grender, Deputy Chair, General Election Capmaign
Location:Clyde Suite, Science Show Theatre, Glasgow Science Centre
Time: 18:00-19:00
David Laws MP in conversation with the New Statesman
Speaker: Rt Hon David Laws MP, Minister of State for Cabinet Office and Schools
Location: Science Show Theatre, Glasgow Science Centre
Time: 19:00-20:00
Tuesday the 17th September
Will competition and choice open up the banking sector?
Speakers: Lord Newby, Government Chief Whip, Liberal Democrat Chief
– Whip, Treasury Spokesperson in the House of Lords
Adrian Kamellard, Chief Executive, Payments Council
Jeff Salway, Freelance Journalist
Richard Lloyd, Executive Director, Which?
Location: Science Show Theatre, Glasgow Science Centre
Time: 13:00-14:00
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Why invest in UK life sciences?
Speakers: Dr Julian Huppert MP
Andrew Powrie-Smith, Director ABPI, Scotland
Mike Farrar, Chief Executive, NHS Confederation
Location: Science Show Theatre, Glasgow Science Centre
Time: 13:00-14:00
Tim Farron MP in conversation with New Statesman
Speaker: Tim Farron MP, President of the Liberal Democrats
Location: Science Show Theatre, Glasgow Science Centre
Time: 18:15-19:15
Is a cap on immigration a cap on growth?
Speakers: Rt. Hon Dr Vince Cable MP, Secretary of State, Business
– Innovation and Skills, President of the Board of Trade
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Dr. Adam Marshall, British Chamber of Commerce
Professor Christian Dustmann
Location: Clyde Suite, Science Show Theatre, Glasgow Science Centre
Time: 19:00-20:00