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SUMMARY:Online Safety Bill | Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:The Online Safety Bill is currently being scrutinised by the Parliament’s Joint Committee. \nResPublica is putting together a panel to discuss key aspects of the Bill with the Chair of the Joint Committee\, Damian Collins MP\, and representatives from Ofcom\, Civil Society\, and Business. \nMain talking points \n\nHow can we best safeguard children online and which parts of the Bill need the biggest focus to achieve this\nWhat needs to be done in the context of the Bill to avoid misuse of data by big Tech\, provided a more active role on their part to safeguard users from harm\nBalancing free speech with the need to protect users from harmful content\nEnsuring freedom of press is not hindered\n\nSpeakers \n\nDamian Collins MP\nAndy Burrows\, NSPCC\nAnna-Sophie Harling\, Ofcom\nMark Johnson\, Big Brother Watch\nPeter Wright\, DMG Media
URL:https://www.respublica.org.uk/event/online-safety-bill-panel-discussion/
LOCATION:Broadway House\, Tothill Street\, London\, SW1H 9NQ\, United Kingdom
ORGANIZER;CN="ResPublica":MAILTO:ea@respublica.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210719T133000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210719T153000
DTSTAMP:20260501T064703
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LAST-MODIFIED:20210714T145713Z
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SUMMARY:Evidence Session | Pathways to lifelong learning
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nIn preparation of the Lifelong Education Commission’s first report\, we will be hosting online Evidence Sessions to hear from experts on the field. \nThese Evidence Sessions will be run in a Select Committee format\, with invited Experts providing their evidence and views and Commissioners asking follow-up questions. \nThis Evidence Session will focus on how to configure an education and skills eco-system to enable through life learning (inc. modular learning\, accreditation\, and credit transfer) . \nExperts: \nProfessor John Butcher\, Director\, Access\, Open and Cross-curricular Innovation\, The Open University \nDr. Willy Kitchen\, Head of Department\, Lifelong Learning\, The University of Sheffield \nProfessor Bill Lucas\, Director\, Centre for Real-World Learning\, University of Winchester \nMr. Ashley Wheaton\, Principal\, University College of Estate Management
URL:https://www.respublica.org.uk/event/evidence-session-pathways-to-flexible-learning/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Online Event
ORGANIZER;CN="ResPublica":MAILTO:ea@respublica.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210714T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210714T120000
DTSTAMP:20260501T064703
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LAST-MODIFIED:20210714T145526Z
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SUMMARY:In conversation with Minister Luke Hall
DESCRIPTION:One of the most crucial elements that can help turn around places and contribute to the Government’s Levelling Up efforts\, is focussing on Education and Skills. \nThe provision of Lifelong learning\, tied to local needs\, has a direct link to innovation\, growth\, and wider societal benefits. \nLuke Hall MP\, Minister for Regional Growth and Local Government and Damian Allen\, Chief Executive\, Doncaster Council will be discussing with Chris Skidmore MP\, Chair of the Lifelong Education Commission\, and Phillip Blond\, Director of ResPublica\, on how best to progress this agenda.
URL:https://www.respublica.org.uk/event/levelling-up-with-education-and-skills/
LOCATION:Online Event
ORGANIZER;CN="ResPublica":MAILTO:ea@respublica.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210706T091500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210706T113000
DTSTAMP:20260501T064703
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LAST-MODIFIED:20210706T152319Z
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SUMMARY:Evidence Session | Lifelong Education Commission
DESCRIPTION:In preparation of the Lifelong Education Commission’s first report\, we will be hosting online Evidence Sessions to hear from experts on the field. \nThese Evidence Sessions will be run in a Select Committee format\, with invited Experts providing their evidence and views and Commissioners asking follow-up questions. \nThis Evidence Session will focus on how to create a more balanced\, equitable and affordable funding system. \nExperts: \nPhilip Augar\nJack Britton\, IFS\nClaire Callender\, Birkbeck\nDavid Hughes\, Association of Colleges \nCommissioners: \nChris Skidmore MP (Chair)\nDiana Beech\, London Higher\nAndy Forbes\, City of Bristol College\nJonathan Simons\, Public First
URL:https://www.respublica.org.uk/event/evidence-session-funding/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Online Event
ORGANIZER;CN="ResPublica":MAILTO:ea@respublica.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210622T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210622T123000
DTSTAMP:20260501T064703
CREATED:20210622T082900Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210629T094929Z
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SUMMARY:Rethinking social security
DESCRIPTION:ResPublica\, with the support of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation\, are organising an online anti-poverty conference with Conservative MPs and prominent academics in June\, with five panels spread over four weeks. \nThe Conference will aim to platform and discuss centre-right ideas for tackling\, ameliorating\, and possibly ending the different types of poverty that continue to blight the country. \nThe final panel panels on Rethinking social security will take place on 23rd June: \nSpeakers and key talking points \nPhillip Blond\, Director\, ResPublica (Chair) \nFran Bennett\, Oxford University\nSocial security; trends and key issues \nHelen Barnard\, Director\, JRF\nDestitute and social security \nThe Rt Hon Lord David Freud\nStrengths and shortcomings of the current system; what types of reforms are needed? \nStephen Crabb MP\nHow to enable a fairer social security system \nThe themes of the five panels are: \n\nAsset Inequality vs Income Inequality (2nd June)\nPlace/Geography (9th June)\nFamily (14th June)\nUnemployment (22nd June)\nSocial Security (23rd June)
URL:https://www.respublica.org.uk/event/rethinking-social-security/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Online Event
ORGANIZER;CN="ResPublica":MAILTO:ea@respublica.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210622T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210622T123000
DTSTAMP:20260501T064703
CREATED:20210621T104816Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210622T150145Z
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SUMMARY:How best to tackle unemployment
DESCRIPTION:ResPublica\, with the support of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation\, are organising an online anti-poverty conference with Conservative MPs and prominent academics in June\, with five panels spread over four weeks. \nThe Conference will aim to platform and discuss centre-right ideas for tackling\, ameliorating\, and possibly ending the different types of poverty that continue to blight the country. \nThe fourth of the five panels on How best to tackle unemployment took place on 22nd June. \nSpeakers and key talking points \nBen Chu\, Economics Editor\, BBC Newsnight (Chair) \nDr Abi Adams-Prassl\, Oxford University\nUnemployment; trends and key issues \nDave Innes\, Head of Economics JRF\nPoverty and unemployment \nChris Skidmore MP\nLifelong Learning and its impact on tackling unemployment \nDamian Collins MP\nThe gig economy and workers’ rights \nThe themes of the five panels are: \n\nAsset Inequality vs Income Inequality (2nd June)\nPlace/Geography (9th June)\nFamily (14th June)\nUnemployment (22nd June)\nSocial Security (23rd June)
URL:https://www.respublica.org.uk/event/how-best-to-tackle-unemployment/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Online Event
ORGANIZER;CN="ResPublica":MAILTO:ea@respublica.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210614T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210614T153000
DTSTAMP:20260501T064703
CREATED:20210621T092428Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210621T104838Z
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SUMMARY:Revisiting family policy
DESCRIPTION:ResPublica\, with the support of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation\, are organising an online anti-poverty conference with Conservative MPs and prominent academics in June\, with five panels spread over four weeks. \nThe Conference will aim to platform and discuss centre-right ideas for tackling\, ameliorating\, and possibly ending the different types of poverty that continue to blight the country. \nThe third of the five panels on Revisiting family policy was held on 14th June: \n \nSpeakers and key talking points \nDr Samantha Callan\, Parliamentary Advisor\, House of Lords (Chair) \nKatie Schmuecker\, Deputy Director of Policy and Partnerships JRF\nTrends and key issues of family poverty \nMiriam Cates MP\nFamily hubs\, family tax\, and the problems with overuse of childcare in early years \nBaron James O’Shaughnessy\nFindings from the social capital work \nDr Tina Haux\, Director\, Centre for Children and Families\, Natcen\nNatcen findings and inequality attitudes \nThe themes of the five panels are: \n\nAsset Inequality vs Income Inequality (2nd June)\nPlace/Geography (9th June)\nFamily (14th June)\nUnemployment (22nd June)\nSocial Security (23rd June)
URL:https://www.respublica.org.uk/event/revisiting-family-policy/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Online Event
ORGANIZER;CN="ResPublica":MAILTO:ea@respublica.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210602T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210602T153000
DTSTAMP:20260501T064703
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LAST-MODIFIED:20210621T092844Z
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SUMMARY:The inequalities of place
DESCRIPTION:ResPublica\, with the support of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation\, are organising an online anti-poverty conference with Conservative MPs and prominent academics in June\, with five panels spread over four weeks. \nThe Conference will aim to platform and discuss centre-right ideas for tackling\, ameliorating\, and possibly ending the different types of poverty that continue to blight the country. \nThe second of the five panels on The inequalities of place was held on 9th June: \n \nSpeakers and key talking points \nProfessor Ruth Lupton\nPlace and inequality; trends and key issues \nDanny Kruger MP\nReinventing libraries \nDavid Simmonds MP\nThe role of local authorities in levelling up – the ‘how to’ of social objectives \nMike Hawking\, Acting Head of Policy and Partnerships\, JRF\nPlace-based policy interventions to create more inclusive local economies \nThe themes of the five panels are: \n\nAsset Inequality vs Income Inequality (2nd June)\nPlace/Geography (9th June)\nFamily (14th June)\nUnemployment (22nd June)\nSocial Security (23rd June)
URL:https://www.respublica.org.uk/event/the-inequalities-of-place/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Online Event
ORGANIZER;CN="ResPublica":MAILTO:ea@respublica.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210602T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210602T153000
DTSTAMP:20260501T064703
CREATED:20210521T123054Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210602T184133Z
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SUMMARY:Asset Inequality vs Income Inequality
DESCRIPTION:ResPublica\, with the support of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation\, are organising an online anti-poverty conference with Conservative MPs and prominent academics in June\, with five panels spread over four weeks. \nThe Conference will aim to platform and discuss centre-right ideas for tackling\, ameliorating\, and possibly ending the different types of poverty that continue to blight the country. \nThe first of the five panels on Asset Inequality vs Income Inequality will took place on 2nd June: \n \nSpeakers and key talking points \nProfessor Rebecca Tunstall\nHousing and inequality; trends and key issues \nSteve Baker MP\nQuantitative Easing and Inequality \nBob Blackman MP\nHow we supply more social rented homes with an option to exercise Right to Buy \nPaul Maynard MP\nHow to build up assets other than just Housing \nMore speakers TBC \nThe themes of the five panels will be: \n\nAsset Inequality vs Income Inequality (2nd June)\nPlace/Geography (9th June)\nFamily 14th June)\nUnemployment (22nd June)\nSocial Security (23rd June)
URL:https://www.respublica.org.uk/event/asset-inequality-vs-income-inequality/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Online Event
ORGANIZER;CN="ResPublica":MAILTO:ea@respublica.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210526T161500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210526T171500
DTSTAMP:20260501T064703
CREATED:20210513T095142Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210528T115841Z
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SUMMARY:In conversation with SoS Gavin Williamson | Lifelong Learning
DESCRIPTION:On 26th May 2021\, our Lifelong Education Commission\, welcomed the Secretary of State for Education Gavin Williamson and the Minister of Apprenticeships and Skills Gillian Keegan\, to discuss the Government’s White Paper ‘Skills for jobs: lifelong learning for opportunity and growth’. \nThe Rt. Hon. Chris Skidmore MP and Phillip Blond (Director\, ResPublica) joined the Secretary of State to foster a conversation on key elements of the White Paper and how the Government’s strategy will be implemented. Representatives from the Commission’s Institutional Members also had the opportunity to ask their questions to the SoS and the Minister. \nKey talking points: \n– What are the main barriers to reforming the funding mechanism for lifelong learning? \n– How can true flexibility be instilled in the system\, especially in the age of remote learning? \n– In what way can SMEs benefit from and have a greater role in the lifelong learning cycle? \n– Why an emphasis on lifelong education is key to address inequalities and provide a better future to those who are left behind \n– How lifelong education relates to the Levelling Up agenda and the turnaround of disadvantaged places.
URL:https://www.respublica.org.uk/event/in-conversation-with-sos-gavin-williamson/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Online Event
ORGANIZER;CN="ResPublica":MAILTO:ea@respublica.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210318T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210318T153000
DTSTAMP:20260501T064703
CREATED:20210226T172330Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210318T160239Z
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SUMMARY:Green Energy for Clean Growth
DESCRIPTION:For more than a decade\, we have witnessed a paradigm shift in the global energy sector. Since the Climate Change Act became law in 2008\, the UK has cleaned up its energy mix faster than any other major world economy. The UK’s support for renewable energy and decarbonisation is a success story and the Government’s pledge to achieve ‘net-zero’ emissions by 2050 will necessitate further growth in the green economy. \nAs we emerge from the pandemic and look to a strong economic recovery\, it will be vital for the UK to realise the growth potential which a focus on Green Energy can provide. By ensuring that sustainability becomes ‘Business as Usual’ for Government and industry alike we can safeguard our future\, helping communities to prosper\, and live healthier lives. \nBut in order to gain the full social\, economic and environmental benefits of Renewables\, we will need to change existing energy regulations\, which are no longer fit for purpose and are hindering the advantages and timescale for delivering energy transformation. It is of the utmost importance that these issues are raised and properly examined\, and our policies have a strong evidence base. \nResPublica are bringing together a panel of leading experts and commentators to discuss and explore what is needed to ensure that proposed changes and policy initiatives truly hit the mark. \nKey talking points: \n\nWhat more the Government should do to foster green energy? How critical it is to the whole economy\, especially post-Covid?\nWhat role can Renewable Energy projects play in the levelling-up agenda and how can new technologies help deliver wider societal and economic benefits?\nHow does the energy system evolve and what can we learn from different countries that are preparing for their transition towards Renewables?\nWhat are the current regulatory challenges in the UK\, especially in order to expand flexibility along with Renewables?\n\nSpeakers: \n\nDolf Gielen\, Director\, Technology and Innovation Centre\, IRENA\nMaureen Paul\, Chief Economist\, Ofgem\nJohn Smith\, Director of Infrastructure\, Shetland Islands Council\nJacopo Torriti\, University of Reading and member of the Ofgem Academic Panel\nAlan Whitehead\, Shadow Minister for Green New Deal and Energy\nJonathan Marshall\, Head Analyst\, Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit
URL:https://www.respublica.org.uk/event/green-energy-for-clean-growth/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Online Event
ORGANIZER;CN="ResPublica":MAILTO:ea@respublica.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210219T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210219T123000
DTSTAMP:20260501T064703
CREATED:20210203T155204Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210520T155505Z
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SUMMARY:Lifelong Education Commission Launch
DESCRIPTION:You can find Chris Skidmore’s full speech here. \nFormer Universities Minister Rt Hon Chris Skidmore MP will launch a new Lifelong Education Commission at ResPublica. \nThe Commission will seek to recommend how barriers to lifelong learning can be removed\, what future investment is needed to support this and what regulatory change is needed to ensure the maximum possible flexibility that will benefit learners. \nThe commission will also focus not only on the needs of the post-18 system\, and how this needs to be designed so that both Higher and Further Education institutions are valued\, but how the individual learner can be better empowered to make decisions and undertake their learning. Lessons can be learnt from abroad as well as mistakes made in the past\, but post-Covid\, the need to act differently than what has gone before will be essential. \nThe event will cover: \n\n\nQualification Reform: what existing qualifications\, such as degree apprenticeships\, need to be reformed to ensure they perform better? Flexible learning is essential for the future but will only work if the qualifications themselves are as flexible. How can this be achieved?\nRole of Universities in delivering Level 4/5 education as well as bitesize courses. Existing institutions can help roll out provision\, what is needed to enhance this?\nRemote and online learning- how can this be harnessed better to deliver reform?\nCan we break down barriers between institutions to create a new form of ‘Open University’ that places power in the hands of learners to choose courses at different places of study?\nWho pays: how should lifelong learning be funded in the future?\nHow can business and industry benefit from flexible learning rather than see it as an imposition or an added nice extra?\nHow can a post-18 education system enhance provision from those affected by educational failure?\n\nPanellists include: \n\nChris Skidmore MP\nProf. David Latchman\, VC\, Birkbeck University London\nProf. Edward Peck\, VC\, Nottingham Trent University\nPhillip Blond\, ResPublica (Chair)\n\nMore speakers TBC
URL:https://www.respublica.org.uk/event/lifelong-education-commission-launch/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Online Event
ORGANIZER;CN="ResPublica":MAILTO:ea@respublica.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210204T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210204T153000
DTSTAMP:20260501T064703
CREATED:20210118T173349Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210204T152304Z
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SUMMARY:Post Brexit food trade and food security
DESCRIPTION:  \nThe UK has finally agreed a deal with the EU\, and Brexit is now done. The ‘free trade and cooperation agreement’\, which came into operation on January 1st\, means no tariffs or quotas will be introduced on British food exports or European imports. While this sounds like good news for Britain’s food security\, British businesses and consumers are seeking assurance from Government that a limitless amount of perishable food products will continue to flow freely\, and that food will remain accessible and affordable for all. \nThis online event will discuss the new trade deal with Europe and what this really means for food producers and consumers in the UK: \n\nHow do we remove the technical barriers to imports and exports\, to avoid a major food supply crisis\, protect UK producers and prevent a rise in the cost of food?\nHow do we ensure that UK producers continue to recruit the workers they need to carry on feeding the nation?\nHow can future trade relationships with the EU and the rest of the world help the UK maintain its high standards of food production? \nHow can food businesses and Government work together to put safe\, nutritious\, and affordable food on every table and eradicate food poverty?\n\nPanellists include: \n\nRanil Jayawardena MP\, Minister for International Trade\nRichard Griffiths\, Chief Executive\, British Poultry Council\nNick von Westenholz\, Director\, Trade and Business Strategy\, NFU\nPhillip Blond\, Director\, ResPublica (Chair)
URL:https://www.respublica.org.uk/event/post-brexit-food-trade-and-food-security/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Online Event
ORGANIZER;CN="ResPublica":MAILTO:ea@respublica.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210203T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210203T123000
DTSTAMP:20260501T064703
CREATED:20210125T130040Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210204T173512Z
UID:6810-1612350000-1612355400@www.respublica.org.uk
SUMMARY:A new path for post-liberal schooling in the UK
DESCRIPTION:  \nSchools have rarely been out of the spotlight during the past 12 months\, but many of their problems long predate the pandemic. The inequality of provision; wrangles over the politics of class\, race and identity; the tunnel vision of examination grades and university entrance as the sole arbiters of success: these and more have bedevilled UK education for decades. \nMany of these problems are the result of the adoption into UK schools of ‘double-liberalism’. The creed of economic liberalism has turned school into a job training centre. What should be a public good has been twisted into a means of private advancement\, with social mobility for the few prioritised over an education that delivers for the many. Meanwhile\, social liberalism has done its best to hollow the school out as a potential site of meaning\, tradition and community. The curriculum is at once too academic and yet delivers none of the benefits of a traditional academic education\, even for its winners\, leaving the majority of school leavers culturally adrift. Notions of the other goals of an education – of training the character in virtue; of presenting to the growing mind a world of coherence; of helping students to appreciate the true\, the good and the beautiful – are lost. Meanwhile\, elite families send their children to a separate school system\, cutting their children off from the society of their compatriots\, whilst at the same time feeling increasingly uncomfortable with the notion of imbuing them with any sense of public service. \nAnd yet all is not lost. Some schools and educational thinkers shine out\, offering hope for how we can emerge from the pandemic with a school system that truly delivers for all. \nPanellists include: \n\nKatharine Birbalsingh\, Founder and Headmistress of Michaela Community School\nDominic Burbidge\, Founder of the Canterbury Institute\nMichael Merrick\, Executive Head\, St Ninian Catholic Federation\nJohn Milbank\, Emeritus Professor in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Nottingham and Founder of Radical Orthodoxy\nWill Orr-Ewing\, Founder of Keystone Tutors (Chair)
URL:https://www.respublica.org.uk/event/post-liberal-school/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Online Event
ORGANIZER;CN="ResPublica":MAILTO:ea@respublica.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201217T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201217T133000
DTSTAMP:20260501T064703
CREATED:20201208T154843Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201217T181436Z
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SUMMARY:Beyond the failures of liberal feminism
DESCRIPTION:Feminism is at a crossroads. In terms of rights and representation\, things have never been better for women in the UK. But ‘progress’ is not linear – in fact\, ‘progress’ is an illusion. And it is becoming increasingly apparent that a liberal doctrine that prioritises freedom above all else is not necessarily the answer to the problems women continue to face\, in this country and worldwide. \nJoined by some of the most interesting feminist thinkers working in the UK today\, we will be discussing the failures of liberal feminism\, and what a new form of post-liberal feminism might look like. \nSpeaker line-up: \n\nLouise Perry (Chair)\nNimco Ali\nKathleen Stock\nMary Harrington\nNina Power
URL:https://www.respublica.org.uk/event/beyond-the-failures-of-liberal-feminism/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Online Event
ORGANIZER;CN="ResPublica":MAILTO:ea@respublica.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201117T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201117T153000
DTSTAMP:20260501T064703
CREATED:20201105T113732Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201117T181713Z
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SUMMARY:A new social contract for Education and Skills
DESCRIPTION:Long before the outbreak of the coronavirus\, the public discourse about the UK’s education and skills system was focussed on whether it is fit for present purpose or indeed equipped to face the challenges of the future: automation; the Fourth Industrial Revolution; and the future of work. \nIn some respects\, Covid-19 has accelerated these issues. Technology has made remote working a new reality for many\, though not all. But it has also demanded a re-assessment of so-called ‘lower-skilled’ employment in the face of the vital role that many have provided in health and care\, food processing\, food retail\, logistics and other sectors. \nAs we emerge from the pandemic and look to economic recovery\, we will need the skills to drive innovation\, productivity\, and growth. The priority must be to avoid mass unemployment and to re-skill people. But how might we chart a way into the unknown where the jobs of the future don’t yet exist? \nThis online event will explore what this new system might look like. The urgent need for an integrated tertiary education system that can respond to employer demand\, provide bespoke ‘just-in-time’ training solutions\, and facilitate lifelong learning. \nWe will discuss the future role of universities – as civic institutions and as drivers of local industrial strategy – and the need for a future funding settlement that can provide better value for students and a better fit with industry. \nHow might we arrive at a new social contract to address inequalities in society and our education and skills system? \nSpeaker line-up: \n\nProf. Julia Black FBA\, LSE\nPhillip Blond\, ResPublica (Chair)\nGerd Leonhard\, Futurist\nToby Perkins MP\nChris Skidmore MP
URL:https://www.respublica.org.uk/event/a-new-social-contract-for-education-and-skills/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Online Event
ORGANIZER;CN="ResPublica":MAILTO:ea@respublica.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201023T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201023T170000
DTSTAMP:20260501T064703
CREATED:20200930T083456Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201024T152717Z
UID:6775-1603465200-1603472400@www.respublica.org.uk
SUMMARY:Post-liberalism in the UK
DESCRIPTION:Societal\, political\, and economic turmoil appear to be the norm for the foreseeable future and the situation is only being enhanced by the effects of the current pandemic crisis. \nA paradigm shift is much needed\, for societies and governments\, national and local\, to be able to address the issues that will continue to arise. \nJoined by renowned panellists\, we will be discussing a new path for post-liberalism in the UK\, what will it look like and how it can provide a new way forward\, in the second of our Post-liberalism series of online events. \nSpeaker line-up: \n\nPhillip Blond (Chair)\nPaul Embery\nMatthew Goodwin\nMary Harrington\nLouise Perry\nNick Timothy
URL:https://www.respublica.org.uk/event/post-liberalism-in-the-uk/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Online Event
ORGANIZER;CN="ResPublica":MAILTO:ea@respublica.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201021T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201021T163000
DTSTAMP:20260501T064703
CREATED:20201008T094635Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201024T152622Z
UID:6784-1603292400-1603297800@www.respublica.org.uk
SUMMARY:The Future of Place-Based Devolution in England
DESCRIPTION:  \n \nThe event will aim to be a high-level discussion on the future of place-based devolution in England. \nDespite most large metro-regions in England having secured devolution deals\, central government has failed to deliver radical reform at the pace and scale required. Many places including mid-sized cities\, districts\, and counties have been left behind. \nWe would like to discuss what needs to happen next. What form of devolution is most optimal for the country? If we are to reboot devolution\, what should this look like? What is the future for localism\, post-Covid? Will we witness a rowing back on devolved powers\, as the central state takes a firmer grip on our national finances? Can we expect large scale urban flight and a retreat from a city-based model of economic development and place-making? \nSpeaker line-up: \n\nPhillip Blond\, ResPublica (Chair)\nMayor Tim Bowles\, West of England\nCllr. John Fuller\, DCN\nBruce Katz\, Co-founder\, New Localism\nProf. Tony Travers\, LSE\nCllr. David Williams\, CCN
URL:https://www.respublica.org.uk/event/the-future-of-place-based-devolution-in-england/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Online Event
ORGANIZER;CN="ResPublica":MAILTO:ea@respublica.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200716T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200716T170000
DTSTAMP:20260501T064703
CREATED:20200701T152941Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210521T120314Z
UID:6762-1594911600-1594918800@www.respublica.org.uk
SUMMARY:The future of post-liberalism; an international seminar
DESCRIPTION:Societal\, political\, and economic turmoil appear to be the norm for the foreseeable future and the situation is only being enhanced by the effects of the current pandemic crisis. \nA paradigm shift is much needed\, for societies and governments\, national and local\, to be able to address the issues that will continue to arise. \nJoined by internationally renowned panellists\, we will be discussing a new path for post-liberalism\, what will it look like and how it can provide a new way forward. \nSpeaker line-up: \n\nMary Harrington (Chair)\nPhillip Blond\, ResPublica\nPatrick Deneen\, Notre Dame University\nRyszard Legutko MEP\nNick Timothy CBE\nAdrian Vermeule\, Harvard Law School
URL:https://www.respublica.org.uk/event/the-future-of-post-liberalism-an-international-seminar/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Online Event
ORGANIZER;CN="ResPublica":MAILTO:ea@respublica.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200505T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200505T160000
DTSTAMP:20260501T064703
CREATED:20200429T173150Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200429T181412Z
UID:6724-1588689000-1588694400@www.respublica.org.uk
SUMMARY:Why a National Asbestos Database can and should be established
DESCRIPTION:We have called for Government to establish a central register of all asbestos currently in place in public buildings across the UK (including schools\, hospitals and social housing). In response to this the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) stated: \n‘It is not clear what additional benefits a national database would have over [existing practice]. Given the number of buildings in Great Britain that contain asbestos; the amount of maintenance and refurbishment work that is done on buildings; and the degree of detail on each building required to make the data accurate; any such national system would be hard to achieve and very difficult to maintain.’ \nOur paper challenges the HSE position\, arguing that a national database would bring a range of benefits. Furthermore\, that new technology may be used to feasibly create and maintain a national database. \nIn this event we will discuss our findings and a potential way forward with: \n\nDavid Morris MP\nMartin Docherty-Hughes MP\nCharles Pickles\, Independent Campaigner\nSenior Representative from UKNAR\n\nYou can register by clicking on ‘View Event Details’ below.
URL:https://www.respublica.org.uk/event/why-a-national-asbestos-database-can-and-should-be-established/
LOCATION:Online Event
ORGANIZER;CN="ResPublica":MAILTO:ea@respublica.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181105T084500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181105T170000
DTSTAMP:20260501T064703
CREATED:20180911T154420Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181102T112752Z
UID:6405-1541407500-1541437200@www.respublica.org.uk
SUMMARY:Tomorrow's Democracy
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Tomorrow’s Democracy\, a conference on Monday 5th November\, in the City of Newport\, South Wales. \nWe are delighted to be partnering with Newport City Council to deliver Tomorrow’s Democracy\, the inaugural event of what is hoped to be an annual Festival of Democracy in Newport. \nThe conference will explore where democracy is today and where it is headed next\, in the city that is strongly associated with the Chartist movement in the 1800s. Given the continuous rise of populism\, which has caused a crisis in liberal democracy\, there has never been a more important time for insightful discussion and debate about how democracy is working and what might need to change to ensure its survival. \n— \nThe questions that will be debated include: \n\nCan deliberative democracy inspire greater participation in politics?\nIs global democracy dead?\nIs Devolution the answer to taking back control?\nIs the internet poisonous to democracy?\nWould more diversity in politics lead to increased political engagement?\n\n— \nOur keynote speakers include: \n\n\nCllr. Debbie Wilcox\, Leader\, Newport City Council\nChloe Smith MP\, Minister for the Constitution\nMatthew Taylor\, Chief Executive\, RSA\nPaul Mason\, Journalist\, Author\, and Political Commentator\nBobby Duffy\, Policy Institute Director\, King’s College London\n\nThe full programme and speaker line up is available to view here: http://pk3p4c.attendify.io/# \nRegister your place via our Eventbrite page for the event here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tomorrows-democracy-democratiaeth-yfory-registration-48947750038 \nDownload our Digital Delegate pack here: https://www.respublica.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Digital-Delegate-Pack-Tomorrows-Democracy.pdf \nThe Conference is FREE to attend. Please don’t hesitate to pass details of the Conference on to others you believe would be interested attending. \n\n— \nIf you would like any further information don’t hesitate to contact the External Affairs Team at ResPublica at ea@respublica.org.uk or 020 3857 8310.
URL:https://www.respublica.org.uk/event/tomorrows-democracy-conference/
LOCATION:The Riverfront\, Kingsway\, Newport\, Wales\, NP20 1HG
CATEGORIES:Conference
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ORGANIZER;CN="ResPublica":MAILTO:ea@respublica.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181003T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181003T170000
DTSTAMP:20260501T064703
CREATED:20180923T155233Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180923T160552Z
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SUMMARY:Our 2018 Conservative Party Conference fringe programme in one place
DESCRIPTION:The venue for all of our events in 2018 is the Library of Birmingham. \nSunday 30th September \n17.45-19.00 – 2020 Conservatives Group hosted by ResPublica \nA vision and policy Programme for Britain Beyond Brexit \n  \nMonday 1st October \n15.45-17.00 – Devo London: What policies does London need to succeed? \n15.45-17.00 – Fixed Odds Betting Terminals: The costs of delaying the £2 stake reduction \n17.45-19.00 – The New and the Lost Conservative Voters: How can the party get a majority? \n17.45-19.00 – Knife\, acid and scooter crime: What can be done? \n  \nTuesday 2nd October \n12.45-14.00 – The North is on the rise: What more does it need? \n15.45-17.00 – Who’s in charge? Regulating English football for the good of the game \n17.45-19.00 – What do automation and AI mean for the future of work? \n17.45-19.00 – Backing Beauty: What should our towns and cities look like in the future?
URL:https://www.respublica.org.uk/event/our-2018-conservative-conference-in-one-place/
CATEGORIES:Party Conference Fringe Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181002T174500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181002T190000
DTSTAMP:20260501T064703
CREATED:20180914T172948Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181002T073300Z
UID:6439-1538502300-1538506800@www.respublica.org.uk
SUMMARY:Backing Beauty: What should our towns and cities look like in the future?
DESCRIPTION:Discussion Summary: \nIn ResPublica’s 2015 report ‘A Community Right to Beauty’ we made policy recommendations with the aim of provoking fresh thinking about the planning and design of the built environment. We proposed a range of new powers and incentives to support the democratic discernment of what makes a neighbourhood beautiful\, and communities’ ability to independently create\, shape\, and improve their locale. \nThis panel will look at this debate from a different angle to explore the challenges faced by towns and cities now and in the coming decades – including in urban areas where people feel they have been ‘left behind’ – and how addressing these challenges from a productivity perspective will impact how we plan and design the built environment of urban areas in the future. \nStudies have established a positive relationship between good office design (in terms of both ergonomics but also external appearance) and business performance in terms of factors which affect productivity such as staff absenteeism and concentration. By contrast\, poor design has been found to incur additional costs: it has disincentivised vital infrastructure investment in the wider urban area and reduced the speed at which urban regeneration and the benefits it brings can take place. \nFollowing the launch of the Government’s Industrial Strategy the development of Local Industrial Strategies provides a window of opportunity to leverage the potential of the way we design\, maintain and deliver the places in which we live\, work and play to contribute to local productivity gains. \nWe’ll consider how a focus on the quality and ‘beauty’ of the built environment and collaboration between policymakers\, city leaders\, the private sector and communities can deliver local industrial strategies and unlock local productivity\, drive local prosperity while delivering healthier\, more resilient\, sustainable\, and accessible places to local communities up and down the country. \nWe are delighted to be joined by a fantastic panel of speakers\, including: \n\nMark Hansford\, Editor\, New Civil Engineer (Chair)\nRobert Jenrick MP\, Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury\nJulie Hirigoyen\, CEO\, UK Green Building Council\nIan Liddell\, Managing Director for Planning and Advisory\, WSP\nNicholas Boys Smith\, Founding Director\, Create Streets\nHew Edgar\, Interim Head of UK Policy\, RICS\n\nJoin us at the Library of Birmingham (Room 102) from 5:45pm until 7pm on Tuesday 2nd October. \nRegister your interest here
URL:https://www.respublica.org.uk/event/backing-beauty-what-should-our-towns-and-cities-look-like-in-the-future/
LOCATION:Library of Birmingham\, Centenary Square\, Broad St\, Birmingham\, B1 2EA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Party Conference Fringe Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181002T174500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181002T190000
DTSTAMP:20260501T064703
CREATED:20180914T172037Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181002T073450Z
UID:6438-1538502300-1538506800@www.respublica.org.uk
SUMMARY:What do automation and AI mean for the future of work?
DESCRIPTION:Discussion Summary: \nAutomation and the evolution of artificial intelligence have created considerable public apprehension\, with research predicting that almost 30% of jobs could be at high-risk of being replaced by 2030. But\, when utilised effectively\, AI and automation can boost productivity (very much needed in the UK)\, open-up new work opportunities (with two jobs created for each lost to automation\, by 2022)\, and allow humans to perform more meaningful and human-centric tasks. \nWhilst there is much to welcome with these developments\, there are also clear social and economic questions that must be addressed. In this panel event\, we will debate the opportunities and challenges of the ‘fourth industrial revolution’ and its effect on the future of work. Can AI enhance rather than replace jobs? If this ‘industrial revolution’ is to create more jobs than those that are displaced like previous technological breakthroughs which sectors are these new opportunities likely to be in? Can we prevent widespread unemployment creating social disruptions\, if as anticipated automation polarizes society by removing middle-income jobs\, pushing workers into either low-paid manual jobs that machines cannot do or high-skilled creative jobs? \nWe will also consider how to prepare workers for this future uncertainty. Can we provide job retraining and life-long learning to ensure people are equipped with robust and adaptable skills\, and what safety nets might be put in place for those who may fall through the cracks? If greater adoption of artificial intelligence and automation leads to productivity gain will there be the opportunity to reduce working time and move to a four-day-week? Ultimately we’ll be asking what action is needed to ensure the benefits of AI and Automation are fairly shared across the workforce. \nWe are delighted to be joined by a fantastic panel of speakers\, including: \n\nJim Bligh\, Corporate Affairs Director\, Tata Consultancy Services (Chair)\nVicky Ford MP\, Co-Chair\, The Parliamentary Internet\, Communications and Technology Forum (Pictfor)\nAntony Walker\, Deputy CEO\, techUK\nMike Clancy\, General Secretary\, Prospect\nEliza Easton\, Principal Policy Researcher\, Creative Economy and Data Analytics\, Nesta\nTabitha Goldstaub\, Co-founder of CognitionX and Chair\, AI Council (invited)\n\nJoin us at the Library of Birmingham (Room 101) from 5:45pm until 7pm on Tuesday 2nd October. \nRegsiter your interest here
URL:https://www.respublica.org.uk/event/what-do-automation-and-ai-mean-for-the-future-of-work/
LOCATION:Library of Birmingham\, Centenary Square\, Broad St\, Birmingham\, B1 2EA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Party Conference Fringe Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181002T154500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181002T170000
DTSTAMP:20260501T064703
CREATED:20180914T171630Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180926T113248Z
UID:6437-1538495100-1538499600@www.respublica.org.uk
SUMMARY:Who’s in charge? Regulating English football for the good of the game
DESCRIPTION:Discussion Summary: \nThere have been many interventions by multiple agencies to reorganise English football. This has resulted in a number of incremental improvements\, although not the kind of radical reforms which many have advocated. The problems are most evident when it comes to the regulation of professional football clubs. There continues to be a flow of ‘crisis’ clubs\, typically where the motivations of the owner(s) are often in conflict with what supporters expect from a custodian of their club. However\, most football clubs are well run\, so it is to the detriment of the whole game when these dramas are played out. \nOf course\, fans want their clubs to succeed on the pitch\, but they also want them to survive off it\, with generations of memories and a wealth of local value wrapped up in their existence. Supporters get frustrated when there appears to be a ‘passing of the buck’ between the football authorities\, particularly when rules are breached or deemed ineffective. Supporters want a single point of contact\, with transparent processes and better communication\, to keep them informed of what is happening at their clubs. Other countries are seemingly able to manage the challenges of club regulation in this way. \nSupporter’s Direct believe it is time to secure a system of regulation which fosters continuous improvements in club governance – commending those clubs which are well-run and supporting the improvement of those who face problems. SD suggests that this would best be achieved by concentrating regulatory responsibilities within the FA. SD propose a rolling process of review\, intervening whenever there is evidence of problems\, offering help\, guidance and practical support to those who need it. \nDespite the EFL showing they are interested in tackling the problem\, with a recent review into owner conduct and league powers to intervene\, there remain several unanswered questions: Is it the role of the leagues to organise the competition or regulate their clubs? Have the F.A. delegated too much of their responsibility when it comes to club regulation? Where is the voice of the long-term stakeholder if the (regularly changing) club owners have such power in setting the rules? Ultimately who is in charge of English football? \nWe are delighted to be joined by a fantastic panel of speakers\, including: \n\nTom Greatrex\, Chair\, Supporters Direct (Chair)\nDamian Collins MP\, Chair of the Digital\, Culture\, Media and Sport Select Committee\nNick Vaughan\, Senior Public Affairs Manager\, The FA\nJaimie Fuller\, Executive Chairman\, Skins\nCaroline Barker\, Sports Broadcaster\n\nJoin us at the Library of Birmingham (Room 102) from 3:45pm until 5pm on Tuesday 2nd October. \nRegister your interest here
URL:https://www.respublica.org.uk/event/whos-in-charge-regulating-english-football-for-the-good-of-the-game/
LOCATION:Library of Birmingham\, Centenary Square\, Broad St\, Birmingham\, B1 2EA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Party Conference Fringe Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181002T124500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181002T140000
DTSTAMP:20260501T064703
CREATED:20180914T171236Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180926T113410Z
UID:6436-1538484300-1538488800@www.respublica.org.uk
SUMMARY:The North is on the rise: What more does it need?
DESCRIPTION:Discussion Summary: \nWith considerable anger still being voiced in The North because of recent chaos caused by changes to train timetables and following Northern leaders coming together and speaking with a single voice at the first Convention of the North\, we seek to explore where the challenges and opportunities lie and what decisive action is needed from political leaders\, business\, academia and civil society to push the North forward. \nThe panel will discuss how the Northern Powerhouse can build on existing successes\, what can be learnt from perceived failures\, how regional prosperity can be advanced with targeted infrastructure investment and placemaking\, and what can be done to revitalise The North’s economies and communities through sustainable and inclusive growth. \nWe will be asking if devolving power from Whitehall to the local level\, and what scale\, is the best way to advance the Northern Powerhouse agenda across all sectors and places. How would giving powers Metro Mayors such as the ability to regulate transport services\, or to set local business rates\, help Northern cities and towns\, and what about local authorities without the figurehead of a Metro Mayor? How will investment in the transport network improve connectivity between the Northern cities\, towns and communities? \nWe will ask about the potential of devolution to counter the paralysis and polarisation caused by Brexit and if the vote to leave the European Union has led to more attention being given to communities in The North\, especially those most impacted by the decline of heavy industries. \nIs a fresh approach needed for upskilling the local workforce and providing them with the tools to adapt to future needs? What more opportunities can be created to reverse the North to South ‘brain drain’ and what should be the response to the growing trend of people leaving London and the South East and moving back to the North? \nWith productivity levels in the North West\, North East\, and Yorkshire and Humber being from 7% to 15% below the UK average\, both National and Local Governments must work together to introduce effective solutions that contribute to the health\, wellbeing\, and happiness of the population. \nWe are delighted to be joined by a fantastic panel of speakers\, including: \n\nHelen Pidd\, North of England Editor\, The Guardian (Chair)\nHenri Murison\, Director\, Northern Powerhouse Partnership\nEdna Robinson\, Chair\, The People’s Powerhouse\nGeoff White\, Policy Manager (North & Midlands)\, RICS\nBarry White\, Chief Executive\, Transport for the North\n\nJoin us at the Library of Birmingham (Room 102) from 12:45pm until 2pm on Tuesday 2nd October. \nRegister your interest here
URL:https://www.respublica.org.uk/event/the-north-is-on-the-rise-what-more-does-it-need/
LOCATION:Library of Birmingham\, Centenary Square\, Broad St\, Birmingham\, B1 2EA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Party Conference Fringe Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181001T174500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181001T190000
DTSTAMP:20260501T064703
CREATED:20180914T170944Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180928T103253Z
UID:6435-1538415900-1538420400@www.respublica.org.uk
SUMMARY:Knife\, acid and scooter crime: What can be done?
DESCRIPTION:Discussion Summary: \nMore than 40\,000 knife crimes were recorded in England and Wales for the year to March 2018 — up 16% on the previous year – the highest number since records began in 2011. Alongside this\, the number of reported acid attacks in London rose six-fold between 2012 and 2017\, while the number of moped-enabled crimes doubled in 2017. \nThe panel will debate and discuss the policies and approaches that could be used to help tackle this rise in violent crime\, what policies have helped in the past\, what misconceptions exist on its causes\, which of them lead to ineffective actions against it\, and what creative ways exist to make the most of the limited budgets available to local authorities for policing and prevention. \nMore specifically\, we will ask about the effectiveness of contentious stop and search powers\, whose use by police forces has dropped since 2014 when the Home Office announced a package of reforms aimed at reducing the disproportionate targeting of young black men. Has the decrease in the use of these powers contributed to this rise in violent crime? Or\, has stop and search always been ineffectual in targeting those carrying offensive weapons? \nWe will also turn our attention to the importance of preventative\, as well as frontline\, policies. As London’s Police and Crime Plan says\, ‘prevention is key to protecting young people and reducing crime over the long-term.’ But how can government enact these goals of preventing violent crime? Should we look at increasing budgets for young peoples’ services? Also\, as the Mayor of London announced this month\, the new Violence Reduction Unit will treat violent crime as a public health issue. How much can we learn from public health interventions in places like Glasgow? How will they work in cities like London\, which have different demographics and varied challenges? \nFinally\, we will discuss some of the drivers of these violent crimes\, and what policies we need to address them. Is the sale of illegal drugs linked to the rise in violent crime\, and if so\, does government need to tackle the two issues in a holistic way? What role does the rise of social media play in fuelling disputes that often lead to violence? How can government and social media companies work together to tackle these issues? \nWe are delighted to be joined by a fantastic panel of speakers\, including: \n\nFiona Hamilton\, Crime and Security Editor\, The Times\nSophie Linden\, London Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime\nNiven Rennie\, Director – Violence Reduction Unit\, Police Scotland\nAndrew Boff AM\nJaved Khan\, Chief Executive\, Barnardo’s\n\nJoin us at the Library of Birmingham from 5:45pm until 7pm on Monday 1st October. \nRegister your interest here
URL:https://www.respublica.org.uk/event/knife-acid-and-scooter-crime-what-can-be-done/
LOCATION:Library of Birmingham\, Centenary Square\, Broad St\, Birmingham\, B1 2EA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Party Conference Fringe Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181001T174500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181001T190000
DTSTAMP:20260501T064703
CREATED:20180914T170420Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180926T114219Z
UID:6434-1538415900-1538420400@www.respublica.org.uk
SUMMARY:The New and the Lost Conservative Voters: How can the party get a majority?
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to be joined by a fantastic panel of speakers\, including: \n\nKaty Balls\, Political Correspondent\, The Spectator (Chair);\nDr Phillip Lee MP\nLord Andrew Cooper\nPhillip Blond\, Director\, ResPublica\nLara Spirit\, Co-President\, Our Future Our Choice\n\nJoin us at the Library of Birmingham (Room 101) from 5:45pm until 7pm on Monday 1st October \nRegister your interest here
URL:https://www.respublica.org.uk/event/the-new-and-the-lost-conservative-voters-how-can-the-party-get-a-majority/
LOCATION:Library of Birmingham\, Centenary Square\, Broad St\, Birmingham\, B1 2EA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Party Conference Fringe Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181001T154500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181001T170000
DTSTAMP:20260501T064703
CREATED:20180914T170117Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180926T114338Z
UID:6433-1538408700-1538413200@www.respublica.org.uk
SUMMARY:Devo London: What policies does London need to succeed?
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to be joined by a fantastic panel of speakers\, including: \nPhillip Blond\, Director\, ResPublica (Chair) \nCllr Nickie Aiken\, Leader\, Westminster City Council \nPaul Scully MP\, Conservatives Vice Chair for London \nJasmine Whitbread\, Chief Executive\, London First \nProfessor Tony Travers\, LSE London \nJoin us at the Library of Birmingham from 3:45pm until 5pm on Monday 1st October \nRegister your interest here
URL:https://www.respublica.org.uk/event/devo-london-what-policies-does-london-need-to-succeed/
LOCATION:Library of Birmingham\, Centenary Square\, Broad St\, Birmingham\, B1 2EA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Party Conference Fringe Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20181001T154500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20181001T170000
DTSTAMP:20260501T064703
CREATED:20180914T165651Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181001T094751Z
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SUMMARY:Fixed Odds Betting Terminals: The costs of delaying the £2 stake reduction
DESCRIPTION:Discussion Summary: \nIn May 2018\, the Government announced the reduction in the maximum stake on Fixed Odd Betting Terminals (FOBT) from £100 to £2. This was an important win for Parliamentarians\, local communities\, families\, individual and industry bodies\, who have been campaigning for a stake reduction. However\, from the Government’s announcement\, it appeared that the implementation of this policy change would not be immediate. \nIn this panel event\, we will discuss the impact of a potential delay. Aside from the likely loss in revenue for the Treasury as result of the stake reduction\, we will discuss the wider economic impact of the continued prevalence of FOBTs with stakes of up to £100. With gambling addiction linked to unemployment\, would a delay to the ruling simply reduce taxes collected in other ways? Similarly\, could money spent on FOBTs be diverted into other\, more productive parts of the economy? \nWe know that FOBTs are particularly addictive compared to other forms of gambling\, with low regulation in relation to risk. Thus\, the longer that enforcement is delayed\, the worse the impact will be on public health. Linked to this\, funding for NHS treatment is out of kilter with other addictions\, meaning that a longer enforcement period exposes more people to the risk of addiction\, with a poorly funded system left to pick up the pieces. What preventative action can we take to reduce addiction\, and on the other hand\, what support and funding needs to be in place to treat addicts? Importantly\, how can Government work together with industry to address these issues? \nFinally\, the implementation of the FOBT ruling will not end the dominance of betting shops on some high streets. Betting shops are particularly prevalent in deprived areas\, which raises questions about the role that these shops play in contributing to place-making and local growth. How can this industry develop to benefit local prosperity\, while also contributing to people’s wellbeing by supporting responsible gambling? \nWe are delighted to be joined by a fantastic panel of speakers\, including: \n\nNicola Bartlett\, Political Correspondent\, Daily Mirror (Chair)\nRichard Graham MP\nJohn White\, Chief Executive\, bacta\n Oliver Hogan\, Chief Economist\, Cebr\n Cllr Morris Bright\, Vice Chair of the Local Government Association Safer and Stronger Communities Board\n\nJoin us at the Library of Birmingham (Room 101) from 3:45pm until 5pm on Monday 1st October. \nRegister your interest here
URL:https://www.respublica.org.uk/event/fixed-odds-betting-terminals-the-costs-of-delaying-the-2-stake-reduction/
LOCATION:Library of Birmingham\, Centenary Square\, Broad St\, Birmingham\, B1 2EA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Party Conference Fringe Event
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