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What was Beatrice Webb thinking and why should we still care?
In association with the Webb Memorail Trust, London School of Economics, and The New Stateman
Wednesday12th October 2011, 1830-1945hrs, LSE
Launch of new report ‘Beatrice Webb: Her Quest for a Fairer Society' by Michael Ward (Research Fellow, The Smith Institute)
Welcome: Professor Stuart Corbridge (Pro-Director for Research and External Relations, LSE)
Speaker: Michael Ward
Panellists:
Rt. Hon. Stephen Timms MP (Shadow Employment Minister)
David Piachaud (Professor of Social Administration, Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, LSE)
Jonathan Derbyshire (Culture Editor, New Statesman)

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LIBERAL DEMOCRATS PARTY CONFERENCE 2011 - Birmingham

Are We Creating A Postcode NHS?
In association with UNISON and Asthma UK
Monday 19th September 2011, 1300-1400hrs
Soprano Room, Hyatt Regency Hotel
Chair: Neil Churchill (Research Fellow, The Smith Institute)
Speakers:
Rt. Hon. Baroness Shirley Williams
Dr Peter Patel (Chief Executive, South Birmingham Independent Commissioners)
Guy Collis (Policy Officer, UNISON)
Dr Samantha Walker (Executive Director of Research and Policy, Asthma UK)
 

The Big Society: What's poverty got to do with it?
In association with the Webb Memorial Trust
Monday 19th September 2011, 1300-1400hrs
Room 105, The Jurys Inn
Chair: Paul Hackett (Director, The Smith Institute)
Speakers:
John Hemming MP (All-Party Parliamentary Group on Equalities)
Lord Rennard (Chair, Commission on Big Society, ACEVO)
Alison Garnham (Chief Executive, Child Poverty Action Group) 
Cllr Richard Kemp OBE (Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Liverpool City Council)

Solving the Pensions Crisis
In association with NAPF (National Association of Pension Funds)
Tuesday 20th September 2011, 1300-1400hrs
Soprano Room, Hyatt Regency Hotel
Chair: Paul Hackett (Director, The Smith Institute)
Speakers:
Professor Steve Webb MP (Minister for Pensions)
Joanne Segars (Chief Executive, NAPF)
Nick Timmins (Public Policy Editor, Financial Times)

LABOUR PARTY CONFERENCE 2011 - Liverpool

Housing Associations and Local Government: Partnerships for Change
In association with L&Q (London and Quadrant Housing Trust)
Monday 26th September 2011, 1300-1400
Marquee 1A, ACC BT Convention Centre (within the secure zone)
Chair: Paul Hackett (Director, The Smith Institute)
Speakers:
Alison Seabeck MP (Shadow Housing Minister)
David Montague (Chief Executive, L&Q)
Councillor Julian Bell (Leader of the Council, London Borough of Ealing)

What is Labour's Policy on Refugees?
In association with Refugee Action
Monday 26th September 2011, 1300-1400
Marquee 1B, ACC BT Convention Centre (within the secure zone)
Chair: Nick Johnson (Research Fellow, The Smith Institute)
Speakers:
Shabana Mahmood MP (Shadow Home Office Minister)
Dave Garratt (Chief Executive, Refugee Action)
Sysay Tedros (Refugee Speaker)

Fairness not Favouritism for the North?
In association with PwC
Monday 26th September 2011, 1800-1900
Marquee 1A, ACC BT Convention Centre (within the secure zone)
Chair: Michael Ward (Research Fellow, The Smith Institute)
Speakers:
Roberta Blackman-Woods MP
Toby Perkins MP
Roger Marsh (Leeds Office Senior Partner and the Northern Leader for Government and Public Sector, PwC)
Professor Michael Parkinson (Director, European Institute for Urban Affairs, Liverpool John Moores University)

Are We Creating A Postcode NHS?
In association with UNISON and Asthma UK
Monday 26th September 2011, 1800-1900
Marquee 1B, ACC BT Convention Centre (within the secure zone)
Chair: Paul Hackett (Director, The Smith Institute)
Speakers:
Rt. Hon. John Healey MP (Shadow Health Secretary)
Rosie Newbigging (Executive Director Nations, Regions & Services, Asthma UK)
Frank Hont (Regional Secretary, UNISON North West)
Dr Simon Bowers (Chair, Liverpool Matchworks Commissioning Consortium IM&T Clinical Lead, Liverpool PCT)

Solving the Pensions Crisis
In association with NAPF (National Association of Pension Funds)
Tuesday 27th September 2011, 1300-1400hrs
Marquee 1A, ACC BT Convention Centre (within the secure zone)
Chair: Paul Hackett (Director, The Smith Institute)
Speakers:
Rachel Reeves MP (Shadow Pensions Minister)
Joanne Segars (Chief Executive, NAPF)
Toby Helm (Political Editor, The Observer)

Market Failure: Why we need better governance
In association with PIRC (Pensions & Investment Research Consultants Ltd)
Tuesday 27th September 2011, 1300-1400hrs
Marquee 1B, ACC BT Convention Centre (within the secure zone)
Chair: Tom Powdrill (Head of Communications, PIRC)
Speakers:
Rt. Hon. John Denham MP (Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills)
Cllr Ann McLachlan (Merseyside Pension Fund)
Janet Williamson (Senior Policy Officer, Trades Union Congress) 

 
The Big Society: What's poverty got to do with it?
In association with the Webb Memorial Trust
Tuesday 27th September 2011, 1800-1900hrs
Marquee 1A, ACC BT Convention Centre (within the secure zone)
Chair: David Coats (Research Fellow, The Smith Institute)
Speakers:
Rt. Hon. Liam Byrne MP (Shadow Secretary of State for Work & Pensions)
Polly Toynbee (Columnist, The Guardian)
Mike Parker (Honorary Secretary, WMT)

 
Localism - Can it deliver growth for our core cities?
In association with Core Cities Group
Tuesday 27th September 2011, 1800-1900hrs
Marquee 1B, ACC BT Convention Centre (within the secure zone)
Chair: Paul Hackett (Director, The Smith Institute)
Speakers:
Gordon Marsden MP (Shadow Minister for Business, Innovation and Skills)
Jack Stopforth (Chief Executive, Liverpool Chamber of Commerce)
Chris Murray (Director, Core Cities Group)
Cllr Joe Anderson (Leader, Liverpool City Council)
 
 

CONSERVATIVE PARTY CONFERENCE 2011 - Manchester

Fairness not Favouritism for the North?
In association with PwC
Monday 3rd October 2011, 1300-1400
Beecham Room, Radisson Edwardian Hotel
Chair: Paul Hackett (Director, The Smith Institute)
Speakers:
Paul Maynard MP (Blackpool North & Cleveleys and Conservative Campaigner for the North)
Roger Marsh (Leeds Office Senior Partner and the Northern Leader for Government and Public Sector, PwC)
Baron Frankal (Director for Economic Strategy, New Economy)

Are We Creating A Postcode NHS?
In association with UNISON and Asthma UK
Monday 3rd October 2011, 1800-1900
Dickens Room, Radisson Edwardian Hotel
Chair: Paul Hackett (Director, The Smith Institute)
Speakers:
Dr Sarah Wollaston MP (Health Select Committee)
Dr Samantha Walker (Executive Director of Research and Policy, Asthma UK)
Christina McAnea (UNISON National Secretary – Health)
Joe Rafferty (Director of Commissioning Development, NHS North West)

 
 
Solving the Pensions Crisis
In association with NAPF (National Association of Pension Funds)
Tuesday 4th October 2011, 1300-1400hrs
Dickens Room, Radisson Edwardian Hotel
Chair: Paul Hackett (Director, The Smith Institute)
Speakers:
Andrew Tyrie MP (Chairman, Treasury Select Committee) - TBC
Joanne Segars (Chief Executive, NAPF) 
Nick Timmins (Public Policy Editor, Financial Times)


The Big Society: What's poverty got to do with it?
In association with the Webb Memorial Trust
Tuesday 4th October 2011, 1800-1900hrs
Dickens Room, Radisson Edwardian Hotel
Chair: Paul Hackett (Director, The Smith Institute)
Speakers:
Steve Baker MP (All-Party Parliamentary Group on Poverty)
Mike Parker (Honorary Secretary, WMT)
Jonty Olliff-Cooper (Director of Policy & Strategy, A4e)
Dominic Llewellyn (The Big Society Network)

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Policies for Change: NHS Reform
A Question and Answer session with Rt. Hon. Andrew Lansley MP (Secretary of State for Health)
In association with Asthma UK and ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants)
Tuesday 13th September 2011, 1815-1915hrs, London SW1
Introduction: Mark Millar (Chief Executive, Milton Keynes NHS Foundation Trust and ACCA Council Member)
Chair: Neil Churchill (Chief Executive, Asthma UK and Research Fellow, The Smith Institute)


'We can't carry on like this! - policy solutions for the under-pensioned'
In association with NAPF (National Association of Pension Funds) and Aviva
Tuesday 13th September 2011, 0930-1100hrs, House of Commons
Speakers:
Professor Steve Webb MP (Minister for Pensions)
Rachel Reeves MP (Shadow Minister for Pensions)
Oliver Heald MP (Work and Pensions Select Committee)
Joanne Segars (Chief Executive, NAPF)
Paul Goodwin (Workplace Savings Director, Aviva)
Chair: Paul Hackett (Dirctor, The Smith Institute)


Policies for Change: NHS Reform
In association with ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants)
Tuesday 28th June 2011, 1815-1930hrs, The British Academy
Speakers:
Rt. Hon. John Healey MP (Shadow Health Secretary)
Mark Millar (Chief Executive, Milton Keynes NHS Foundation Trust and ACCA Council Member)
Chris Ham (Chief Executive, The King’s Fund)
Chair: Paul Hackett (Director, The Smith Institute)

Making the Most of HRA Reform
A Publication Launch
In association with PwC
Tuesday 21st June 2011, 1315-1415hrs, CIH Housing Conference, Harrogate
Speakers:
Richard Parker (Partner, PwC)
Stuart Macdonald (Editor, Inside Housing magazine)
Joe Reeves (Director, PwC)
Simon Martin (Director, PwC)
Chair: Paul Hackett (Director, The Smith Institute)

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The Future of Affordable Homeownership
A publication launch
In association with Genesis Housing Association
Wednesday 15th June 2011, 1615 - 1745hrs,  The British Academy
Speakers:
Alison Seabeck MP (Shadow Housing Minister)
Stephen Gilbert MP (Chair, All Party Parliamentary Group on Housing)
Andrew Heywood (Consultant and Editor of Housing Finance International, and Visiting Fellow, the Smith Institute)
Neil Hadden (Group Chief Executive, Genesis Housing Group) 

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Unlocking Potential - Women in Science, Engineering and Technology
A publication launch
In association with Institution of Engineering and Technology, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, & Institute of Physics
Wednesday 8th June 2011, 1630-1800hrs, House of Commons
Speakers: 
Meg Munn MP (Editor, Unlocking Potential - Women in Science, Engineering and Technology)
Panel:
Arlene McConnell (IET Young Woman Engineer of the Year)
Stephen Tetlow (Chief Executive, Institution of Mechanical Engineers)
Professor Christine Davies (Chair of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee, Institute of Physics)
Chair: Paul Hackett (Director, The Smith Institute)

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A Smith Institute inquiry into the strengths and weaknesses of the NHS Reform Programme
The Smith Institute is undertaking an inquiry into the strengths and weaknesses of the NHS reform programme. According to the Government the NHS is underperforming and needs a radical shake up. The healthcare world has mixed views, with the BMA warning that the Health Bill is a huge gamble. The Smith Institute is helping promote a national debate on the pros and cons of the reforms and wants to hear the views of health and social care professionals, patient groups, and GPs. Click here for further details of the project

Part of the inquiry involved conversations around the country (supported by UNISON) with Rt. Hon. John Healey MP (Shadow Health Secretary), Neil Churchill (Chair of the Enquiry & Chief Executive, Asthma UK), and Michelle Mitchell (Charity Director, Age UK). There will be a Q&A session chaired by Paul Hackett at each event.

LEEDS – 1800-1900hrs on Wednesday 6th April 2011, followed by a drinks reception
Rt. Hon. John Healey MP (Shadow Secretary of State for Health)
Neil Churchill (Chief Executive, Asthma UK)

BRISTOL – 1800-1900hrs on Thursday 19th May 2011, followed by a drinks reception
Rt. Hon. John Healey MP (Shadow Secretary of State for Health)
Neil Churchill (Chief Executive, Asthma UK)

MANCHESTER – 1800-1900hrs on Thursday 16th June 2011, followed by a drinks reception
Rt. Hon. John Healey MP (Shadow Secretary of State for Health)
Michelle Mitchell (Charity Director, Age UK) 
 

PLANEAT - A private screening
In association with Somerset House Trust, and Dartmouth Films
Wednesday 30th March 2011, 1815 for 1830hrs, Somerset House Screening Room 
The debate about British eating habits and food policy remains high on the political agenda. The Department of Health has advised  people to cut down on eating red meat to reduce the risk of bowel cancer; the Sustainable Development Commission has said that consumers must cut down on meat and dairy produce to help fight climate change; and Lord Stern has argued for a vegetarian diet as a way of saving the world’s resources. This film addresses these issues in a engaging and informed way. 'PLANEAT' tells the story of the scientists, farmers and chefs tackling one of the greatest problems of our age, the West’s love affair with meat and dairy. Through an extraordinary personal and mouthwatering culinary journey we discover why it’s bad for our health, the environment, and our planet’s future. The film features the ground-breaking work of Dr. T Colin Campbell in China exploring the link between diet and disease, Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn Jr’s use of diet to treat heart disease patients, and Professor Gidon Eshel's investigations into how to feed an ever-burgeoning population in the midst of global warming. With the help of some innovative chefs and farmers, we are shown how the problems we face today can be solved, without simply resorting to a diet of lentils and lettuce leaves.
The film was followed by a short Q&A with Willie Bain MP (Shadow Minister for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs), Shelley Lee Davies, and Or Shlomi (Co-Directors, Planeat).

 

Investing in Better Places: International Perspectives on Placemaking
(In association with the Centre for Housing Research, University of St Andrews)
Tuesday 29th March 2011, 0945 for 1000hrs - 1130hrs, House of Lords
Speakers:
Rt. Hon. Nick Raynsford MP (Co-Chair, All Party Parliamentary Group on Sustainable Housing)
Lord Richard Best OBE (Vice-Chair, All Party Urban Development Group)
Stewart Jackson MP (All Party Urban Development Group)
Professor Duncan Maclennan (Head of School, Geography and Geo Sciences, University of St. Andrews)
Q&A Chaired by Paul Hackett (Director, The Smith Institute)

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A Fair Deal for the North? - A Parliamentary Briefing
(With the support of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and the Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies at Newcastle University)
Tuesday 15th March 2011, House of Commons
Speakers:
Clive Betts MP (Chair, Communities and Local Government Select Committee)
Michael Ward (Author, A Fair Deal for the North?, and Research Fellow, the Smith Institute)
Professor John Tomaney (Director, CURDS)
Roger Marsh (Partner, Northern Leader, Government and Public Sector, PwC)
Q&A Chaired by Paul Hackett (Director, The Smith Institute)

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Migration - Where Next? Developing a New Progressive Migration Policy - A round table discussion
In asssociation with Refugee Action
Tuesday 8th February 2011
The Smith Institute launched a new collection of essays, ‘Migration: Where Next? Developing a New Progressive Immigration Policy’ which calls for a distinctive centre-left immigration policy. The authors argue that rhetoric alone is not enough and begin to set out what a progressive immigration policy might look like based upon the principles of social justice and equality.

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First Keynote speech on business and growth by John Denham MP (Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills)
Tuesday 18th January 2011

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Enemies of the People - A preview Screening at Somerset House
In association with Screen South and Dogwoof
Wednesday 8th December 2010
The Khmer Rouge ran what is regarded as one of the twentieth century's most brutal regimes. Yet the Killing Fields of Cambodia remain unexplained. In 'Enemies of the People', the men and women who perpetrated the massacres - from the foot-soldiers who slit throats to the party's ideological leader, Nuon Chea aka Brother Number Two - broke a 30-year silence to give testimony never before heard or seen. Unprecedented access from top to bottom of the Khmer Rouge was been achieved through a decade of work by one of Cambodia's best investigative journalists, Thet Sambath. Sambath was on a personal quest: he lost his own family in the Killing Fields. The film is his journey to discover not how but why they died. In doing so, he hears and understands for the first time the real story of his country's tragedy.
Q&A Chaired by Paul Hackett (Director, The Smith Institute)
Speakers:
Ann Clwyd MP (Chair, Cambodia All-Party Parliamentary Group)
Rob Lemkin (Co-Director/Producer)



The Battle for Barking - A preview Screening at Somerset House
In association with Dartmouth Films
Thursday 11th November 2010
The film charts the fierce fight between Margaret Hodge MP and Nick Griffin, leader of the British National Party, for control of the parliamentary seat in the 2010 election. With exclusive access to both sides, the film is a moving and unique perspective of election politics in action.
Q&A Chaired by Paul Hackett (Director, The Smith Institute)
Speakers:
Margaret Hodge MP
Laura Fairrie (Director, The Battle for Barking)



Party Conference 2010
The Smith Institute ran a full programme of events at this years political party conferences. The events included:

•Can Health Cuts Be Good for You?
•Should We Fund Social Housing?
•Feeding Britain: What Consumers Want
•A Better Way to Behave - How do we get back to ethical retail banking?
•Britain's Pensions System - Can We Fix It?
•Who Runs UK Plc - Why we need to reform corporate governance
•Divided Britain: Back to the North-South Divide?
•Fair Pay - Can We Afford It?
•England's Core Cities: Delivering Economic Recovery
•Bankrupt Britain: can we break the cycle of boom and bust in public finance?

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Liberal Democrats
Labour
Conservative


Budget 2010: Sharing the Tax Burden
In association with FTI and the Oxford Centre for Business Taxation
Thursday 15th July 2010
Speakers:
Chris Wales (Senior Managing Director, FTI and Research Fellow, The Smith Institute)
Rt. Hon. Stephen Timms MP (Shadow Financial Secretary to the Treasury)
Kwasi Kwarteng MP
Lord Newby
Professor Michael Devereux (Director, Oxford University Centre for Business Taxation)
Chair: Larry Elliott (Economics Editor, The Guardian)

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Post Election Policy Debate: Health – What are the Priorities?
In association with ACCA
Tuesday 13th July 2010
Speakers:
Anne Milton MP (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Public Health, Department of Health)
Dean Westcott (Vice President, ACCA)
Chris Ham (Chief Executive, The King’s Fund)
Professor Paul Corrigan
Chair: Paul Hackett (Director, The Smith Institute)

Feeding Britain Two: The Demand Side
In association with Morrisons
Tuesday 13th July 2010
Speakers:
Rt. Hon. Caroline Spelman MP (Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Rt. Hon. Hilary Benn MP (Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Dalton Philips (Chief Executive, Morrisons)
Dr John Bridge (Chairman, Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board)
Chair: Nick Johnson (Research Fellow, The Smith Institute)

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Financing the Future - The Role of TIFs and ADZ's?
In association with PwC & British Property Federation
Tuesday 6th July 2010
Speakers:
Clive Betts MP (Chair, Communities and Local Government Select Committee)
Liz Peace (Chief Executive, British Property Federation)
Chris Murray (Director, Core Cities Group) 
Ray Mills (Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP)
Chair: Paul Hackett (Director, The Smith Institute)

Post Election Policy Debate: Affordable Housing in London
Monday 5th July 2010
In association with London & Quadrant Housing Trust
Speakers:
Bob Neill MP (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Communities and Local Government
David Montague (Group Chief Executive, London & Quadrant Housing Trust)
Richard Blakeway (Mayoral Adviser on Housing, Greater London Authority)                                                  
Rt. Hon. Nick Raynsford MP
Chair: Paul Hackett (Director, The Smith Institute)

Post Election Policy Debate: Whither the Regional Agenda
In association with the Regional Studies Association
Wednesday 30th June 2010
Speakers:
Rt. Hon. John Healey MP (Shadow Housing Minister)
Lord Michael Bates (Shadow Minister for Local Government)
Professor John Tomaney (Director, Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies)
Chair: Professor David Bailey (Chair, Regional Studies Association)

Do We Need a New Immigration Policy?
Compass Conference
Saturday 12th June 2010
Speakers:
Nick Johnson (research Fellow, The Smith Institute)
Kamaljeet Jandu (National Officer, GMB)
Ruth Grove-White (Policy Officer, Migrants' Rights Network)
Chair: Paul Hackett (Director, The Smith Institute)

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Health Innovations: Delivering More from Less?
In association with Asthma UK, GlaxoSmithKline and NAPP Pharmaceuticals
Thursday 10th June 2010
Speakers:
Kingsley Manning (Director – Health, Tribal)
Jonathan Nicholls (Head of Health Research, Ipsos MORI)
Earl Howe (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Health)
Neil Churchill (Chief Executive, Asthma UK)
Dr Maria Duggan (Investment for Health Adviser, NHS North West)
Chair: Graham Hitchen (Research Fellow, The Smith Institute)                             

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Dissecting the Election 2010: A Centre-Left Perspective
Thursday 13th May 2010
Speakers:
Ben Page (Chief Executive, Ipsos MORI)
Polly Toynbee (The Guardian)
Chair: Paul Hackett (Director, The Smith Institute)

Election 2010: The ‘IT’ Election?
In association with Left Foot Forward and Microsoft Ltd
Tuesday 30th March 2010
Speakers:
Lord Toby Harris
Paul Morris (Head of Government Affairs, Microsoft Ltd)
Alberto Nardelli (Chief Executive, Tweetminster)
Shane Greer (Executive Editor, Total Politics)
Chair: Will Straw (Editor, Left Foot Forward)

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Election 2010: Labour’s Housing Agenda
In association with the New Homes Marketing Board
Tuesday 23rd March 2010
Speakers:
David Pretty CBE (Chair, New Homes Marketing Board)
Rt. Hon. John Healey MP (Minister of State for Communities and Local Government)
Chair: Paul Hackett (Director, The Smith Institute)

Taxing Our Way Out?
In association with the Oxford University Centre for Business Taxation
Thursday 18th March 2010
Speakers:
Rt. Hon. Stephen Timms MP (Financial Secretary to the Treasury)
Professor Michael Devereux (Director, the Oxford University Centre for Business Taxation)
David Gauke MP (Shadow Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury)
Lord Newby (Liberal Democrats Spokesperson for the Treasury)
Chair: Chris Wales (Research Fellow, The Smith Institute)

Election 2010: Where Next for Immigration Policy?
In association with Policy Review Magazine
Tuesday 16th March 2010
Speakers:
Neil Stewart (Chair, Policy Review Magazine)
Phil Woolas MP (Minister of State for Borders and Immigration)
Chair: Paul Hackett (Director, The Smith Institute)

Election 2010: Unequal Britain – Time for a High Pay Commission?
In association with Policy Review Magazine
Monday 15th March 2010
Speakers:
Jon Cruddas MP
Rt. Hon. John Battle MP
Professor Alan Manning (Professor of Economics, London School of Economics)
Andrew Haldenby (Director, Reform)
Chair: Polly Toynbee (The Guardian)

Election 2010: A New Deal for a Fairer Society?
In association with One Society
Tuesday 9th March 2010
Speakers:
Professor John Hills (Director, Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, LSE and Chair, National Equality Panel)   
Professor Kate Pickett (Director, The Equality Trust and co-author The Spirit Level)
Frances O’Grady (Deputy General Secretary, Trades Union Congress)
Chair: Paul Hackett (Director, The Smith Institute)

‘Marked by Markets’ - A lecture on the role of financial markets
Monday 8th March 2010
Speakers:
Intro: Chris Wales (Research Fellow, The Smith Institute and Senior Managing Director, FTI)
Lord Myners (Financial Services Secretary and Minister for the City)
Chair: Paul Hackett (Director, The Smith Institute)

Cry ‘God for Harry, England and Saint George’: Celebrating England and Englishness
Tuesday 2nd March 2010
Speaker:
Rt. Hon. John Denham MP (Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government)
Chair: Paul Hackett (Director, The Smith Institute)

The Good Work Guide: How to Make Organisations Fairer and More Effective
Thursday 25th February 2010
Speakers:
Nick Isles (Author The Good Work Guide and Managing Director, Corporate Agenda)   
Stefan Stern (Management Columnist, The Financial Times)
Perry Timms (Head of Organisational Development, Big Lottery Fund)                       
Chair: Steve Overell (The Work Foundation and Secretary to The Good Work Commission

The Future of the North West
In association with 4NW and NWDA
Thursday 25th February 2010
Speakers:
Phil Woolas MP (Minister for the North West)
Stephen Broomhead (Chief Executive, NWDA)
Councillor Tony McDermott MBE (Leader, Halton Borough Council)
Councillor Jim Buchanan (Leader, Cumbria County Council)
Councillor Flo Clucas (Deputy Leader, Liverpool City Council)
Chair: Paul Hackett (Director, The Smith Institute)

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Pre-Election Housing Debate 2010
In association with the Centre for Social Housing and the New Homes Marketing Board
Tuesday 23rd February 2010
Speakers:
David Pretty CBE (Chair, New Homes Marketing Board)
John Howell MP (Member, Shadow Communities and Local Government Team)
Richard Blakeway (Mayoral Advisor on Housing, Greater London Authority)
Chair: Gabriel Doctor (The Centre for Social Justice)

The Future of Yorkshire and the Humber
In association with Yorkshire Forward, PwC and Local Government Yorkshire and Humber
Tuesday 17th November 2009
Speakers:
Jeff Ennis MP (Deputy Regional Minister for Yorkshire and the Humber)
Carole Hassan (Chief Executive, Local Government Yorkshire and Humber)
Councillor Stephen Parnaby OBE (Leader of East Riding Yorkshire Council)
Simon Foy (Executive Director of Strategy, Yorkshire Forward)
Chair: Paul Hackett (Director, The Smith Institute)

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The Thames Gateway – Where Next?
In association with Communities and Local Government and the Homes and Communities Agency
Tuesday 3rd November 2009
Speakers:
Shahid Malik MP (Minister for the Thames Gateway)
Sir Terry Farrell (Principal, Terry Farrell and Partners)
Chair: Denise Chevin (Editor, Building Magazine)

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The Future of Regional Policy
In association with the Regional Studies Association
Thursday 22nd October 2009
Speakers:
Professor David Bailey (Chair, Regional Studies Association)
Professor John Tomaney (Director, Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies)
Barbara Follett MP (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Communities and Local Government
Lord Michael Bates (Shadow Minister for Local Government)
Dr Vincent Cable MP (Shadow Chancellor for the Liberal Democrats)
Chair: Paul Hackett (Director, The Smith Institute)

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