CP4G Conference 2020: Recent Episodes
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Change Politics for Good conference 2020 - Recordings from all the sessions exploring a variety of subjects from finance to democratic reform all in the interest of what next for Brexit Britain
The EU referendum of 2016 breathed new life into politics with public participation flourishing. Although we have now left, changing politics for good was about more than Brexit. For radical democrats, how can we ensure that further reform remains on the political agenda?
Brian Monteith - Ex MEP & MSP (Brexit Party & Conservatives) Inaya Folarin Iman - Co-director, the Free Speech Union Yasmin Fitzpatrick - Ex editor & producer (Channel 4 & BBC) Henrik Overgaard-Nielsen - Ex MEP; ex Chair, Danish ‘No’ campaign Claire Fox (Chair) - Director, Academy of Ideas
The years following the referendum saw the emergence of new political parties and groups. As we look towards the next salient issues, which vehicles will best carry the agenda for reform?
George Hoare - Author; steering group member, The Full Brexit Dennis Hayes - Professor of Education, University of Derby Joan Mulvenna - Co-convenor, Leavers of Greater Manchester Colin Lambert - Former Rochdale Labour council leader Laura Bierer-Nielsen (Chair) - Co-founder, UKleft.EU
At the heart of the Brexit movement was the desire for more local control away from the Westminster bubble. What issues matter to your local community, and how can they be tackled in the most effective way possible?
June Mummery - Director, BFP Eastern Ltd; founder, REAF Rick Moore - Business owner; ex-Brexit Party PPC Andy Argyle - Business owner; ex-Brexit Party PPC Victoria Beckett - Freelance artist; local activist Andrew Allison (Chair) - Campaigns Head, Freedom Association
Recent developments have shaken public confidence in our system. With this renewed interest in our constitutional framework, what sort of political reforms are required to ensure our institutions work for the people?
William Clouston - Leader, Social Democratic Party (SDP) Elizabeth Babade - Lawyer; Ex-Brexit Party PPC John Fitzpatrick - Professor of Law, University of Kent James Panton (Chair) - Politics Head, Magdalen College School
While London may boast of being a hub of economic activity, the UK contains nine out of ten of the poorest areas in northern Europe. At this unique moment, what can we do to ensure these communities are revitalised?
Shelagh McNerney - Built environment consultant Matthew Patten - Ex-CEO, Mayor’s Fund for London James Woudhuysen - Professor, London South Bank University Alastair Donald (Chair) - Co-director, Future Cities Project
In Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, independence movements have sought to utilise ‘Remain’ as a vehicle for breaking up the United Kingdom. With Brexit now delivered, what will be the consequences for the Union?
Stuart Waiton - Lecturer of Sociology & Criminology Ruth Dudley-Edwards - Historian, journalist & broadcaster Richard Taylor - Ex-Brexit Party PPC; Chairman, Livingstone House Pauline Hadaway (Chair) - Co-founder, Liverpool Salon
Post-financial crisis, many facets of the economy have been called into question. But with Brexit finally delivered, what are the opportunities and challenges going forward?
Ben Habib - Founder & CEO, First Property Group PLC Hilary Salt - Economist; actuary; founder, First Actuarial Jake Pugh - Managing Director, PughView Ltd Phil Mullan (Chair) - Economics writer & business manager
In 1992, Fukuyama’s ‘End of History’ thesis proclaimed the triumph of liberal democracy. Today, the picture is less clear. What do Brexit & other global democratic movements have in common, if anything? What shape is democracy in today?
Lord Maurice Glasman - Labour Life Peer; founder, Blue Labour Frank Furedi - Professor of Sociology, University of Kent Claire Fox (Chair) - Director, Academy of Ideas
In the opening session, the panel discusses the 2019 winter general election that broke Labour's long-held red wall and delivered the largest Conservative majority since Margaret Thatcher. The central focus was the issue of political realignment and whether this represented a permanent change in British politics.
Tom Bewick - Education & training policy expert. Sherelle Jacobs - Columnist, Daily Telegraph Kevin Yuill - Academic & Historian, University of Sunderland Graham Stringer MP - Member for Blackley and Broughton Mo Lovatt (Chair) - Writer, researcher, lecturer