As well as covering the Lib Dem conference, we’re hosting a handful of events in Glasgow. We hope readers who are there will want to come along and enjoy the following…
LibDemVoice Awards 2014
Saturday 4th October, from 10pm (Crowne Plaza, Castle 3)
The nominations are in – check out the array of awards on offer here – voting will be decided by party members through our pre-conference survey. Put on your glad rags and enjoy the relaxed rivalry of our annual awards.
“Who Wants to be Party President?”
Sunday 5th October, 1-2pm (Crowne Plaza, Castle 2)
Your chance to hear from and quiz the candidates in the contest to succeed Tim Farron as Party President. Chaired by former Party President Baroness Diana Maddock, all four candidates – Sal Brinton, Daisy Cooper, Linda Jack and Liz Lynne – will be there to make their pitch for your vote and to field your questions.
“Urban battlegrounds: how can the Liberal Democrats win in cities in 2015?”
Co-hosted with Centre for Cities
Monday 6th October, 7.45-9pm (SECC, Morar)
Join Stephen Williams MP, Lord (Ben) Stoneham, BIS spokesperson, and Cllr Wendy Taylor, Lib Dem deputy
leader in Newcastle, and Alexandra Jones, Centre for Cities’ chief executive, to debate how Liberal Democrats can win in UK cities in 2015, and improve urban economies in the future.
As well as our own events, LDV’s team will be out and about during conference…
Stephen Tall (Co-Editor)
Saturday:
1-2 pm, Crowne Plaza Castle 1 – Chairing CentreForum and British Influence fringe: “How to win a European referendum”. Speakers: Danny Alexander MP; Professor John Curtice, University of Strathclyde; Craig Harrow, Director, Better Together; Professor Dame Helen Wallace.
Sunday:
7.45-9 pm, SECC, Leven Room – Speaking at IEA fringe: “Ten years since the Orange Book – What
should authentic liberalism look like?” alongside Jeremy Browne MP; Paul Marshall, Co-editor, Orange Book; Isabel Hardman, Editor, Spectator CoffeeHouse; Tom Mludzinski, Head of Political Polling, ComRes; and Mark Littlewood, Director General, IEA.
Monday:
8-9 am, SECC, Boisdale 1 – Contributing to round-table event: The Guardian in partnership with British Academy: “Immigration: what are the social impacts?”
9-10 am, SECC, Total Politics & JRF Coffee Club – Chairing Joseph Rowntree Foundation event with David Laws MP: “Closing the attainment gap”.
1-2 pm, SECC, Dochart 1 – Speaking at Resolution Foundation fringe: “Sharing the gain and the pain in the next Parliament” alongside David Laws MP, Tom Brake MP, Julia Unwin and Gavin Kelly, with Anushka Asthana (Sky News) chairing.
6.15-7.30 pm, SECC, Morar – Chairing Christian Aid, CAFOD and Oxfam fringe: “Red? Yellow? Blue? Green? Continuing to lead on climate change – a priority for the next Government?” with Lynne Featherstone MP, Duncan Brack and Voltaire Alferez.
Tuesday:
1-2 pm, SECC, Morar – Speaking at Child Poverty Action Group fringe, “What do Lib Dems want from welfare?” alongside Mike Thornton MP; Kelly-Marie Blundell, Social Liberal Forum; Alison Garnham, Child Poverty Action Group; and Cllr Sue Derbyshire, Leader of Stockport Council and member of LGA Lib Dem Group.
Caron Lindsay (Co-Editor)
Saturday:
11.30pm-1am, Crowne Plaza, Argyll 2 & 3 – Guest DJ at Lib Dem Disco. “Your proposal for carnage is appealing”is a direct quote from one email discussing this…
Monday:
6.15-7:30 pm, SECC, Dochart 2 – Speaking at Howard League for Penal Reform fringe meeting on “Responsible Justice” with Simon Hughes, Ian Swales and Ian Dunt from politics.co.uk
Tuesday:
1-2 pm, SECC, Dochart 1 – Chairing Circle Housing fringe on “In-work poverty – what are the solutions to develop sustainable financial resilience?” With Nigel Keohane, Mike Ward and Mike Thornton MP
Paul Walter (Photo editor)
Tuesday
11.20-11.40 pm, Crowne Plaza, Argyll 1 – Facilitating the community singing of “Trelawny”, the “Cornish national anthem”, at Glee Club. A “provisional” slot has kindly been given by the Liberator collective. This is to mark the formal recognition of Cornwall as an EU minority nation. Currently two Cornish parliamentarians, one from each house, and three Cornish PPCs, have confirmed that they will join in the singing on stage. All Cornish and friends of Cornwall are welcome to join in! And could we have our Scottish Celtic Cousins up on stage to show solidarity with us please?
Nick Thornsby
Tuesday:
6.15-7.15 pm, SECC Dochart 2 – Chairing “How can UK Plc innovate to help Britain win the global race”? with Jeremy Browne MP and Steve Hughes (Policy Exchange).
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8 Comments
I’m very worried that the devolution questions seem to be based on cities. There are lots of us who don’t live in cities or even in their suburbs but we would still like decision-making devolved more locally. They were mandatory questions otherwise I would not have answered.
@ Fiona White – the devolution questions are ahead of the Centre for Cities fringe meeting highlighted above, focusing on the urban battlegrounds. I’m sure part of the debate there will be about whether a city-focus is the best/liberal approach to devolution.
On a similar point, the questions on the post-election policy are very difficult to answer if you live in Scotland – many of the topics mentioned are devolved, yet MSPs and AMs aren’t given as an option!
No one in their right mind would explain how to win a city in public, well no-one that has actually won one.
No one knows how to “win a city”, as anyone who has won one will know.
Paul Walter
Will you be singing in Cornish? If not, why not? 🙂
I agree with @Fiona White. The cities questions seemed unreal.
Another issue is the apparent sidelining of regions in the questionairre.