Fabian Public Fringe at Labour Party Conference 2010, Sunday 26 September to Tuesday 28 September

Conference Hall, Manchester Town Hall

The Fabian Society is pleased to announce its full public fringe programming for Labour Party Conference 2010. Given the backdrop of a newly elected party leader, the Fabians will use this moment to reflect and debate the next chapter of Labour's future vision and strategies.

All our public fringe events will take place at the Conference Hall in Manchester Town Hall (minutes away from the secure zone)

Sunday 26 September 2010

13hr00 to 14hr30: Change or No Change: What do we ditch from New Labour?
with David Lammy MP, Deborah Mattinson (Author of 'Talking to a Brick Wall' and Labour Pollster), Sadiq Khan MP. Chaired by Mehdi Hasan (Senior Politics Editor for New Statesman)

18hr00 to 19hr30: Can Labour Speak for England?
With Jon Cruddas MP, Kwami Kwei-Armah (British playwright, actor and broadcaster), Gisela Stuart MP, John Denham MP, Yvette Cooper MP and Patrick Diamond (Former advisor to Number 10)

20hr00 to 21hr30: Fabian Question Time
With Fraser Nelson (Editor, The Spectator), Sunder Katwala (General Secretary, Fabian Society), Toby Helm (Political Editor, The Observer), Douglas Alexander MP
This event is in partnership with:

 Monday 27 September 2010

13hr00 to 14hr30: The Poverty Challenge: Is the Coalition delivering on fairness?
with Phillip Blond (ResPublica), Kate Green MP, Imran Hussain (Head of Policy, Rights and Avocacy at CPAG)
This event is in partnership with:  

18hr00 to 19hr30: Is the Lib/Lab coalition gone forever?
With David Blunkett MP, Dr Evan Harris and Polly Toynbee (Guardian Columnist)  
This event is in partnership with:                            

and kindly supported by  

20hr00 to 21hr30: Inside out: should there be fewer people in prison?
With Jack Straw MP (Shadow Secretary of State for Justice) Juliet Lyon CBE (Director, Prison Reform Trust), Sunder Katwala (General Secretary, Fabian Society), Peter Kellner(President, YouGov), Mary Riddell (Columnist, Telegraph) and Chuka Umunna MP.
This event is kindly supported by:

 and in partnership with: 

 Tuesday 28 September 2010

18hr00 to 19hr30: Where did all the women go? 
with Fiona MacTaggart MP, Bonnie Greer (Playwrite and Critic) Julie Mellor (Former Chair of the Equal opportunities Commission) Caroline Flint MP and Seema Malhotra (Fabian Women's network)
This event is in partnership with:

20hr00 to 21hr30: YES to reform - winning the battle

With John Denham MP, Stephen Twigg MP, Peter Hain MP, Tessa Jowell MP and Neal Lawson (Compass).  

This event is in partnership with: