The evenings are drawing in, the leaves are starting to fall and the scent of autumn is in the air – it must be party conference season!
Having hosted events at Labour Party conference and Liberal Democrat Party conference, Conservative Party conference in Manchester now beckons for Bright Blue.
After the roaring success of last year’s Drink Tank with the Rt Hon Ken Clarke MP we are delighted to confirm a Drink Tank for Conservative Party Conference 2015 – on Monday 5 October with the Rt Hon Michael Gove MP. We look forward to a lively discussion!
Throughout Conservative Party Conference we will be running fringe events to cater for every policy taste, from climate change to welfare, housing to market-regulation. The full list is as follows:
Sunday 4 October
Should Conservatives still care about climate change? with EDF Energy
A nation of home owners? New ways to help first-time buyers with Pocket
What should the Conservative Party stand for in 2020? with IPPR
Putting nothing to waste: a cleaner, greener economy with Unilever
Getting Generation Y: what sort of future for young people? with National Citizen Service
Monday 5 October
Free market Britain? Getting markets to work better with Ombudsman Services
Funding our future: caring for older people with AgeUK
What type of welfare system do we need? with StepChange Debt Charity
The future of nuclear with the Nuclear Industry Association
University: is it worth it? with the University Alliance and GuildHE
Making prison work with the Howard League for Penal Reform
Preparing for an ageing Britain: Who should pay? with Independent Age, RNIB, CentreForum and the Fabian Society
Tuesday 6 October
Tackling working poverty the Conservative way with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Skills to pay the bills with Pearson
Going it alone: supporting self-employed Britain with IPSE
How can social housing help create the Big Society? with Hanover
What is blue-collar conservatism? with the Child Poverty Action Group
Further details on the timing and location of each event, along with full details of panel speakers, can be found here.
We look forward to see you on the Conference Fringe, at the heart of the discussion.