An important conference for the modernising left following the ending of the

Kosovo war and the fall out from the Euro elections - join the discussions
this
coming weekend - to book ring 0171 278 4443

New Times and Fabian Society

GETTING REAL
Politics for the 21st Century

Summer Conference 18th-19th June 1999,
TUC Congress House, Great Russell Street, London

Engaging Government, MP's, think-tank leaders, pressure groups and leading
voices with civil society.

The most important public conference of the modernising left this year.

Exploring the trends shaping the modern world and defining the central
debates
of the 21st Century for the Labour Government and progressive politics.

Encouraging the left-leaning public, opinion formers, and those active in
civil
society to engage directly with members of the Government and leading MPs
and
vice versa.

Opening Friday evening debate between Anthony Giddens and Will Hutton
chaired by
Polly Toynbee

Unique gathering of speakers includes: Tom Bentley, Meghnad Desai, Pam
Giddy,
Harriet Harman MP, Paul Hirst, Michael Jacobs, Mary Kaldor, Gavin Kelly,
Ruth
Kelly MP, Anatol Lieven, Denis MacShane MP, Fiona MacTaggart MP, John Monks,

Claude Moraes, Angela Phillips, Trevor Phillips, Chris Pond MP, Jonathan
Steele,
Steve Richards, Matthew Taylor, Nina Temple, Stephen Timms MP, Frank
Vandenbroucke, Helen Wilkinson, Tony Wright MP

20 workshops on issues such as Business and Stakeholding, Devolution,
E-Politics, Environmental Modernisation, Winning the European Debate, Family

Friendly Policies, Globalisation, Kosovo, Local Government, New Gender
Roles,
Social Exclusion, Taxation, London, Unions for the 21st Century, Welfare
Reform,
Work Ethic

Full programme follows. Highlights include:

Friday 18th June (7pm-9pm) The Shape of 21st Century Politics

Anthony Giddens in debate with Will Hutton, chaired by Polly Toynbee.
Bringing
together the two most influential thinkers of the British modernising left.

Saturday 19th June (10am-11:30am): Britain, Europe and A Modern Left

After the European elections, former Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs and

writer Frank Vandenbroucke, Ruth Kelly MP, Tony Wright MP, chaired by Nina
Temple (New Times) analyse alternative visions of the British and European
left-of-centre.

Saturday 19th June (4pm-5:30pm) Pluralism, Participation and the New
Politics

As devolution and electoral reform gather pace and voter turnout in the
European
elections falls to new lows John Monks, Trevor Phillips and Pam Giddy
(Charter
88) take part in a Question Time debate on the possibilities of a `new
politics'. Chaired by Michael Jacobs (Fabian Society).


Friday 18th June (7pm-9pm)

The Shape of 21st Century Politics - Anthony Giddens, Will Hutton, chair
Polly
Tonybee

Saturday Morning Plenary (10am-11:30am)

Britain, Europe and a Modern Left -
Ruth Kelly MP, Frank Vandenbroucke, Tony Wright MP, chair Nina Temple

Saturday Morning Workshops (11:45am-1pm)

 Globalisation: Creating New Institutions for Economic Management -
Professor
Meghnad Desai and Denis MacShane MP, chair David Nissan

 Business: Stakeholding and Social Partnership -
Illusions or Models? - David Coates and John Jackson, chair Gavin Kelly

 Taxation: Do Taxes Need to Rise? Is Income Tax So Important? - Steve
Richards
and Matthew Taylor, chair Michael Jacobs

 Social Exclusion: Can Inequality be Reduced? -
Chris Pond MP and Anne Showstack Sassoon, chair David Purdy

 Dumbing Down or Wising Up: The Future of Culture and Broadcasting - Ekow
Eshun

 Education: Has the Government got it Right in Schools? - Fiona Mactaggart
MP
and Tom Bentley

 The Work Ethic -
Nigel Stanley and Professor Ray Pahl

 Welfare Reform:
Where is the Government Heading? - Stephen Timms MP and Paul Hirst, chair
Selina
Chen

 Raising Boys -
Angela Phillips and Trevor Lloyd, chair Wendy Wheeler

Kosovo Debate (11:45am-1:30pm)
Rosemary Bechler, Paul Anderson, Anatol Lieven, Jonathan Steele, Mary
Kaldor,
Peter Gowan, Pat Cilton

Lunch (1pm-2pm)

Saturday Afternoon Workshops (2pm-3:45pm)

 Institutionalised Racism -
Commander Hugh Orde, Kamaljeet Jandu and Margot Boye, chair Parimal Desai

 Will Family Friendly Policies Deliver Equality? - Harriet Harman MP and
Helen
Wilkinson, chair Gavin Kelly

 Strategies for the Environmental Movement -
Peter Madden and Caroline Lucas, chair Michael Jacobs

 Strategies for Delivering Electoral Reform and the House of Lords - Rod
Donald and Mary Southcott, chair Lee Findell

 Modernising Local Government -
Sally Powell and Gideon Ben-Tovim, chair David Sullivan

 Unions for the 21st Century -
Michael Allen, Jim McAuslan and Stephanie Power, chair Sarah Ward

 E-Politics: Technology and New Forms of Participation - Julie Hall,
Richard
Barbrook and Frank Boyd

 New Politics for London -
Nicky Gavron, Michael Fry, Adam Scorer

 Devolution - What Happens Next? -
Gerry Hassan and Leighton Andrews, chair Beth Egan

 New North / South Solidarities - speakers tbc

 Europe - Winning the Arguments - Claude Moraes and Laura Davies, chair
Nina
Fishman

 Youth and Poltics - Making the Connections - Andrew Parkes and Ravi
Gurumurthy, chair Laura Robinson

Saturday Afternoon Plenary (4pm-5:30pm)

Pluralism, Particpation and the New Poltics - Pam Giddy, John Monks, Trevor
Phillips and chair Michael Jacobs

FURTHER INFORMATION
Nina Temple New Times 0171 278 4443 / fax 0171 278 4425 / pager 07654 248570
/
home 0171 428 0847

Fabian Society Francis James - 0171 222 8877 / fax 01426 166884 / pager
01426
166884


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