SATURDAY 19th NOVEMBER, LEWES TOWN HALL   

Presented by Lewes Constituency Labour Party in association with ASLEF and Unite the Union South East Region

The ‘blue wall’ are previously safe Tory seats where, despite losing in 2019 Labour and the Liberal Democrats did proportionately better than elsewhere. Heavily concentrated in the South East these will be a key battleground towards ensuring Rishi Sunak leads his party to defeat at the next General Election 

This will be a day of big ideas towards dismantling the Blue Wall. It features key figures in the fields of voting behaviour, progressive patriotism, the competing attractions of the radical and the moderate and co-operation between opposition parties. Four big questions, some answers: prepare to be informed, intrigued and inspired.

Speakers include 

Adrienne Buller and Mathew Lawrence co-authors, Owning the Future: Power and Property in an Age of Crisis 

Beccy Cooper Labour leader Worthing Borough Council 

Clive Lewis Labour MP for Norwich South. Clive is a key figure in the Compass campaign Win as One for electoral co-operation between the opposition parties

John Denham Labour MP Southampton Itchen 1992-2015, a former Labour Minister and currently Director, The Centre for English Identity and Politics

Jonathan Freedland columnist, the Guardian and presenter, Radio 4’s The Long View

Kojo Koram writes on issues of race and empire for a range of publications including the Guardian and Tribune. Kojo is the author  Uncommon Wealth: Britain and the Aftermath of Empire

Nancy Platts Co-ordinator, Politics for the Many, the trade union campaign for proportional representation. 

Tim Bale co-author, The British General Election of 2019. Tim is a frequent contributor to a range of publications including The Observer and Financial Times.

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Discussions

How Blue is The Blue Wall in 2022? 

Carry on England, or can the progressive and the patriotic ever be reconciled?

Sweet Moderation or Bitter Disappointment? 

How to Build a Bloc to Dismantle the Blue Wall 

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In between, lunch, tea, coffee and cake at the Keir Hardie Café, visit the pop-up Ideas Market featuring an extensively stocked bookshop, including book signings with all the author-speakers. And then join in afters at the historic Lewes Arms.

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All welcome

Lewes Labour events invariably sell out, so booking early is strongly advised to avoid disappointment. 

Book via Eventbrite herehttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/building-blocs-a-day-of-ideas-to-dismantle-the-blue-wall-tickets-412928198357