Mission Possible is a day to explore the ideas a Labour Government will need to effect the change 14 years of Tory misrule demand. Presented by Lewes Constituency Labour Party in association with Unite the Union South East Region, it’s the latest day of ideas, education and debate to be held at the historic venue of Lewes Town Hall. It’s scheduled for Saturday 18th November, ahead of the New Year onset of serious General Election campaigning.
Lewes was the home of radical activist Tom Paine and is located at the epicentre of Labour’s three Sussex target seats: Hastings and Rye to the East, Crawley to the north, East Worthing and Shoreham along the coast. Lewes itself is a Tory-Liberal Democrat marginal, a key seat Labour needs the Tories to lose if Labour is to secure a majority.
Mission Possible programme:
Keynote Daniel Chandler, author of Free and Equal : What Would a Fair Society Look Like?
Morning Session: How to Mend a Broken Economy
Panellists Gerry Mitchell, co-author of Uncomfortably Off : Why the Top 10% of Earners Should Care About Inequality with Stewart Lansley, author of The Richer, The Poorer: How Britain Enriched the Few and Failed the Poor
Afternoon Session: Reforming Britain for Good
David Edgerton, author of The Rise and Fall of the British Nation with Eunice Goes, Co-Editor of Renewal : A Journal of Social Democracy and Sunder Katwala, author of How to Be a Patriot: Why Love of Country Can End Our Very British Culture War
Closing Roundtable : How can Labour be Broad, Victorious and Radical?
To close we bring together a broad range of thinkers and policymakers from in and around Labour for a special insight into the hopes and pitfalls of the next Labour government.
Christabel Cooper, Research Director Labour Together, a think tank putting forward a new vision for Britain with Keir Starmer as Prime Minister. Christabel is a former Labour Councillor in Hammersmith and Fulham.
Laura Parker, Head of Strategy for the pro-PR campaign, Labour for a New Democracy. Laura was formerly Jeremy Corbyn’s Political Secretary, 2016-2017 and then National Co-ordinator Momentum, 2017-19.
John McTernan, Tony Blair’s Director of Political Operations from 2005 to 2007, Director of Communications for the Australian Labor Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, 2011-2013. John is currently Senior Fellow at the Institute of Government.
Will Stronge ,Director of Autonomy, a think-tank that focuses on tackling climate change, the future of work and economic planning. Will’s latest book is Overtime: Why We Need a Shorter Working Week
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 author-speakers. And then join in for afters at the historic Lewes Arms.
Admission and tickets
All welcome the only entry qualification, an open mind.
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