Mark Perryman introduces the latest participative discussion organised by Lewes Labour Party.

After Labour’s budget, committing £70 billion a year for the next five years raised via taxation for social protection, the NHS and education,how can this Labour government transform an unequal Britain? 

On Saturday 23rd November join us for an afternoon of participative discussionwith two of the best writers on the causes and effects of inequality.

Polly Toynbee in her new book The Only Way Is Up: How to Take Britain from Austerity to Prosperityprovides a ready reckoner on the damage caused by 14 years of Tory government and the options towards setting the UK on a path of sustainable growth for all.

Danny Dorling in his new book Peak Injustice: Solving Britain’s Inequality Crisisexplains the part living with high rates of inequality plays in understanding the ways in which we reached a society founded on ‘peak injustice’.

Following Polly and Danny’s opening talks, we divide into small groups for extended Q&A with each that fill the bulk of the afternoon.

To close, we have a question-time panel including Christine Robinson, Labour’s deputy leader of the Green-Red Lewes District Council coalition majority, Jacky Peacock from the Labour Housing Group and Stef Lake, Chair of Lewes District Food Partnership, to discuss policies and actions to tackle inequality at the local as well as the national level.

With book signings by Polly and Danny at our pop-up bookshop, the Keir Hardie Café and afters at the Lewes Arms.

Saturday 23 November, Lewes Town Hall 12 noon to 5.15pm.
All welcome, our only entry qualification an open mind.

Due to overwhelming demand we doubled the venue size and these sold out! We’ve now added extra space but this is filling up fast too – book now!

Solidarity rate tickets enable us to offer lower priced standard rate tickets. If you can afford to pay the solidarity rate please do so.

As Labour Hub’s report of the last Lewes CLP event shows, these discussions are thought-provoking and open-minded.

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

Mark Perryman is Events Organiser, Lewes Labour Party.