Why the crisis is far from over:
debating the economic alternative
Conference
Saturday 11 July 2009
10am–4:30pm (registration from 9am)
Hamilton House, Mabledon Place, London WC1 map
(Euston Tube)
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Registration
£10 waged, £6 Unwaged, £20 organisations.
Advance registration is now closed. Registration will be available on the door from 9am
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Agenda 9:00am-10:00am Registration 10:00am-10:45am Facts and figures on the economic crisis 11am-12:30pm sessions 1929 revisited — recession or depression? Green New Deal Equality in the economic crisis 12:30-1:30 pm Lunch 1:30pm-2:50pm Rise of the East — the shifting centre of the world economy Regenerating London’s Economy London — The rise of the creative economy 3pm-4:30pm Economic policies to meet the crisis Ken Livingstone said: ‘The dominant economic orthodoxy since Thatcher and Reagan has been smashed by the deepest economic crisis since 1929. The alternative traditional Keynesian may not be sufficient to meet this crisis. In order to find a way through, and protect the lives of the great majority who have no control over the forces shaping this situation, it is imperative to raise the level of debate to understand the real causes, likely consequences and what must be done to address the global crisis. This conference will be an opportunity to do just that.’ Media Media wishing to attend the conference should complete the accreditation form. You can download the form here. The conference is organised by Progressive London, a cross-party, cross-community forum, initiated by Ken Livingstone, which campaigns for policies to improve London and the quality of life for Londoners.
Diane Abbott MP
Steve Hart, Regional Secretary, Unite the Union
Graham Turner, independent economist
Chair: Kevin Maguire, associate Editor, Daily Mirror and columnist on the New Statesman and Tribune
Jenny Jones AM, Green Party
Professor Doreen Massey
Dave Webb, Vice-Chair CND
Chair: Mark Watts, Director, Arup and former adviser to Mayor of London
Claude Moraes MEP
Nicola Smith, Senior Policy Officer, economic and social affairs department, TUC
Sam Tarry, Chair, Young Labour
Chair: Kamaljeet Jandu, National Officer, GMB
Professor Danny Quah, Head of Department and Professor of economics, LSE
John Ross, Professor, Jiao Tong University, Shanghai
Chair: Murziline Parchment
John Biggs AM, Labour
Megan Dobney, Secretary, Southern and Eastern Region TUC
Steve Hart, Regional Secretary, Unite the Union
Simon Weller, National Organiser, ASLEF
Chair: Professor Doreen Massey
Wally Olins, co-founder and Chair of Saffron Brand Consultants
Jude Woodward, lecturer in creative industries
Chair: Ken Livingstone
Ken Livingstone
Dr Vince Cable MP
Geoffrey Robinson MP
Chair: Jenny Jones AM, Green Party
