Progressive London conference in February


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12:00 pm - January 13th 2011

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The annual Progressive London conference comes back in February this year, headlined: ‘Protecting London, Opposing Tory Cuts’

19th February 2011
10am-5pm
Congress House
Great Russell St, London
£10 (waged)
£6 (unwaged)

In London Tory Mayor Boris Johnson is putting the interests of the wealthiest first, calling for lower taxes on the rich whilst driving through huge transport fare increases.

There is an alternative to this attack. This timely conference will bring together leading figures to discuss building the widest possible alliances against the Tory cuts in London and beyond the Progressive alternatives we need.

Speakers include:
· Ken Livingstone
· Frances O’Grady, TUC Deputy Gen Sec
· Mehdi Hasan, New Statesman’s Senior Editor (politics)
· Rowenna Davis , Journalist
· Sadiq Khan MP, Shadow Lord Chancellor, Secretary of State for Justice
· Kevin Maguire, Political Editor, The Mirror
· Tessa Jowell MP, Shadow Minister for Olympics
· Mark Ferguson, Labourlist
· Sally Hunt, General Secretary, UCU
· Jody McIntyre, Journalist and political activist
· Mark Wallinger, Artist, Save the Arts
· Laurie Penny, Journalist
· Daniel Garvin, UK Uncut
· Richard Ascough, GMB Regional Secretary
· Jenny Jones AM
· Steven Cowan, Leader of Labour group, Hammersmith
· Megan Dobney, SERTUC Regional Secretary
· Helen Gardner, Boriswatch
· Nicky Gavron AM
· Steve Hart, Unite Regional Secretary
· Kate Hudson, General Secretary CND
· Gerry Doherty, TSSA General Secretary
· Paul Dimoldenberg, Leader of Labour group, Westminster
· Darren Johnson AM
· Christine Quigley, Chair – London Young Labour
· David Lammy MP
· Hugh Lanning, Deputy General Secretary, PCS union
· James Mills, Save EMA Campaign
· Mick Burke, Socialist Economic Bulletin
· Claude Moraes MEP
· Andy Newman, Socialist Unity
· Linda Perks, Unison Regional Secretary
· Caroline Pidgeon AM
· Jules Pipe, Mayor of Hackney
· Andy Slaughter MP
· Andrew Murray, Chair, Stop the War Coalition
· Salma Yaqoob, Cllr and Respect Leader
· Eileen Short, Defend Council Housing
· Kanja Sesay, NUS Black Students’ Officer
· Edie Friedman, Director, Jewish Council for Racial Equality
· Seumas Milne, The Guardian
· Clifford Singer, False Economy
· Jon Trickett MP, Shadow Minister of State – Cabinet Office
· Val Shawcross AM
· Mary Robertson, SOAS Occupation
· Emily Thornberry MP, Shadow Minister for Health
· Mike Tuffrey AM
· Catherine West, Leader of Islington Council
· Len Duvall AM
· Bruce Kent, Vice President, CND
· Cat Smith, Chair – Compass Youth
· Simon Weller, ASLEF
· Aaron Kiely, Kent Occupier
· Jeremy Corbyn MP,
· Sinead Pentony, Head of Policy – TASC
· John Haylett, Morning Star
· Chuka Umunna MP

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Reader comments


1. cjcjc

With that crowd behind him…how can he possibly lose??!!

2. Mr Eugenides

Good grief. It’s like a mega-confederacy of dunces.

Where’s Sunny?

3. Tim J

Reminiscent of George Orwell’s comment about the impact of a bomb under the West car park at Twickenham.

4. Prince Hamlet

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5. cjcjc

Oh dear, @4, someone hasn’t been listening to that nice Mr Obama, have they?

Play nice, now!

6. Bourgeois

Admin, please see 4) for a violation of this clause of the comments policy: “Abusive, sarcastic or silly comments may be deleted.” Thanks.

7. Watchman

Hang on – a minimum of 57 speakers to be fitted into 7 hours – I struggle to see what this will achieve other than be a gesture (of what I am not sure – there are a lot of people in that list who do not agree with each other quite fundamentally).

8. damon

If I was in London I would go. It sounds like fun.
Bruce kent, Salma Yaqoob, David Lammy, Tessa Jowell and Ken Livingstone all on the same bill. It would make for an interesting fly on the wall style documentary.
Filmed and cut like the ‘Airport’ TV series.

9. Tyler

I just love the idea of having an article with the word “progressive” in it attached to a picture of Red Ken. It would only more hysterical if it had a few of his pet sychophants in the photo with him.

10. Prince Hamlet

@6

Lib Con can delete my comment if they wish. It is actually quite funny to see right-wing [expletive self-censored]s coming on here and sneering at leftwing events, it proves that they have nothing better to do and that they fear the left getting organised and unified.

The public are on our side, you know. There is no mandate for this government – most people voted for an alternative* to the Tory plans. Yet the Tory plans are being implemented with little concern for democracy.

*NB: this was when the LibDems were offering an alternative, rather than choking on the Tory party’s collective [expletive self-censored but it rhymes with "sock"].

11. Sunny Hundal

Guys put it this way: if you went to a right-wing conference you’d have to listen to Iain Dale and/or Donal Blaney and/or Nadine Dorries.

I’ll take the above lot any day :)

12. Mulligrubs

Good to see Bruce Kent on side and audibly committed to opposing the Tory Cuts – he is a much-respected activist – consistently faithful to his cause. This is a formidable list by any standard – but the inclusion of BK is really heart-warming – it proves that cynicism and careerism have not been all-triumphant post Thatcher. All best wishes for a successful conference.

13. Watchman

Sunny,

You notice that there are very few right-wing conferences (not organised by nuts like Donal Blaney anyway), and strangely more meetings in pubs (which all sides can do quite well) – possibly the Guido influence?

There is a serious point here – why do the left-wing feel the need to have meetings on serious matters like this, with the usual suspects speaking (I am sure Bruce Kent is admirable, but why have him there rather than someone from the front line?). It strikes me as being very much part of a culture of authority, with the senior figures talking to everyone else (yes, they’ll be talked back at, but will they listen?).

14. cjcjc

“Right wing” conferences tend to have less loony speakers (often – shockingly – actual experts) and more focused topics. – eg

http://www.reform.co.uk/Events/FutureEvents/tabid/95/Default.aspx


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