The Rt Hon Justine Greening MP will give a keynote speech on ‘Social mobility’.
Justine Greening MP is the former Secretary of State for Education, and former Minister for Women and Equalities.
Date and time: Wednesday 16th May, 2018, 19.00 – 21.00
Location: Committee Room 10, Palace of Westminster, Houses of Parliament
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Bright Blue and Joseph Rowntree Foundation are co-publishing a new, cross-party essay collection on ‘Burning injustices’.
Current MPs from all the national political parties come together to write about the ‘burning injustices’ that blight Britain, offering incisive and practical policy solutions.
In a hung parliament, and one which is dominated by Britain’s withdrawal from the EU, there is both a necessity and an opportunity to build a cross-party consensus around the Prime Minister’s ‘Burning injustices’ agenda. In this essay collection, a mixture of senior and rising backbench MPs diagnose the biggest ‘burning injustices’ Britain now faces.
Highlights of the essay collection include: the Conservative Party’s Nicky Morgan MP – now Chair of the Treasury Select Committee – writing about the nature and scale of gender discrimination; the Labour Party’s David Lammy MP examining the extent of racial discrimination; Liberal Democrat Norman Lamb MP – Chair of the Science and Technology Committee – exploring mental health in modern Britain; and the Green Party’s Caroline Lucas MP focussing on drug abuse.
Key speakers:
Date and time: Tuesday 8th May, 2018, 10.15 – 12.00
Location: Attlee Suite, Portcullis House, Houses of Parliament, Westminster, London SW1A 2JR
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Our drink tanks are a chance to meet, network, chat, have a beer and share ideas.
On 22 March we welcome Paul Masterton MP as our guest speaker for our Edinburgh Drink Tank. Paul has been the MP for East Renfrewshire since 2017, and presently sits on the Scottish Affairs Committee.
Date: Thursday, 22 March 2018, 19:00 onwards
Venue: The Southside, 3-7 West Richmond Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9EF
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In the latest of the Europe Forum series, we consider what impact Brexit has had on the world of arts and culture and ask what, if any, opportunities it may provide.
Our guest speakers include Times columnist and former Conservative MP Matthew Parris and artists Manick Govinda and Michael Lightfoot, co-founders of the pro-Brexit association for artists and art workers, ‘Artists 4 Brexit’.
“Given the overwhelming sighs of dismay from Britain’s cultural community since the 2016 referendum, the fledgling Artists 4 Brexit group has become perhaps the most unlikely advocate for divorce from the European Union.” (The Times, 14 February 2018)
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Bright Blue’s think forums are run by our members and are spaces for those on the centre-right and beyond to come together to hear expert speakers and discuss policy after work at the pub.
Date: Tuesday 20th March, 19:00 – 22:00
Venue: Rose & Crown, 47 Colombo Street, London, SE1 8DP
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Our Drink Tanks are a chance to meet, network, chat, have a beer and share ideas.
In March we welcome Lucy Frazer QC MP as our guest speaker. Lucy Frazer is Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice and has been the MP for South East Cambridgeshire since 2015. She has served on the Education Committee and is was previously Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice. Before entering politics, she practised as a barrister and was appointed as Queen’s Counsel in 2013.
Date: Tuesday 13th March, 19:00 – 22:00
Venue: The Boot & Flogger, 10-20 Redcross Way, London, SE1 1TA
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Our drink tanks are a chance to meet, network, chat, have a beer and share ideas.
On 23 February we welcome Dr Phillip Lee MP as our guest speaker for our Oxford Drink Tank. Phillip has been the MP for Bracknell since 2010, and presently occupies the role as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Youth Justice, Victims, Female Offenders and Offender Health.
Date: Friday, 23 February 2018, 19:00 onwards
Venue: The Crown, 59A Cornmarket Street, Oxford, OX1 3BH
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Bright Blue’s Drugs policy think forum: high time to legalise cannabis?
Later this year, cannabis will be fully legalised in Canada, following a similar move by Uruguay in 2017. A new report for the French Government has proposed the decriminalisation of all drugs. The international debate around drugs policy is developing rapidly, yet the stance of the UK Government remains unchanged: to reduce the number of people using drugs, and to restrict the supply of drugs into the country.
As other nations and a number of US states change their positions on cannabis, is it time for the UK to think again about our laws on the possession, sale and use of our most commonly used drug? Bright Blue’s first Drugs policy think forum will consider this question in the context of the latest scientific evidence and policy debates from around the world.
Guest speakers will include Ian Birrell, former speechwriter to David Cameron, journalist, and contributor to Bright Blue’s Modernisers’ Manifesto with an essay on the legalisation of drugs.
Bright Blue’s think forums are run by our members and are spaces for those on the centre-right and beyond to come together to hear expert speakers and discuss policy after work at the pub.
Date: Tuesday 20th February, 19:00 – 22:00
Venue: Rose & Crown, Colombo Street, London, SE1 8DP
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Our Drink Tanks are a chance to meet, network, chat, have a beer and share ideas.
In February we welcome The Right Hon Liz Truss MP as our guest speaker. Liz Truss has been the MP for South West Norfolk since 2010 and is currently the Chief Secretary to the Treasury. Before that, she held a number of other governmental roles having served as Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, as well as Parliamentary Under-Secretary in the Department for Education.
Date: Tuesday 6th February, 19:30 – 22:00
Venue: The Boot & Flogger, 10-20 Redcross Way, London, SE1 1TA
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Bright Blue’s Forums are spaces for those on the centre-right to come together to chat about politics and discuss policy.
The World Economic Forum has reported that we stand on the brink of a technological revolution that will fundamentally alter the way we live, work and relate to one another. This revolution is inevitable, but government has the responsibility and power to direct it towards a future that reflects our common values and objectives. Chaired by Bright Blue member King’s College London teaching fellow, James Findon, this inaugural meeting of our Science and technology think forum poses this challenge to our guest speaker, Alan Mak MP. Alan is founder and chair of the Fourth Industrial Revolution All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG).
Bright Blue’s think forums are run by our members and are spaces for those on the centre-right and beyond to come together to hear expert speakers and discuss policy after work at the pub.
Date: Thursday 18th January 2018, 18.00 – 21.30.
Venue: Rose & Crown (upstairs), 47 Columbo Street, Blackfriars, London, SE1 8DP
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Bright Blue’s Forums are spaces for those on the centre-right to come together to chat about politics and discuss policy.
Consumers have long complained that energy prices from the UK’s Big 6 suppliers ‘go up like a rocket and down like a feather’, as well as penalising those on lower incomes. We will be considering how true this claim is and whether the Government’s proposed energy cap is likely to provide a better deal for consumers than the current range of tariffs. The Forum Chair will be Bright Blue member, Dan Watkins, who has worked in the energy sector for ten years and is a former Parliamentary Candidate.
We welcome to the Forum guest speakers Nick Perry and Charlie Makin. Nick worked in commercial roles in the oil and gas industry for many years before joining Enron as a UK Board Director, responsible among other things for the Teesside gas-fired power station. More recently, Nick has been an independent consultant, engaged by many of Europe’s largest energy suppliers, advising them on energy procurement and risk management. Following roles at Ofgem and DECC, Charlie has been at the front-line of the residential energy market, working in public and external affairs at Good Energy, one of the UK’s fastest growing renewable energy suppliers. His experience covers energy policy, renewables and carbon pricing.
Date: Thursday 18th January 2018, 19.00 – 20.30.
Venue: Rose & Crown (upstairs), Columbo Street, Blackfriars, London, SE1 8DP
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