Conference news
Labour reaches for a fourth term
Labour is set to use its Brighton conference to make the case for an historic fourth term in power.
Conference news
Key issues covered in DODS fringe debates
Dods will be working in partnership with a number of organisations to provide a series of fringe meetings during the Labour conference.
Conference news
Labour fringe highs and lows
ePolitix.com explores the highlights and lowlights of this year's Labour Party conference.
Stakeholder analysis
Fringe debate on housing, schools and power lines
Children's cancer charity, CHILDREN with LEUKAEMIA is hosting a fringe event on planning at the Labour Party conference.
Stakeholder analysis
Improving infrastructure in the downturn
The Construction Products Association outlines the topics up for discussion at its Labour Party conference fringe event.
Stakeholder analysis
Tackling the hardest cases of exclusion
Oliver Hilberry, project director of Making Every Adult Matter, outlines the topic up for discussion at its conference fringe events.
Stakeholder analysis
UK 'must adapt to changing times'
In the run-up to its conference fringe events, the Mineral Products Association discusses sustainable solutions to climate change.
News
Greens target Labour with new ad campaign
The Green Party has launched a billboard campaign in Brighton ahead of the Labour conference.
Stakeholder analysis
Winning the battle for hearts and brains
The British Heart Foundation, the Stroke Association and Marie Curie Cancer Care are co-hosting fringe events on the fight against heart disease and stroke.
Stakeholder analysis
Child protection - one of the most challenging jobs there is
The General Social Care Council begins the debate ahead of its conference fringe events on 'child protection - the challenge for social care workers'.
Stakeholder Interview
Promoting eye health for all
ePolitix.com speaks to Heather Marshall, head of public affairs at the Eye Health Alliance, about being chair of the Health Hotel and what they hope to achieve from this year's party conferences.
Stakeholder Interview
The Health Hotel - making it simpler for MPs
ePolitix.com speaks to Shonali Rodriques, director of the Health Hotel, about the organisation and its party conference plans.
News
PM prepares for 'hard choices' on spending
The prime minister has said the country faces "hard choices" on public spending, but in an address to union leaders he did not reveal which services would be targeted for cutbacks.
News
Darling 'confident' of growth this year
The chancellor has welcomed reports that the UK economy is starting to recover.
News
Brown's leadership under attack
Gordon Brown has come in for fierce criticism for his leadership over Afghanistan and the Lockerbie bomber's release.
News
Treasury faces revolt over benefits cut
Reports that welfare benefits could be cut by £15 a week have prompted criticism from Labour MPs.
ePolitix.com provides a comprehensive list of fringe events and the ability to organise your personal schedule.
Higher education: What will Labour promise students and universities?
In partnership with:
Fringe info:
17.45 – 19:00
DODS Theatre A, Durham Gallery, Hilton Metropole
Speakers:
Ann Mroz, Editor, Times Higher Education (chairman)
David Lammy MP, education minister
Chuka Umunna, Labour PPC for Streatham
Professor Les Ebdon, millon+
Wes Streeting, NUS
Can Labour get the UK working again?
In partnership with:
Fringe info:
19.30 - 21.00
DODS Theatre A, Durham Gallery, Hilton Metropole
Speakers:
David Brindle, the Guardian (chairman)
Jim Knight MP, employment minister
Jonathan Shaw MP, minister for disabled people
Will Hutton, Work Foundation
Siobhan Endean, Unite
Stuart Knowles, Shaw Trust
New nuclear: Helping to build a balanced low carbon future
In partnership with:
Fringe info:
19:30 – 21.00
DODS Theatre B, Durham Gallery, Hilton Metropole
Speakers:
Jamie Reed MP (chairman)
Lord Hunt of Kingsheath, energy minister
Lord O'Neil, Nuclear Industry Association
Colin Scoins, E.ON
DODS PPC Reception
In partnership with:
Fringe info:
From 21.30
Durham Gallery, Hilton Metropole
Invite only
Britain in an uncertain age: Defence and security choices
In partnership with:
Fringe info:
13:00 – 14:15
DODS Theatre A, Durham Gallery, Hilton Metropole
Speakers:
Ian Godden, secretary, Defence Industries Council (chairman)
Bob Ainsworth MP, defence secretary
Bernie Hamilton, Unite
Alex Dorrian, Thales UK
Delivering a low carbon energy future
In partnership with:
Fringe info:
13:00 – 14:15
DODS Theatre B, Durham Gallery, Hilton Metropole
Speakers:
Ed Crooks, Financial Times (chairman)
David Kidney MP, climate change minister
Paul Spence, EDF Energy
Sustainable living: Health and well-being at the heart of building design
In partnership with:
Fringe info:
17:45 - 19:00
DODS Theatre A, Durham Gallery, Hilton Metropole
Speakers:
Alan Simpson MP,
Nick Raynsford MP
Dr Richard Hobday, University of Wales Institute
Kevin Brennan, VELUX
NBC event on the Digital Economy
In partnership with:
Fringe info:
17.45 – 19.00
DODS Theatre B, Durham Gallery, Hilton Metropole
Speakers:
Sion Simon MP, minister for creative industries
Royal British Legion Reception
In partnership with:
Fringe info:
19.30 – 21.00
Durham Gallery, Hilton Metropole
With:
Bob Ainsworth MP, defence secretary
Welfare Reform Reception
In partnership with:
Fringe info:
From 21.30
DODS Durham Gallery
With:
Jim Knight MP, welfare reform minister
Stuart Knowles, Shaw Trust
The future of nuclear energy in the UK
In partnership with:
Fringe info:
13:00 – 14:15
DODS Theatre A, Durham Gallery, Hilton Metropole
Speakers:
Tim Webb, the Observer (chairman)
Lord Hunt of Kingsheath, energy minister
Michael Connarty MP
Digitising Britain's economy: The way forward
In partnership with:
Fringe info:
17.45 – 19.00
DODS Theatre A, Durham Gallery, Hilton Metropole
Speakers:
Richard Wray, the Guardian (chairman)
Stephen Timms MP, minister for digital Britain
Richard Moat, T-Mobile
Matthew Fell, CBI
Philip Cullum, Consumer Focus
Graham Walker, Office of the Champion for Digital Inclusion
Testing times: HIV in the UK
In partnership with:
Fringe info:
17:45 – 19:00
DODS Theatre B, Durham Gallery, Hilton Metropole
Speakers:
David Borrow MP (chairman)
Neil Gerrard MP
Sir Nick Partridge,Terrence Higgins Trust
Dr Simon Barton, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital
Defeating boardroom scepticism - are UK managers ready for a low-carbon economy?
In partnership with:
Fringe info:
19:30 - 21:00
DODS Theatre A, Durham Gallery, Hilton Metropole
Speakers:
Lord Drayson, innovation minister
John Loughhead, UKERC
Anna Pretious, North Wales Police
Patrick Woodman, CMI
Small Businesses Reception
In partnership with:
Fringe info:
From 21.30
Durham Gallery, Hilton Metropole
With:
Lord Mandelson, business secretary
John Wright, FSB
The skills debate: New opportunities for the UK workforce
In partnership with:
Fringe info:
13:00-14:15
DODS Theatre A, Durham Gallery, Hilton Metropole
Speakers:
Roberta Blackman-Woods MP (chairman)
Kevin Brennan MP, education minister
Lord Young, employment minister
Lindsay Roy MP
Tom Beattie, Unite
Andreas J. Goss, Siemens
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