The Future of Labour and the British Centre-Left’

26 May 2010

On Thursday 27 May the Demos Open Left Project and Soundings Magazine hosted a seminar on ‘The Future of Labour and the British Centre-Left’ at the TUC, Congress House.

What followed was a forensic and fiercely contested debate about the kind of politics, values, political economy and policy strategies that will make Labour and the wider centre-Left the great reforming force in British politics of the coming decade.

The programme for the event was as follows:

 11am-1pm: Lessons from the recent past
Chair James Purnell (Open Left)
Phil Collins (The Times)
Maurice Glasman (London Met)
Marc Stears (Oxford University)

Response from John Cruddas MP

2pm – 4pm: Directions for the future
Chair Sally Davison (Soundings)
Allegra Stratton (The Guardian)
Jonathan Rutherford (Soundings)
Adam Lent (TUC)

Response from David Miliband MP

To see David Miliband’s response in full, click here.

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