The Future of England’s Core Cities: Public sector reform and economic growth

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Speakers: Stephen Williams MP, Minister for Communities and Local Government @swilliamsmp Rt Hon John Pugh, Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Southport @johnpughmp Chris Murray, Director, Core Cities Phillip Blond, Director, ResPublica @Phillip_Blond Paul Woolston, Chairman, North East LEP ResPublica's full Liberal Democrats Party Conference programme is available here. Co-hosted with Core Cities.

Devo-Max for Manchester: How to deliver the public services we need

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Speakers: Rt Hon Norman Lamb MP, Minister for Care and Support @normanlamb Stephen Williams MP, Minister for Communities and Local Government @swilliamsmp David Boyle, Author @davidboyle1958 Paul Woolston, Chair, North East LEP John Pugh, Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Southport @johnpughmp ResPublica's full Liberal Democrats Party Conference programme is available here. Co-hosted with Greater […]

Restoring the Welfare State: The Liberal Democrat vision for welfare

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Speakers: Steve Webb MP, Minister for Pensions @stevewebb1 Clare Pelham, Chief Executive, Leonard Cheshire @ClarePelham ResPublica's full Liberal Democratic Party Conference programme is available here.

How can payday lending help borrowers climb the credit ladder?

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Speakers: John Thurso MP, Member, Treasury Committee Russell Hamblin-Boone, Chief Executive of the Consumer Finance Association Joanna Elson, Chief Executive, Money Advice Trust @JoannaElson Phillip Blond, Director, ResPublica @Phillip_Blond ResPublica's full Liberal Democrats Party Conference programme is available here. Co-hosted with Consumer Finance Association.

Facilitating Competition and New Entrants into the UK’s Energy Markets

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Speakers: The Rt Hon Ed Davey MP, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change @EdwardDaveyMP Sir Robert Smith MP @RobertHSmithMP Michelle Hubert, Head of Energy and Climate Change, Confederation of British Industry Tor Inge Akselsen, Senior Vice President, Statnett @TorIngeAkselsen ResPublica's full Liberal Democrats Party Conference programme is available here. Co-hosted with Statnett.

From HS2 to HS3: A high speed route to re-balance Britain?

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Speakers: Baroness Kramer @SusanKramer Joe Anderson, Mayor, Liverpool City Council @joeforliverpool Phillip Blond, Director, ResPublica @Phillip_Blond ResPublica's full Liberal Democrats Party Conference programme is available here. Co-hosted with 20 Miles More, Mayor of Liverpool, High Speed Rail for Liverpool.

Climbing the Credit Ladder: Short-term loans as a path to long-term credit

Committee Room 2, House of Lords Committee Room 8, Houses of Parliament, Bridge Street, London

In light of the recent regulation and reform from the Financial Conduct Authority on short-term credit supply, ResPublica is launching its latest report: Climbing the Credit Ladder: Short-term loans as a path to long-term credit. The report will explore the current state of a market that has undergone dramatic change within the last year, and […]

4000%: Are payday loans ever in the consumer interest?

4000% Are payday loans ever in the consumer interest? #PaydayLoansFringe. On the back of a recent Office for Fair Trading report on payday loans; the short-term lending sector has come under increased criticism and scrutiny. With some payday lenders exhibiting unethical and unscrupulous behaviour, it is unclear whether payday lending functions as a crucial form […]

Conference on Post-liberal Politics – Concepts and Ideas

University of Kent

The focus will be on critique of economic and social liberalism and on alternatives that are fundamentally different from the anti-liberal ideas of populists on the extreme right such as UKIP or the Front National. David Lammy MP will be the keynote speaker on Monday 23rd June 2014 at 10.30am, followed by a panel discussion. […]