{"id":7056,"date":"2019-11-26T11:31:13","date_gmt":"2019-11-26T11:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/progressiveeconomyforum.com\/development\/?p=7056"},"modified":"2019-11-26T11:31:15","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T11:31:15","slug":"press-release-pef-to-host-workshop-analysing-party-manifestos-and-costings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/progressiveeconomyforum.com\/development\/blog\/press-release-pef-to-host-workshop-analysing-party-manifestos-and-costings\/","title":{"rendered":"Press release: PEF to host workshop analysing party manifestos and costings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/progressiveeconomyforum.com\/development\/blog\/budget-2018-the-pef-council-reacts\/\"><strong>Progressive Economy Forum<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>hosts a workshop comparing the manifestos and costings of\nthe major parties on <strong>Wednesday 27<sup>th<\/sup> November<\/strong> at 1pm at Hodge\nJones and Allen, London,<strong> NW1 7NU<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event will\nbe introduced by <a href=\"https:\/\/progressiveeconomyforum.com\/development\/author\/patrick-allen\/\"><strong>Patrick Allen<\/strong><\/a> (Chair of PEF). On the panel will be:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/neweconomics.org\/search\/author\/alfie-stirling\"><strong>Alfie Stirling<\/strong><\/a>, Head of Economics, <a href=\"https:\/\/neweconomics.org\/\">New\nEconomics Foundation<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ippr.org\/about\/people\/staff\/carys-roberts\"><strong>Carys Roberts<\/strong><\/a>, Chief Economist and Head of the Centre\nfor Economic Justice, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ippr.org\/\">Institute for Public Policy Research<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gresham.ac.uk\/professors-and-speakers\/professor-avinash-persaud\/\"><strong>Avinash Persaud<\/strong><\/a>, Founder and Chairman, Intelligence\nCapital (by video-link)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.taxjustice.uk\/people.html\"><strong>Robert Palmer<\/strong><\/a>, Executive Director, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.taxjustice.uk\/\">Tax\nJustice UK<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.essex.ac.uk\/people\/sikka18109\/prem-sikka\"><strong>Prem Sikka<\/strong><\/a><strong>, <\/strong><a>Professor of Accounting, University of\nSheffield, and Emeritus Professor, University of Essex <\/a>(written statement supplied)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This will be\nfollowed by a Q&amp;A session with economists, policymakers and journalists. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While there have\nbeen immediate responses from the media on the manifestos, this workshop will\noffer measured economic analysis, with experts on relevant policy areas sharing\ntheir assessments of the parties\u2019 pledges and costings. By providing detailed,\nanalysis of policies and their costings, the workshop aims to help improve\npublic debate on economic policy for the forthcoming election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Event\ndetails:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Contact details:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1PM \u2013\n2.30PM&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Adam\nPeggs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hodge Jones and\nAllen &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:apeggs@progressiveeconomyforum.com\">apeggs@progressiveeconomyforum.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>London&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;07479973727<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NW1 2NB<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Notes: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Progressive Economy Forum was founded in May 2018 and brings together a <a href=\"https:\/\/progressiveeconomyforum.com\/development\/council-members\/\">Council of eminent economists and academics<\/a> to develop a new macroeconomic programme for the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The forum seeks too:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Advance macroeconomic policies that address the modern challenges of environmental breakdown, economic insecurity, social and economic inequalities, and technological change.<\/li><li>Encourage the implementation of these policies by working with progressive policymakers and improving public understanding of economics.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>To these ends, we publish&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/progressiveeconomyforum.com\/development\/publications\/\">research and policy proposals<\/a>, run a wide variety of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/progressiveeconomyforum.com\/development\/events\/\">events<\/a>, and manage a blog\nfeaturing&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/progressiveeconomyforum.com\/development\/council-members\/\">authoritative analysis from progressive economists and academics<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Forum was founded by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/progressiveeconomyforum.com\/development\/author\/patrick-allen\/\">Patrick Allen<\/a>&nbsp;who is\nChair of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/progressiveeconomyforum.com\/development\/council-members\/\">Council<\/a>. The Forum is not aligned\nto any political party.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Wednesday 27th November, PEF will host a workshop examining the economic policies in parties&#8217; manifestos and the costings. 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