We were delighted to host an event at the Labour Party conference in Brighton this year on Sunday 26th September 2021 at
the Metropole Hotel, Buckingham Suite
The topic was “A Progressive Recovery”
The meeting was chaired by Patrick Allen who introduced PEF and our recently published book, The Return of the State
Speakers included
Rachel Reeves MP , Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer who gave a taster and preview of her main speech to Conference the following day
Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester spoke about levelling up for cities like Manchester , especially needed for investment in public transport
Sue Himmelweit, Women’s Budget Group and PEF Council, spoke about the provision and finance of care in the UK
Grace Blakely, Economist and author
Josh Ryan-Collins, UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose and PEF Council member
Johnna Montgomerie, Professor of International Political Economy, Kings College and PEF Council member
The meeting was extremely well attended…
See here our Flickr photo album
Photo Credits© Jess Hurd : Jess Hurd
See Rachel Reeves’ presentation here
