{"id":236,"date":"2015-03-03T15:52:59","date_gmt":"2015-03-03T15:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/polir-news\/?p=236"},"modified":"2015-03-03T15:53:57","modified_gmt":"2015-03-03T15:53:57","slug":"236","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/polir-news\/2015\/03\/03\/236\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Labour book launch – 2 March and 4 March 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Monday 2 March 2015, there will be a public discussion to mark the publication of Blue Labour: Forging a New Politics<\/em> (I.B. Tauris, 2015), edited by Ian Geary and Adrian Pabst. The event is entitled\u00a0‘Blue Labour – claiming the new centre ground’<\/em>\u00a0and will take place on\u00a0<\/em>Monday 2 March 2015, 7- 9pm, Grimond Room, in Portcullis House (House of Commons).<\/p>\n

Panellists include:<\/p>\n

– Jon Cruddas MP for Dagenham and Rainham (confirmed)<\/p>\n

– Rowenna Davis, Labour Parliamentary Candidate for Southampton Itchen and author of\u00a0Tangled up in Blue\u00a0<\/em>(confirmed)<\/p>\n

– Ruth Davis, Political Director, Greenpeace UK (confirmed)<\/p>\n

– Lord Maurice Glasman (confirmed)<\/p>\n

The discussion will be chaired by the writer and social activist Madeleine Bunting (confirmed).<\/p>\n

RSVP\u00a0A.Pabst@kent.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

Then, on Wednesday 4 March 2015, there will be the Kent launch of the Blue Labour book. We have a got a fantastic group of speakers lined up to discuss Blue Labour’s ideas to renew the Labour Party and the country, including Britain’s role in Europe and the world.<\/p>\n

Join us from 1pm onwards in Maths Lecture Theatre, Cornwallis<\/span> for two panels with the following speakers:<\/p>\n

Ruth Davis,\u00a0<\/strong>Political Director, Greenpeace UK (confirmed)<\/p>\n

Ian Geary,\u00a0<\/strong>Executive Member, Christians on the Left (confirmed)<\/p>\n

Maurice Glasman, <\/strong>Labour Life Peer (confirmed)<\/p>\n

David Goodhart, <\/strong>Chairman of the Advisory Board, Demos (confirmed)<\/p>\n

Dave Landrum, <\/strong>Director of Advocacy, Evangelical Alliance (confirmed)<\/p>\n

Rod Liddle, <\/strong>Columnist and Associate Editor,\u00a0The Spectator<\/em>\u00a0(confirmed)<\/p>\n

David McLellan, <\/strong>Emeritus Professor of Political Thought, School of Politics and International Relations, University of Kent (confirmed)<\/p>\n

John Milbank, <\/strong>Professor of Religion, Politics and Ethics, University of Nottingham (confirmed)<\/p>\n

Ruth Yeoman, <\/strong>Research Fellow, Mutuality in Business, Sa\u00efd Business School, University of Oxford (confirmed)<\/p>\n

Just before 5pm we will move to Grimond Lecture Theatre 3<\/span> for the lecture by Lord Maurice Glasman on “Common Good and Foreign Policy” as part of our Public Speaker Programme, followed by a drinks reception at 6pm.<\/p>\n

All welcome. For catering purposes, please confirm your attendance (A.Pabst@kent.ac.uk<\/a>) or\u00a0https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/blue-labour-launch-tickets-15768957376<\/a><\/p>\n

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