Every morning throughout party conference season, we’ll be providing our pick of the fringe events on Coffee House.
Today is the second day of the Liberal Democrats’ conference in Glasgow and there is much more going on as the conference gets into full swing. Key Lib Dem MPs, ministers and party leadership figures are making appearances on a variety of issues throughout the day:
| Title | Key speaker(s) | Time | Location |
|
Transport Q&A |
Norman Baker | 09:15-10:15 | SECC, Dochart 2 |
| Greening the UK economy: challenges and opportunities | Vince Cable | 13:00-14:00 | SECC, Alsh 1 |
| Populism: have politicians got the message? | Norman Lamb, Sarah Teather | 13:00-14:00 | SECC, Boisdale 2 |
| 4000%: Are payday loans ever in the consumer interest? | Jo Swinson | 13:00-14:00 | SECC, Ness |
| What next for women’s rights and foreign policy? | Tim Farron | 13:00-14:00 | Crowne Plaza, Castle 3 |
| Rewiring public services: a new model for local government | Don Foster | 13:00-14:00 | Crowne Plaza, Shuna |
| A winning campaign for the 2014 European Elections: ‘Jobs, Crime, & Environment’ | Charles Kennedy | 13:00-14:00 | Crowne Plaza, Staffa |
| 21st Century deterrents: The Trident alternative review | Danny Alexander | 13:00-14:00 | Campanile, Monet 1&2 |
| Crime and Justice Q&A | Jeremy Browne | 15:30-16:30 | SECC, Alsh 1 |
| Economy Q&A (members only) | Danny Alexander | 16:45-17:45 | SECC, Alsh 1 |
| Norman Lamb MP in conversation with New Statesman | Norman Lamb | 18.15-19.15 | Science Show Theatre, Glasgow Science Centre |
| Why aren’t the Liberal Democrats more liberal? | Jeremy Browne | 18:15-19:30 | SECC, Alsh 2 |
| Hidden Workforce: how disabled people and Lib Dems can make a difference. | Steve Webb | 18:15-19:30 | SECC, Dochart 2 |
| Can Housing Associations be social hearted and commercially minded? | Simon Hughes | 18:15-19:30 | SECC, Etive |
| After liberalism: What freedoms are left to fight for? | Menzies Campbell, David Goodhart | 18:15-19:30 | Campanile, Monet 1&2 |
| The Big Interview with Norman Baker MP | Norman Baker | 18:15-19:30 | Campanile, Picasso 2 |
| The ‘tail’ of underachievement: how our schools fail one child in five | David Laws | 20:00-20:15 | SECC, Boisdale 2 |
| Unlocking urban economies | Don Foster | 20:00-20:15 | SECC, Leven |
| Justice: Cuts We Can Believe In | Lord McNally, Simon Hughes MP, Julian Huppert | 20:00-20:15 | Crowne Plaza, Jura |
| Survival and success: the first twenty-five years of the Liberal Democrats | Paddy Ashdown | 20:00-20:15 | Campanile, Picasso 2 |
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