Every morning throughout party conference season, we’ll be providing our pick of the fringe events on Coffee House.
The Liberal Democrats’ annual conference has entered its fourth day and again, there are plenty interesting sessions with key Lib Dem throughout the day – be sure to check out for the traditional Glee Club if you fancy watching a surprising number of MPs singing your favourite liberal tunes:
| Title | Key speaker(s) | Time | Location |
|
New thinking on the welfare state |
Steve Webb | 07:15-08:30 | Crowne Plaza, Castle 3 |
| UK Automotive: Supporting growth through industrial strategy | Vince Cable | 08:30-09:00 | Campanile, Monet 2 |
| What is social housing’s purpose and how should we pay for it? | Don Foster | 13:00-14:00 | SECC, Dochart 1 |
| Families and Social Mobility: help or hindrance? | Simon Hughes | 13:00-14:00 | SECC, Etive |
| Standing room only – Have we enough school places? | David Laws | 13:00-14:00 | Crowne Plaza, Castle 1 |
| Internet and innovation: what’s the public service potential? | Norman Lamb, Duncan Hames | 13:00-14:00 | Crowne Plaza, Malin |
| Party Matters Q&A (members only) | Tim Farron | 14.30–15.30 | SECC, Alsh 1 |
| Devolution Q&A | Don Foster, Michael Moore | 16.00–17.00 | SECC, Alsh 1 |
| Pylons, bills and keeping the lights on… (booking only) | Ed Davey | 17:30-19:00 | Boisdale 1, SECC |
| The Economy of Errors: can understanding human nature help protect consumers? | Danny Alexander | 18:15-19:30 | SECC, Boisdale 2 |
| Growing global: how do we deliver growth in a changing world? | Vince Cable, David Laws | 18:15-19:30 | SECC, Carron 1 |
| Supporting job creators: What should the coalition do? | Simon Hughes | 18:15-19:30 | SECC, Fyne |
| United We Stand! Why we’re all ‘Better Together’ | Michael Moore, Charles Kennedy | 18:15-19:30 | SECC, Ness |
| Building towards a progressive future? | Tim Farron | 20:00-21:15 | SECC, Alsh 1 |
| Work, Welfare and the Living Wage | Simon Hughes | 20:00-21:15 | Crowne Plaza, Jura |
| Glee Club | Who knows! Previously attended by senior Lib Dem figures | 22:00-02:00 | Crowne Plaza, Argyll |
If you have any good fringe spots we’ve missed, let us know in the comments thread below.
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