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SMF at Labour Conference 2022

The SMF hosted events at the Labour Party Conference 2022! Find out more about our events in Liverpool below.

Affordable Energy Bills: What do voters want and how can Labour deliver this?

Speakers:
Dr Alan Whitehead MP, Shadow Energy Minister
Gillian Cooper, Head of Energy Policy, Citizens Advice
Olivia Bailey, Director of Social Policy, Public First
Sonia Sodha, Chief Leader Writer, The Observer

Chair:
James Kirkup, Director, Social Market Foundation

Watch the event here. 

In partnership with Citizens Advice


Private roundtable – Paying more for being poor: tackling the poverty premium in the insurance market

Contributors:
Tulip Siddiq MP, Shadow Economic Secretary to the Treasury
Rt Hon Stephen Timms MP, Chair, Work and Pensions Select Committee
Emma Hardy MP
Siobhain McDonagh MP
Martin Coppack, Director, Fair By Design

Chair:
James Kirkup, Director, Social Market Foundation

Kindly supported by Fair By Design


Covid’s Children: how the pandemic affected educational inequality, mental health and wellbeing for young people

Speakers:
Rosena Allin-Khan MP, Shadow Minister for Mental Health
Dr Ola Demkowicz, Lecturer in Psychology of Education, University of Manchester
Lynn Perry MBE, Chief Executive, Barnardo’s

Chair:
James Kirkup, Director, Social Market Foundation

Kindly supported by Policy@Manchester


A Community-Led Net Zero: How can we help vulnerable families participate in a successful transition?

Speakers:
Kerry McCarthy MP, Shadow Minister for Climate Change
Mayor Jamie Driscoll, North of Tyne
Leonie Cooper, London Assembly Member, Merton & Wandsworth
Helen Goulden, Chief Executive, The Young Foundation

Chair:
Aveek Bhattacharya, Chief Economist, Social Market Foundation

Watch the event here.

Kindly supported by The Young Foundation’s Institute for Community Studies  and Power to Change

           


A Tale of Two Crises: Are there trade-offs in dealing with the cost of living and delivering net zero?

Speakers:
Seema Malhotra MP, Shadow Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Labour Market
Keith Anderson, Chief Executive, ScottishPower
Katie White OBE, Executive Director Advocacy and Campaigns, WWF UK

Chair:
James Kirkup, Director, Social Market Foundation

Watch the event: Part 1 | Part 2

Kindly supported by ScottishPower


Closing the Gap: How careers advice and guidance can help tackle inequality

Speakers:
Mr Toby Perkins MP, Shadow Minister for Further Education and Skills
Richard Smith, Chief Executive, Unite Students
Clare Marchant, Chief Executive, UCAS
Niamh O Regan, Researcher, Social Market Foundation

Chair:
Aveek Bhattacharya, Chief Economist, Social Market Foundation

Watch the event here. 

Kindly supported by Unite Students


Green Finance for Green Homes: How to make households more energy efficient

Speakers:
Mike Amesbury MP
Mayor Dan Norris, West of England Metro Mayor
Polly Billington, Director, UK100
James Close, Head of Climate Change, NatWest Group

Chair:
James Kirkup, Director, Social Market Foundation

Watch the event here. 

Kindly supported by NatWest Group

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