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Can the New Conservatives Build a New Economy?

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24 March 2009

This event was part of our Thinking for Tomorrow series.

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Part 1: Panelists
Part 2: Panelists continued
Part 3: Question and answers

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An expert panel discussed the economic policies advanced by David Cameron's Conservative Party and will explore the plans to steer the economy out of recession. They will considered whether the Conservatives are ready to provide answers to some of the key questions that the recession poses, including:

Can we regenerate our economy without using the 'big state'?
Do our third sector and community organisations have the capacity and skills to contribute to economic recovery?
How do we achieve growth that is less reliant on debt, housing and the City?

Participants in the roundtable discussion:

David Willetts, MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills
John Gray, leading political philosopher and author
Rachel Sylvester, The Times
Andrew Gamble, Professor of Politics at the University of Cambridge
Philip Blond, Demos.

For further information about the 'Thinking for Tomorrow' series, please contact Michael Kenny: M.Kenny@ippr.org.