Hosted by Index on Censorship, Saturday 12th June, at the Institute of Education.
In an age of economic uncertainty, rapid immigration, terrorism and increased individualism, has the mainstream Left abandoned its commitment to civil liberties and to liberalism more generally? Can the authoritarian tendencies that characterised much of the 1997-2010 Labour government be reversed? Can the broader Left rebuild a strong narrative around individual freedoms again, or is it too late?
Speakers include:
- John Kampfner, CEO, Index on Censorship
- Ken Macdonald QC, ex-Director of Public Prosecutions
- Prof. Francesca Klug, Director of the Human Rights Futures Project
- David Aaronovitch, writer and broadcaster
This is part of the 2010 Compass Robin Cook Memorial Conference, the biggest independent annual gathering of progressive activists – held just weeks after an historic general election. In association with New Statesman, The Guardian and FES.
For full details and to buy your ticket now go to: http://www.compassonline.org.uk/conference/
Institute of Education
20 Bedford Way
London
WC1H 0AL
