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 Britain & Europe: In, out or somewhere in between?
Our Fabian & European Commission Conference was held on Saturday 19 February 2011 The conference assessed which vision of Britain's future relationship with Europe was right for us. Baroness Shirley Williams gave the morning's keynote speech. A full transcript of the speech can be found here. On the day coverage can be read on our Fabian Next Left Blog.Bringing together a diverse range of voices, including Derek Clark MEP (UKIP), Wayne David MP (Labour), Ute Michel (Green Party) Mark Reckless MP (Conservative); this unique event challenged pro-Europeans and Eurosceptics to make their case on what principles should decide the European question and who should persuade the British public. Conference Programme 11hr00 to12hr00: Keynote by Baroness Shirley Williams A podcast will be online shortly. 12hr00 to 13hr15: After the crisis: What next for Europe? The session looked at the current economic challenges facing the EU and assessed whether deeper integration is a desirable way to proceed with the European project. With David Coats (WorkMatters Consulting), Claude Moraes MEP, Alex Pardal (Foreign Policy Centre), David Nichols (Amnesty International UK) and Sunder Katwala (Fabian Society). A podcast will be online shortly. 14hr30 to 15hr45: The sceptics vision: What happens if we pull out? Panellists debated what the most important positive or negative changes would be if Britain left the EU in 2020. Would leaving the EU and joining EFTA address the ‘democratic deficit’ or exacerbate it? Would the terms of EFTA membership satisfy Eurosceptic pressure to regain sovereignty or not? With Denis MacShane MP (Labour), Derek Clark MEP (UKIP), Sian Herbert (Open Europe), Ben Shimshon (Britain Thinks) and Archie Bland (Foreign Editor, The Independent) A podcast will be online shortly. 15hr45 to 17hr00: Question Time With Mark Reckless MP (Conservative), Wayne David MP (Labour Party), Ute Michel (Green Party), John Stevens (Former Conservative MEP) and Sunder Katwala (Fabian Society). A podcast will be online shortly. This conference is kindly supported by:
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