Sentences with phrase «fringe meeting»

The key thing about modern conference lobbying is to get away from the tired old fringe meeting - exhibition stand - wheel around the CEO formula.

Male speakers dominated panel events at fringe meetings at the Conservative party's conference in Manchester, taking up more than two - thirds of the speaking slots.

McDonnell insisted at a Guardian fringe meeting on Tuesday that he had succeeded where Ed Balls failed in showing that Labour was serious about clearing the deficit and becoming Britain's main anti-austerity party.

This resilience was brought home to me at the 2004 Labour Conference when delegates openly accused Tony Blair in fringe meetings of being a war criminal.

Over 50 Yorkshire and Humber Labour Party delegates packed into Saturday's fringe meeting in Leeds to hear from the front line in what has been labelled «A Very European Coup `.

Some years ago at a party conference fringe meeting paid for by some denationalised company I had the temerity to ask their spokesman how much salary his chairman received prior to denationalisation and how much afterwards.

A Cuban women who has been refused a visa to enter the United States on ten separate occasions, most recently because she may pose a «threat to the safety or national security of the United States» will be mixing freely with British government ministers and speaking at a Free the Miami Five fringe meeting organised by Unite the Union at the Labour Party Conference in Brighton tomorrow (Tuesday, 29th September).

The Social Liberal Forum will be holding a joint fringe meeting with Compass on Monday 21 September at 20:15 - 21:15 in Connaught 1, the Connaught Hotel.

Harsher words were exchanged at an equal opportunities commission fringe meeting where two senior Tory women clashed over affirmative action to ensure more women and MPs from ethnic minorities, a policy widely endorsed by most speakers yesterday.

Speaking at an NASUWT fringe meeting at the Labour Party Conference in Brighton, NASUWT's Deputy General Secretary Dr Patrick Roach condemned the Government's attempts to undermine the Human Rights Act and curb the ability of trade unions to advocate and represent the interests of their members through the Trade Union Bill.

One Tory insider noted that it was not uncommon for individual whips to attend fringe meetings.

Mr Kennedy was seen «doing the rounds», meeting activists at various fringe meetings during the Lib Dems» annual conference in Brighton and has not ruled himself out of the contest to succeed Sir Menzies Campbell.

Liam Fox has been one of our busier Shadow Cabinet Ministers at this conference, making a series of speeches on defence both at the main conference venue and at various fringe meetings

Jack Straw faced staunch criticism over his record as Home Secretary at a Fabian Fringe meeting on prisons today.

«In a few years time, assuming that as some people do the Conservatives win the next general election, we will face a constitutional crisis in the UK,» he told a packed fringe meeting hosted by the Guardian.

Speaking to a Freedom Association fringe meeting during the Conservative Conference in Birmingham, the Communities and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles said:

-LSB-...] growing again — the road to 2015» at the Social Liberal Forum fringe meeting on Friday evening (details here).

We've already got a working relationship with Compass and held joint fringe meetings at both Labour and Lib Dem autumn conferences.

1 pm: Lord Ashdown, Vince Cable, Tim Farron and Lynne Featherstone speak at a Guardian fringe meeting on the what the Lib Dems need to do next.

Lord Ashcroft has decided to pull out of the ConservativeHome fringe meeting at the Tory Conference where the election campaign is due to be discussed.

Militant moderates in the parliamentary party organising their own fringe meetings is the defiance of Westminster's marginalised.

I've just returned from a remarkable fringe meeting at the party's annual autumn conference, in which Ian Dexter, a Ukip member, former candidate in county and district elections and potential parliamentary candidate for 2015, outlined his strategy for winning over Labour voters.

Here is the text of the presentation I gave at the ConHome fringe meeting at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester this week.

Echoing Cameron's social concerns, Iain Duncan Smith, the work and pensions secretary, told a conference fringe meeting last night that the Tories had to «engage in the business of social reform».

At the 2005 party conference Michael Gove MP, a leading Cameron supporter, told a Policy Exchange fringe meeting that the «politics of and» should be a key component of Conservative politics.

And while we are at it, let's not be too harsh on the humble sausage roll and Pinot Grigio of the endless fringe meeting.

A succession of speakers at the Labour First fringe meeting, including Hilary Benn, Ruth Smeeth and Yvette Cooper, promised to oppose the policies and practices of supporters of Corbyn just a day after the Labour leader was re-elected.

Following our successful fringe meeting at the Scottish Spring Conference in Perth, the Social Liberal Forum (Scotland) will hold a further meeting in Glasgow.

The defence secretary told a Total Politics fringe meeting at Conservative party conference that many of Britain's allies were struggling to come to terms with Labour's new leader.

Also at the wide - ranging fringe meeting, the straight - talking Soubry admitted she had «no idea» what the Tory manifesto said about business rates.

At the SLSM fringe meeting on Saturday, former Scottish leader Kezia Dugdale implied such sentiments bolstered Nigel Farage.

As well as speaking at a Labour Party Conference fringe meeting tomorrow (Tuesday, 29th October), the women will be joining Michael Mansfield QC, MPs Jeremy Corbyn and Colin Burgon, and 15 trade union general secretaries and leaders at a vigil outside the US Embassy on Thursday 1st October from 6 - 7.30 pm.

We should recall that BETTER OFF OUT held an immensely popular fringe meeting at the Conservative Party Conference at which I was privileged to assist.

With key players in the industry, including TalkTalk, Microsoft, EE, Facebook and a host of NGOs and start - ups, showcasing fringe meetings, debates, interactive experiences and workshops, TechCentral promises to be an exciting addition to the party conference season.

At a Social Market Foundation fringe meeting on Tuesday, Tom Brake, the Lib Dem home affairs spokesman, suggested Downing Street had insisted on changing the name to the «legal aid, sentencing and punishment bill» in order to «give the right image to the Daily Mail and the Daily Express».

I'm looking for people who will be going to some of the Lib Dem fringe meetings at lunchtime and who will report what's said on Twitter.

The BBC online offers some top tips on saving money from a Birmingham fringe meeting with Cllrs David Burbage, Stephen Greenhalgh and Edward Lister.

> Come to the ConHome Review of the Election fringe meeting at Party Conference.

At last night's Observer fringe meeting, the charmingly frank Clegg scored one for honesty - and handed himself a headache - when he gave a straight answer to a straight question.

Speaking at an NASUWT fringe meeting at the Labour Party Conference in Brighton, NASUWT General Secretary Chris Keates highlighted NASUWT research showing that parents are finding it increasingly difficult to meet the rising costs of sending their children to school.

Speaking at the Fabian fringe meeting «Is Lib - Lab coalition gone forever?»

«We are in this thing with equality law being used as a steamroller to flatten those with conscience on behalf of the state,» former leader Gordon Wilson reportedly told a packed fringe meeting, to substantial applause.

[4][8] A Roman Catholic, Jones campaigned against abortion, and she appeared with Lord Longford at a Labour conference fringe meeting.

I thought that we should mention the Lib Dem Lawyers Association fringe meeting that we are holding on the government's employment law reforms on Saturday evening between 6.15 and 7.30 in the Library room at the Hilton.

This article, an adaptation of the speech Matthew Sowemimo gave at the Social Liberal Forum fringe meeting at Harrogate Spring Conference in March, originally appeared in the April 2009 issue of Liberator Magazine (# 332).

Speaking today at an NASUWT fringe meeting at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester, NASUWT General Secretary Chris Keates highlighted the Union's research showing that parents are finding it increasingly difficult to meet the rising costs of sending their children to school.

In every fringe meeting and every shadow minister's speech, that realisation hangs in the air like a mist.

The report has been launched at a fringe meeting: Beyond 2015: Who should run our schools?

«Vince was asked at a fringe meeting to speculate on a range of options.