Hosted by the TaxPayers’ Alliance
Tuesday, 3rd October | 4.30pm – 5.30pm
Conventional wisdom has it that reducing public spending is unpopular. But are there lessons from the 2015 election victory? Is polling really in favour of more spending on almost everything? Does ‘the size of the state’ mean anything to voters? How can the government get public spending under control to leave the private sector breathing room?
Speakers:
John O’Connell, Chief executive, TaxPayers’ Alliance
Alys Denby, Editor, CapX
Alys is editor of CapX, a comment site owned and produced by the Centre for Policy Studies, and a contributor to The Telegraph, the I newspaper, and The Critic magazine. She is also an experienced broadcaster with appearances on the BBC’s Politics Live, GB News, Talk TV and LBC. She began her career at the Daily Mail, before working in Westminster as a Parliamentary Researcher.
Ben Hopkinson, Policy researcher, Britain Remade
Ben is currently policy researcher at Britain Remade, a new(ish) campaign for economic growth. He was previously a risk consultant at PwC. His policy research interests are in housing, energy, transport, and infrastructure costs.
John Glen MP, Chief secretary to the treasury
John has been the member of parliament for Sailsbury since 2010. He has held a number of roles within government including economic secretary to the treasury and city minister. Before entering parliament, John was educated at Oxford and Cambridge universities and served as a magistrate.
Matthew Lynn, Financial columnist, Daily Telegraph
Matthew is a financial columnist and author. He writes for WSJ Marketwatch, The Spectator and Money Week as well as The Telegraph, and has worked as a columnist for The Sunday Times and Bloomberg. His books include ‘Bust: Greece, The Euro and The Sovereign Debt Crisis’ and ‘The Long Depression: The Slump of 2008 to 2031’ as well as the ‘Death Force’ thrillers published by Hodder Headline. He is also the founder of Lume Books, a leading e-book publisher.
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