24 September & 1 October 2018 – Party Conference 2018

We hosted two fringe events over the past fortnight at both the Labour and Conservative Party conferences, where Greg Allen gave a speech and delivered FCC’s key messages as part of the Q&A with a large audience.

This year’s fringe events were jointly hosted with the think-tank IPPR. Our fringe events considered ‘what next for social care’ in the context of the long-awaited Green Paper and the ongoing suggestions of a cross-party commission on health and care funding. These events also looked to take stock of the reform agenda, engage politicians in a conversation about the options going forward, and encourage more action in addressing the challenges the sector is facing.

Labour Party Conference – Monday 24th September (Liverpool)

Chair: Tom Kibasi, Director at IPPR

• Barbara Keeley MP, Shadow Minister for Mental Health and Social Care
• Dr Paul Williams MP
• Sonia Sodha, Chief leader writer at The Observer
• George McNamara, Director of Policy and Influencing at Independent Age
• Greg Allen, Chief Executive of Future Care Capital
• Harry Quilter-Pinner, Research Fellow at IPPR

Conservative Party Conference – Monday 1st October (Birmingham)

Chair: Tom Kibasi, Director at IPPR

• Cllr Izzi Seccombe, Leader Warwickshire County Council
• Richard Murray, Director of Policy, The King’s Fund
• Janet Morrison, Chief Executive, Independent Age
• Greg Allen, Chief Executive, Future Care Capital