LSE and BBC Public Debate
Date: Wednesday 7 December 2005
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: Old Theatre, Old Building
Speaker: James Bartholomew
Respondents: Professor Nicholas Barr, Edward Davey MP; Niall Dickson and Professor Pat Thane
A debate to be recorded for BBC Radio 4 in the institution where Beveridge was once director, in which James Bartholomew will argue that Britain would have been better off without the great expansion of the welfare state since 1945. He'll be challenged throughout by an invited panel of formidable critics. The event will be hosted and the programme introduced by the BBC's Evan Davis. There'll also be an opportunity for audience comment and questions.
James Bartholomew trained as a banker in the City before moving into journalism with the Financial Times. He has been a leader writer for the Daily Telegraph and The Daily Mail. He is author of The Welfare State We're In
Nicholas Barr is Professor of Public Economics at the European Institute, LSE and author of The Economics of the Welfare State. Edward Davey MP, Liberal Democrat spokesperson on Education, MP for Kingston and Surbiton and a contributor to the recent Orange Book - Reclaiming Liberalism. Niall Dickson, formerly Social Affairs Editor for the BBC, is now Chief Executive of the King's Fund. Professor Pat Thane is director of the Centre for Contemporary British History, and author of The Foundations of the Welfare State.
This event is free and open to all with no ticket required. Entry is on a first come, first serve basis.
For further information email events@lse.ac.uk| or phone 020 7955 6043.