26 Apr
Blogging from the Conference
For those of you that couldn’t make it to the CEP’s Future of England Conference today, we will be posting periodic updates throughout the day so you don’t miss out completely!
| 9:45 | CEP National Council members and volunteers have been working on the hall for the last couple of hours. Click here for pictures of the preparations. |
| 10:55 | Mike Knowles delivers the maiden speech of the conference. Click here for more on Mike’s speech. |
| 11:40 | Simon Lee gave a speech entitled “Gordon Brown and the negation of England”. Click here for more on Simon’s speech. |
| 12:20 | Bob Peedle and Geoffrey Littlejohns of the Royal Society of St George gave speeches on the aims of the Royal Society of St George and the teaching of Britishness. Click here for more on Bob and Geoffrey’s speeches. |
| 12:45 | Canon Kenyon Wright gave his views on the future governance of England and the UK. Click here for more on Canon Wright’s speech. |
| 14:10 | David Wildgoose, Deputy Chairman of the CEP, welcomed guests back following lunch. Click here for more on David’s speech. |
| 14:40 | Simon Hughes MP stepped in to speak after Frank Field was unable to attend due to ill health. Click here for more on Simon’s speech. |
| 15:20 | Hugo de Burgh gave a speech on the rise of China and the correlation with England. Click here for more on Hugo’s speech. |
| 15:50 | English Democrat, Ed Abrams, gave an entertaining speech on the change from class politics to a politics of nationhood. Click here for more on Ed’s speech. |
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