Events
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Keynote Speakers
Vince Cable MP
In a wide-ranging speech to conference, Vince Cable said the British economy had suffered "a massive heart attack" saying it was now "in intensive care".
Describing how "too much cheap money" had come into the system, creating an unstable bubble, he also criticised the banking system as being inherently unstable itself – over confident and greedy in the good times and contracting when things go wrong, leading to recession.
He said no-one knows whether the crisis is passing.
The four main consequences of the crisis, according to Mr Cable, were unemployment, a broken banking system, housing market dysfunction and the impact on the public purse.
Here are biographies for the two speakers at It's The Stupid Economy! - Urban Forum's Annual Conference 2009.
It's The Stupid Economy!
Urban Forum Annual Conference 2009 – 3rd December 2009 – Central Hall, Westminster, London
Conference rates range from a credit cruncing £65 - £115 so what have you got to lose?
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It's The Stupid Economy!
Urban Forum Annual Conference 2009 – 3rd December 2009 at Central Hall, Westminster, London
PROGRAMME
9.30 Arrival/Registration
10.00 Opening Plenary - Conference Chair, Pam Stewart (Chair, Urban Forum)
Toby Blume: Campaign for Responsible Finance
11.00 Ideas Marketplace - Building Resilient Communities
12.30 Lunch + AGM
1.30 Policy Slam - Perry Walker, new economics foundation
2.30 Keynote Speakers: Vince Cable MP and Karen Chouhan, Equanomics (with Q&A)
3.30 Final Plenary
4.30 Close
Urban Forum Annual Conference 2009 – including booking form
3rd December 2009, Central Hall Westminster, London
its the stupid economy flyer 2009
We are delighted that Vince Cable MP will be giving the keynote speech at Urban Forum's Annual Conference 2009 - It's The Stupid Economy. Mr Cable, who has been the voice of reason throughout the credit crisis, will speak to delegates as part of a packed programme.
The current financial crisis and recession has brought doom and gloom. There's less money to go round and more people needing help. But in every crisis there is an opportunity waiting to be grasped. We have the chance to ask some fundamental questions about how we do things and ask ‘what sort of society do we want to have in the future?'