The Common Good: What Does it Mean for Government?

"The Common Good: What Does it Mean for Government?" An in-person public debate held on 16 November 2021 at St Mary's, Putney in London - historic home of the Putney Debates.

This event is the fourth in the series "What does the common good mean for families, society and government?" hosted by Together for the Common Good and St Mary’s University, Twickenham. See playlist for first three events in the series.

The event is introduced by Philip Booth, Director of Catholic Mission and Professor of Finance, Public Policy and Ethics at St Mary's University.

SPEAKERS

Lord Maurice Glasman, Labour Life Peer, political theorist and thinker on political economy, community organiser and writer, founder of Blue Labour and Director of the Common Good Foundation

Caroline Slocock, founding member of A Better Way and co-convenor, the founder and Director of Civil Exchange, member of the Early Action Task Force and a former senior civil servant

Imogen Sinclair, Director of the Social Covenant Unit, established in 2021 by Miriam Cates MP and Danny Kruger MP. Imogen has several years’ experience working in Parliament and is the author of ‘Community Capital’ (2019) for the Centre for Social Justice. She holds a Masters with distinction in Philosophy completed under the supervision of the late Professor Roger Scruton.

CHAIR: Ruth Kelly, Non Executive Board Member at Council for the Economy, Vatican; Visiting Professor at St Mary’s University, former MP and senior government minister.