Unlock Democracy - Working with a minority government
Friday, 24 April 2009
12:00 AM
The Canadian High Commission and Unlock Democracy
invite you to a lively discussion on
Working with a minority government
Guest speakers include:
Hon. William "Bill" Graham, PC, QC
Former Cabinet Minister in the governments of Canadian Prime Ministers Jean Chrétien and Paul Martin
Hon. Monte Solberg, PC
Former Cabinet Minister in the government of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper
Professor Robert Hazell, CBE
Director of The Constitution Unit, Department of Political Science, UCL
Dr Steve Hewitt
Lecturer in American and Canadian Studies, University of Birmingham, UK
Rt. Hon. the Lord Wallace of Tankerness
Former Deputy First Minister, Scotland
Chair: Peter Facey, Director, Unlock Democracy
Canada House, Trafalgar Square, London SW1Y 5BJ
Thursday May 7, 2009
10:30 - 12:30 hours (coffee and registration from 10:00 hours)
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The SNP are preparing to rule Scotland as a minority government, after their potential allies the Green Party joined the Liberal Democrats in ruling out a full coalition.
The Government is claiming that as a result of its anti fraud policies the NHS is £478 million better off.
Employment levels among ethnic minorities have shown no signs of improvement despite a flood of government spending, an influential group of MPs has found.
Ethnic minority employees are twice as likely to be unemployed as their white counterparts, a government task force has found.
The employment gap between ethnic minorities and the rest of the UK population could take 30 years to close, a National Audit Office (NAO) report warns.
A new drive to persuade more black, Asian and minority ethnic women to become councilors is being launched by the government today.
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