Previous Meetings - 2007

Date: Sun-9-Dec-07

Topic: Unemployment
Speaker: Barry Johnson, Vice-Chair, Chesterfield Trade Union Council

Date: Sun-11-Nov-07
Topic: How Labour's Energy Policy Has Failed
Speaker: Ian Rutledge, Energy Economist

Date: Sun-14-Oct-07
Topic: Human Rights in Russia
Speaker: Graham Jones, Sheffield Amnesty International

Date: Sun-8-Jul-07

Topic: What chance for the Iraqi Labour Movement?

Speaker: Harry Barnes, Retired M.P. North East Derbyshire 1987–2005

Date: Sun-10-Jun-07
Topic: "Partnership Into Power" - Is Labour's Policy Review Working?
Speaker: Andy Furlong, National Policy Forum Representative For East Midland CLPs

Date: Sun-13-May-07

Topic: "The Climate Change Crisis"

Speaker: Ken Curran, mini Bio here (also a regular attender at our meetings)

Date: Sun-11-Mar-07
Topic: Have We The Energy?
Speaker: Philip Wright, Professor of Energy and Economics, Shefield University

Date: Sun-14-Jan-07

Topic: Labour, the Left and the Leadership
Speaker: Will Brown: Open University Lecturer, Independent Labour Publications

Ken Curran

Ken Curran has been involved in public life for over 60 years. During this time he has served on two local Councils, been a Trades Union Officer for South Yorkshire, and an Local Education Authority (LEA) School Governor.

A renowned political philosopher, Ken has been a guest speaker at Sheffield Hallam University, and written pamphlets on his concerns over the social and economic impact of climate change.
Ken serves as a director at Enable, MaTrec, and Workbase, in addition to chairing Manor Assembly and Manor & Castle Development Trust.

A founding South Sheffield Partnership Director, Ken was re-elected in 2007, saying “I am interested in the social and economic future of South Sheffield in order that we are able to influence policy and wellbeing of the community”