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4. The flexible Economy: Is the Conservative Party still standing up for the self-employed?

The flexible Economy: Is the Conservative Party still standing up for the self-employed?

• Seminar
• 11:00AM - 12:15PM, 2 Oct 2018
• Conservative Party conference, Birmingham, IEA Think Tent, ICC Birmingham, Broad St, Birmingham B1 2EA

The world of work is transforming at breakneck speed and we are in danger of regulating yesterday’s problems, not today’s opportunities.

The IEA Think Tent panel will ask what are the crunch issues facing the circa 5 million self-employed, contractors and freelancers who contribute over £270billion annually to the UK economy?

Confirmed speakers include:

• Mark Littlewood, Director General of the IEA (Chair)
• Alok Sharma MP
• Bim Afolami MP
• Simon McVicker, IPSE Director of Policy and External Affairs