Latest posts tagged with #LabCon24 on Bluesky
Hugely impressed by Liverpool Central Library what a stunning mix of old & new architecture, a huge range of services, and full of people making the most of them. Great way to end my time at #LabCon24 & this thread. Till next year...
Great to hear Helen Milner of Good Things Foundation & panel on the importance of libraries to digital inclusion. They also help working-class people access creative careers, which Vicky McClure & panel spoke so eloquently about in the Creative UK Pavilion #LabCon24 #Libraries
Lot of sense spoken by Southport MP Patrick Hurley, Abtisam_Mohamed MP, @sundersays.bsky.social, @britishfuture.bsky.social et al. at the 'After the riots' #LabCon24 session. Libraries of all sorts are at the heart of communities fostering cohesion and media literacy
A highlight of #LabCon24 meeting Juliet, Caitlin, Gill & Clare in the library at Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA). What an amazing job they do in an amazing place, no wonder people come from around the world to study there, and they're @cilip.bsky.social Employer Partners & members
Tech Sec Peter Kyle's speech #LabCon24: great to see focus on tech & AI 'for the good of all', & digital exclusion given the prominence it's lacked for years. All who work in all types of libraries (but esp. public) are on the front line bridging digital gaps labour.org.uk/updates/pres...
"let's give life to that better national story together and bring culture back into the curriculum" says Lisa Nandy to the CreativeUK & ITV reception at The Bluecoat in Liverpool #LabCon24
Here's Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy's speech to #LabCon24 labour.org.uk/updates/pres... good to see recognition of the hundreds of closed public libraries, look forward to seeing how the new govt will reverse the trend, and quickly... #LabourConference2024
Crowd watching a screen of a speech
Keir Starmer highlights the power of culture, art, & books to light up our lives & change us forever, says we're brilliant at them, & every child should experience them. Also mentions new foundation apprenticeships, a step towards a youth guarantee #LabCon24 #LabourConference2024
Man at lectern
Two men at a piano, one with a mic
A series of marquees by a river
"We'll work openly with you, it's going to feel different" Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury James Murray MP tells the CBI reception.
And "You've got a friend" sings actor Adrian Lester (beautifully) to Creative UK's pavilion on the 'Mersey Riviera' #LabCon24 #LabourConference2024
Support for: arts education @ NEU; apprenticeships & the people working in education @ Catherine McKinnell; early years @ Bridget Phillipson MP; and a positive & hopeful story about the future @ Ahir Shah #LabCon24 #LabourConference24
At 2 @thefabians.bsky.social events: @jimfromoldham.bsky.social promises a diff. approach to local govt, current postcode lottery funding, and need for reform given demands; Meg Hillier MP's positive about the UK's inclusivity & creativity to attract talent and support growth #LabCon24
Encouraging to hear Chancellor Rachel Reeves talk about our world-leading universities and creative industries, a focus on education, and an industrial strategy coming next month #LabCon24
