Sunday
15:00-16:30
Black-E
Theatre
The Lucas Plan and the New Economics
Red Pepper & Spokesman
The Lucas Plan is one of the most radical alternative models to economic planning ever drawn up by workers. By demanding the right to socially useful production, the plan reopened the debate on economic democracy. 40 years on, these ideas are as relevant as ever. How can we build workers’ control into economic planning? What technological tools are available for us to enhance the possibility of popular economic control? How can organised Labour champion the right to production with a social purpose?
Press coverage
Write-ups and recordings
Speakers
Hilary Wainwright
Author
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Red Pepper
Sociologist, political activist & author, fellow of the Transnational Institute and editor of Red Pepper magazine. Latest book: ‘A New Politics from the Left’, Polity Press
Sam Mason
Trade Unionist
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PCS
Policy Officer at Public and Commerical Services trade union (PCS), main author of the PCS pamphlet Just Transition and Energy Democracy: a civil service trade union perspective & member of the New Lucas Plan project coordinating the Just Transition strand
Phil Asquith
An active member in the Lucas Aerospace shop stewards committee and its alternative plan for socially useful production.
Pat Devine
Economist
Radical economist concerned mainly with industrial economics and comparative economic systems.
John McDonnell MP
Politician
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Labour Party
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer and Labour MP for Hayes and Harlington
