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The big ideas

  • Thomond. BIRMINGHAM, 1ST OCTOBER 2014 - Prime minister David Cameron delivering his speech to the annual Conservative party conference in Birmingham before being joined on stage by his wife Samantha.

    The Guardian at Party conferences 2015

    The Guardian unveils its programme for the 2015 party conference season at the Conservative, Labour and Lib Dem gatherings

2015 debates

  • Juliet Michaelson

    Happiness vs GDP: can wellbeing statistics find a place in political debate?

  • David Rutley MP

    Transport for the north? Why devolved cities may copy the TfL model

  • Lilian Greenwood, shadow secretary of state for transport

    Can devolved transport overcome the black spots?

  • Keith Vaz at the Labour party conference

    ‘Shouting statistics at people won’t change their minds on migration’

Loads more stories and moves focus to first new story.

Party conference listings 2015

  • Liberal Democrats

    The Guardian at the Liberal Democrats party conference 2015: Big Ideas events

  • Conservatives

    The Guardian at the Conservative party conference 2015: Big Ideas events

  • Labour

    The Guardian at the Labour party conference 2015: Big Ideas events

2014 conference debates and listings

  • immigration

    Immigration and diversity: Britain must integrate to accumulate

    Can the UK capitalise on the influx of cultures and talents brought by refugees from Europe seeking a better life?
  • Baroness Verma

    Tories dismiss Labour’s energy policies as ‘silly headlines’

  • Elizabeth Austerberry

    Benefit cut could force social landlords to turn tenants away

  • Sir Peter Hendy

    TfL claims taxi app Uber is no threat to the classic black cab

  • Sir Merrick Cockell and Kris Hopkins

    Tory minister: start planning for old age now – responsibility lies with individual

Loads more stories and moves focus to first new story.

Big energy debate

  • Caroline Flint and Ed Davey

    Yeo: ‘politicians must be honest - they can’t control energy bills’

  • Power station

    Twitter top 10: who to follow on energy

  • Thermal insulated house

    Fuel poverty: are energy companies doing their bit?

    Lyndsey Burton
  • Julie Rankin-Perez

    What’s it like to be a woman working in the energy industry?

    Julie Rankin-Perez
Loads more stories and moves focus to first new story.

Big housing debate

  • Clive Betts MP

    Is commercialisation robbing social housing of its core purpose?

  • Construction of new homes

    What policies are needed to solve the housing crisis? – expert views

  • Construction workers build housing

    How to make housing affordable in the UK – a roundtable debate

  • Construction At A Bellway Plc House Building Site Ahead Of Earnings

    Election 2015: what policies will solve the housing crisis? – live discussion

Big ageing population debate

  • Guardian Money in your 60s Jamie Wignall web

    How to save money when you’re 60-plus

  • Man using iPhone

    How can politicians face up to the challenge of the ageing population?

  • Joan Bakewell

    How should the government prepare for an ageing population?

  • keeping fit

    Sod 70! I hate being one of 'the elderly' but not for the reasons you may think

    Muir Gray
Loads more stories and moves focus to first new story.

Big transport debate

  • Boris Johnson with his brother Jo Johnson during the Mayoral campaign in Orpington, Britain - 17 Apr 2012<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by Rex Features (1714802c) Jo Johnson MP for Orpington out campaigning on the streets with his brother, the Mayor, Boris Johnson Boris Johnson with his brother Jo Johnson during the Mayoral campaign in Orpington, Britain - 17 Apr 2012

    Jo Johnson's new jobs show northern transport once again taking a backseat

    Mike Amesbury
  • Bus driver Billy Halewood at Reading bus depot

    This bus bill is just the ticket to create access to education and jobs

    Stephanie Elsy
  • Light Trails of Fast Moving Cars on Busy Motorway at Dusk<br>FGM1AG Light Trails of Fast Moving Cars on Busy Motorway at Dusk

    My beautiful commute: share pictures of your journeys to work

  • The Coquetdale circular bus route running through rural Northumberland

    Stuck in the country: it's not just cities that need decent transport

Loads more stories and moves focus to first new story.

Future of the BBC/business rates big ideas

  • Shadow culture secretary

    Should the BBC Trust be renamed the Licence Fee Trust?

  • Broadcasting House at night

    BBC future survey: the licence fee should not be cut

  • Julian Lyon, General Motors

    Poor design of business rates system affects employment rates, leaders claim

  • Kelvin Hopkins MP

    Labour conference: are business rates fair and fit for the future?