Westminster Forum will hold a lunch meeting with Lord Wood of Anfield on Wednesday 2nd December. The event will be hosted by Barclays in Canary Wharf.
About Lord Wood of Anfield
Stewart Wood is a Labour member of the House of Lords & a Fellow in Politics at Magdalen College, Oxford University. He was a member of the Labour Shadow Cabinet & an adviser to Ed Miliband from 2010-2015. Prior to that he worked as a special adviser on foreign policy & culture, media & sports policy to PM Gordon Brown at 10 Downing Street. From 2001-2007 he was a member of the Treasury’s Council of Economic Advisers. His research and teaching has focused on political economy in western Europe & issues of public policy ranging from training & skills policy to constitutional reform.
About Westminster Forum
Founded in 1976, we are an independent, non-partisan and not-for-profit organisation to promote dialogue between the worlds of business and politics. We are not lobbyists. Our funding comes entirely from corporate subscriptions and sponsorship. Westminster Forum has established a reputation for the quality, prominence and accessibility of our speakers, drawn mainly from the world of politics, administration and business.
The forums are usually held over breakfast or lunch at a City or central London location and are hosted by one of our corporate members. We also hold occasional small dinners with a guest speaker. We follow the Chatham House rule.