In conversation with...Lord Blunkett

Welcome to City & Guilds’ special Labour party conference 2023 podcast, 'In conversation with...' hosted by Kirstie Donnelly MBE, CEO of City & Guilds.

Recorded on location on board the Walton Youth Community Project bus, Kirstie is joined by the former Secretary of State for Education and Employment, Lord Blunkett as she dives into some of the issues raised during #Lab23 and events elsewhere.

Listen as one of the UK's most renowned champions of the importance of skills and lifelong learning, shares the sofa and microphone, in this episode special.

Special thanks to Citadel Policy and Communications  and the Walton Youth and Community Project, for their assistance with the recording of this episode in their studio.

For more episodes from City & Guilds, visit the City Voices podcast channel page.

Chapters

• 0:00 Introduction
• 1:53 #Lab23 atmosphere
• 3:16 The importance of skills
• 4:28 What should be the focus of any new government in office regarding skills and productivity?
• 6:05 Devolution. How much further should it go?
• 8:13 View on the governments' skills policy
• 10:29 Magic wand suggestions
• 12:17 What possibly could be included within Keir Starmer's Labour's party conference speech
• 14:03 Closing remarks