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------------------------------------------------------------------------- IN THIS SHORT BULLETIN: ------------------------------------------------------------------------- CLIFFHANGER: Max Clifford, health, Nobel economists, costly state schools YOOF: December schools conference, new staff, Palace man drops in SKINNY DIPPING: Computer multimedia from ASI POWER TALKS: Michael Howard, Damian Green, Commons chairmen and more BUT FIRST: I spoke last week to our high-level training course on transparency and accountability in government. We had corruption-busters from many countries, so to make recent British government pronouncements a bit more transparent to them, I offered some translations: "We had very frank discussions..." means "It was a total punch-up" "We will issue a statement shortly..." means "We've no idea what to do" More below! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- HAPPENINGS: A busy coming week at ASI ------------------------------------------------------------------------- CLIFFHANGER: Publicist MAX CLIFFORD spins in to the Adam Smith Institute for a Power Lunch this Tuesday, 1 October. We'll be talking about politics, spin, and the ethical issues around media intrusion. For information and invitations, contact steve@adamsmith.org or call 020 7222 4995. HEALTH CONFERENCE: Just time to make a last-minute booking for the Westminster conference on the future of UK healthcare that we are sponsoring (Thursday 26 September). Among the speakers are PROFESSOR PAUL CORRIGAN, VIRGINIA BOTTOMLEY, JOHN BACON and PENNY DASH. For programme and online booking, see http://www.lcsic.co, or contact info@lcsic.com or phone 020 7009 0290. FRINGE MEETING: Can Gordon Brown save the NHS? That's the topic at our Labour Conference fringe meeting on Wednesday 2 October. Speakers include SION SIMON MP, MIKE STONE (Patients Association), MATTHEW YOUNG (ASI) and JOHN HUTTON MP (Minister of State, Department of Health). For information and invitations, contact events@adamsmith.org . PELICANS: Starting at the end of next week is the Mont Pelerin Society, an international gathering of free-market academics and activists founded by Profs Hayek and Friedman in the 1940s, and still going strong. For details of the programme, visit http://www.mps2002.org . NEXT GENERATION GROUP: We've moved the monthly meeting of our under-30s movers and shakers to Tuesday 8 October to enable a few of the Mont Pelerin Society's Nobel laureates to drop in. By invitation only (even if you're a Nobel laureate). For details contact tng@adamsmith.org . STATE SCHOOLS COST MORE: Saturday 5 October marks the formal publication of our report by ex-Fabian director Stephen Pollard, 'Customers not Bureaucrats' (that's who he says should be running public services). The report includes some sensational analysis which shows that state schools are, in fact, more expensive than private ones, so it should cause quite a stir. You can sneak-preview it on http://www.adamsmith.org or get a summary on http://www.adamsmith.org/cissues/customers-not-bureaucrats.htm . 57 VARIETIES: We counted up the Adam Smith Institute events on our forward diary the other day and it came to 57! You can find a full list of them online at http://www.adamsmith.org/policy/news/forward.htm . ------------------------------------------------------------------------- YOOF: our annual sixth-form conference ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ISOS: Our annual winter conference on economics and politics takes place again in Westminster Central Hall, on Thursday 12 December. Sixth-form students are welcome either individually or in school groups. For information on ISOS visit http://www.tng.org.uk/isos.htm . For details and registrations for the 2002 event, email ISOS@adamsmith.org . JAIDEEP: Welcome to Jaideep Shah, who will be with the Adam Smith Institute's Westminster team until mid-December. For information about opportunities working at ASI, contact info@adamsmith.org . PALACE COUP: On 4 February 2003 the speaker at our monthly Next Generation Group meeting is Simon Walker, press spokesman at Buckingham Palace, on the subject of "Dealing with the Media -- a Palace Perspective". Strictly by invitation, but under-30s movers and shakers welcome. For information see the TNG site at http://www.tng.org.uk/ and for invitations contact Steve Bettison at tng@adamsmith.org . TORIES PURSUE YOOF: We try to spread Next Generation Group speakers between all parties and none, but for some reason the Tories seem to be going for it in a big way this winter. Look out for CHARLES HENDRY MP on November 5th, TIM COLLINS MP on December 3rd and BORIS JOHNSON MP on Jan 14th. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- GETTING A SKINFUL: What's on the Adam Smith website ------------------------------------------------------------------------- WALLPAPERS: We now have a selection of multimedia featuring the great sage and author of The Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith. You can download our hotbar skins, wallpapers and screensavers. They're free ... but never mind that, some of them are actually quite good. Take a look at the selection at http://www.adamsmith.org/multimedia/home.htm POLI-GRAMS: Along with our quote of the day, we're also rotating our word and picture puzzles on political-economic themes. Test your wits with one -- you will find them at the bottom of the front page of www.adamsmith.org . ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POWERING ON: The charge of the lunch brigade ------------------------------------------------------------------------- GREEN BUDGET: Rt Hon MICHAEL HOWARD MP, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, is the principal guest at an Adam Smith Institute breakfast briefing in the House of Commons, just prior o the (real) Chancellor's autumn statement. For information and invitations, contact events@adamsmith.org . GREEN EDUCATION PAPER: Conservative education spokesman DAMIAN GREEN MP is giving the Adam Smith Lecture on 28 January 2003 in Westminster. His topic: "Setting Schools Free". Admission free, but for information and invitations contact events @adamsmith.org . LUNCH DATES: We've a full programme of Power Lunches planned for the autumn, and some of the highlights include: October 16 John Redwood MP (Conservative front-bencher) October 29 Lord Lawson (former Chancellor) October 31 Dr Ian Gibson MP (Ch, Science & Technology Select Committee) November 6 Dr Liam Fox MP (Tory health shadow) November 12 Matt Ridley (science author) November 14 Sir Quentin Thomas (UK film censor) November 19 Tony Baldry MP (Ch, International Development Select Committee) November 21 Barry Sheerman (Ch, Education Select Committee) December 4 Derek Scott (economics adviser, 10 Downing Street) You only get sandwiches and, if you're lucky, a glass of wine at these events, but if you still want to come, contact events@adamsmith.org . ------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRANSPARENCY: A couple more real meanings... ------------------------------------------------------------------------- "That's not the real question, Jeremy..." means "I can't answer that question, so let me answer this easier question" "Today I can announce new money..." means "I'm re-announcing today the cash I announced yesterday and will announce again tomorrow, and maybe again the day after that." ------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAY WHAT YOU FEEL: Give us your feedback ------------------------------------------------------------------------- People from all over the world log in to this email bulletin, and it's hard to make it relevant and interesting for every one. So we'd appreciate your views on what sorts of thing you find most useful, what you hate, and what we're not doing that we should. Views and suggestions please to: feedback@adamsmith.org . ----- Dr Eamonn Butler Adam Smith Institute, 23 Great Smith Street, London SW1P 3BL, UK E-mail info@adamsmith.org - Visit us online at www.adamsmith.org Tel +44 (0)20 7222 4995 - Fax +44 (0)20 7222 7544 To unsubscribe, visit www.adamsmith.org/lists.htm
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