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| York hosts a debate about the value of the welfare state | York hosts a debate about the value of the welfare state |
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| It's famed for its links with the Vikings, the Shambles and York Minster, but next week the city of York will play host to a political debate about the welfare state. | It's famed for its links with the Vikings, the Shambles and York Minster, but next week the city of York will play host to a political debate about the welfare state. |
| The Yorkshire city will be the focus of a nation campaign to encourage people from all sections of the community to participate in a 90-minute political debate on whether the welfare state is fit for purpose. | The Yorkshire city will be the focus of a nation campaign to encourage people from all sections of the community to participate in a 90-minute political debate on whether the welfare state is fit for purpose. |
| The National Conversation aims to tackle the lack of connection between Westminster and the regions. | The National Conversation aims to tackle the lack of connection between Westminster and the regions. |
| York has been chosen as the optimal location: it's geographically far enough away from Westminster; the city has a history of self-governance, and the region is broadly representative of the country as a whole. | York has been chosen as the optimal location: it's geographically far enough away from Westminster; the city has a history of self-governance, and the region is broadly representative of the country as a whole. |
| As the 70th anniversary of the Beveridge Report looms, a cross-section of the city's population will be asked to consider whether the welfare state is working. | As the 70th anniversary of the Beveridge Report looms, a cross-section of the city's population will be asked to consider whether the welfare state is working. |
| The debate is hosted by Claire Fox, contributor to Radio 4's The Moral Maze and founder of the Institute of Ideas. It takes place next Thursday evening in York. | The debate is hosted by Claire Fox, contributor to Radio 4's The Moral Maze and founder of the Institute of Ideas. It takes place next Thursday evening in York. |
| Among the prompts for those involved in the conversation are - do you think the welfare system is fair? Do you, your friends and family get a good deal? And how could the system be improved? | Among the prompts for those involved in the conversation are - do you think the welfare system is fair? Do you, your friends and family get a good deal? And how could the system be improved? |
| It is a conversation, the organisers emphasise, not a public meeting. Only 45 to 50 people are involved by invitation only. They will be from a range of different backgrounds and experiences. | It is a conversation, the organisers emphasise, not a public meeting. Only 45 to 50 people are involved by invitation only. They will be from a range of different backgrounds and experiences. |
| They hope it will inspire similar conversations across the whole country. The debate will be moderated so that everyone has an opportunity to air their opinion. | They hope it will inspire similar conversations across the whole country. The debate will be moderated so that everyone has an opportunity to air their opinion. |
| The organisers say there is 'a real hunger' to learn what people outside the Westminster Bubble really think about big social and political questions. | The organisers say there is 'a real hunger' to learn what people outside the Westminster Bubble really think about big social and political questions. |
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