Thursday 24th September 6.00pm – 7.15pm
Shelagh Fogarty talks to Maurice Glasman, Director of the Common Good Foundation, about whether Catholic Social Thought provides the framework for rebuilding our economy and society after Covid?
Maurice is Director of the Common Good Foundation as well as an English political theorist, academic, social commentator, and Labour life peer in the House of Lords.
The contents of the talk will be around rebuilding the economy and society through the four fundamental concepts of subsidiarity, the dignity of labour, solidarity and the stewardship of nature.
As a background he has published these pieces in the New Statesman during lockdown.
The Corona virus crisis has sounded the death knell for liberal globalisation. As globalisation fractures, the West must champion internationalism in the face of China
Ticket price:
£12.50 inclusive of VAT
All proceeds from this event will go to The Tablet's Development Fund.
This discussion will take place via Zoom. You will need to download the Zoom app onto your device to be able to join the call. Full details of how to join the call will be sent in the days before the event.
Shelagh Fogarty
Shelagh Fogarty was born in Anfield, Liverpool. Shelagh earned her high school degree from Mary Help of Christians R.C. High School in Croxteth which is run by Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco and graduated from Durham University with French and Spanish majors in 1988.
Shelagh began her career as a trainee at the BBC in 1994, later that same year she moved to BBC Radio 4.
After leaving Radio 4 Shelagh joined Radio 5 where she rose to prominence by hosting Weekend Breakfast and Breakfast with Nicky Campbell. Since then she has hosted numerous shows including The Lunchtime Show and The Daily Politics among others.
Shelagh has also presented on television shows which include Tonight with Trevor McDonald. She left BBC Radio 5 live in 2014 and joined LBC, where she took over the afternoon weekday show. She is also a successful journalist and regular Tablet contributor.
Maurice Glasman
Maurice is an English political theorist, academic, social commentator, and Labour life peer in the House of Lords. He is a senior lecturer in Political Theory at London Metropolitan University and Director of its Faith and Citizenship Programme. He is best known as a founder of Blue Labour, a term he coined in 2009.