speeches

our place on the platform

Counsel and Care staff are often called upon to present keynote speeches and presentations, and also to chair conferences. We also run a range of conferences throughout the year with high quality speakers, aimed at policy makers, senior managers, and front line staff.

Keep returning to this page for the latest speeches and presentations.

lord heseltine's speech: 'older people and the media'

The Rt Hon the Lord Heseltine delivered an extremely successful keynote speech at this year's annual Graham Lecture (10.09.09). Focussing on the issue of older people and the media, Lord Heseltine said that, "While older people are not alone in sometimes finding themselves uncharitably portrayed by the media, it is important for them to be represented in a fair and balanced way.

"This proves especially important during a period when the economy is brittle, and when society needs to rediscover more traditional values that unite society rather than more self-centred views that divide it."

View a copy of his speech.

View the press release.

stephen burke's speech to independent age conference

Here are Stephen Burke's opening remarks to the Independent Age conference on 11 May 2009. View his comments here.

stephen burke's call for a funding debate

Here are Stephen Burke's opening remarks to a successful 2009 annual conference for Counsel and Care - Financing older people's care: Right care, right deal, which had keynote addresses from Phil Hope, Minister for Care Services and Stephen O'Brien, Shadow Health Minister. View Stephen Burke's comments here.