Last month I met up with author Ian Fraser to discuss his must-read new book Shredded – Inside RBS, the Bank that Broke Britain.
Shredded, which documents the rise and fall of RBS, is a gripping story that every British taxpayer...
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The British disease of business short termism is entrenched and takes many forms: the UK suffers from low levels of investment in capital and R&D, with companies hoarding cash and buying back shares; there are too many value-destroying acquisitions and...
In David Cameron’s recent article for the Mail on Sunday on British values he wrote of his regard for selected ‘British’ institutions. He said: “We should be proud of what Britain has done to … develop these institutions – Parliamentary democracy,...
The Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA) is a very simple statute. It works like any bill of rights in allowing individuals in the UK to enforce their rights in their local courts. It also requires public authorities to respect the...
In May 2014, the Fabian Society played host to four member policy groups to discuss a number of areas from the Labour party's Agenda 2015 policy consultation document.
Ahead of the National Policy Forum on Friday, we publish the proposals advanced...
During the Falklands war, the History Workshop Journal and the great social historian Raphael Samuel organized a series of workshops on patriotism. Prompted by anger at the way that nationalism had been harnessed in service of the war, and frustrated...