How to Defend Inheritance Tax
Rajiv Prabhakar, Karen Rowlingson and Stuart White  

Fabian ideas 623. In association with the TUC
ISBN 978 0 7163 06238
£6.95

Inheritance tax is under attack, and not just from the political right. The critics of this tax have dominated the debate over recent years but, as the authors of this Fabian pamphlet argue, inheritance tax is one of the best tools we have for tackling inequality and kick starting Britain’s stalled social mobility.

Fred Grindrod, Mark Rusling

The rise of far right extremists – such as the British National Party – is one of the most worrying trends of recent times. With ever more candidates, increased media attention and a rising number of votes, the BNP seems to be here to stay. They have capitalised on the disengagement, disenfranchisement and fear that many voters in more deprived communities feel.

Facing Out
How party politics must change to build a progressive society
Tim Horton, David Pinto-Duschinsky, and Jessica Studdert 

Fabian ideas 622
ISBN 978 0 716306221
£6.95

Reconnecting people to politics is the issue of the moment. Alongside public scrutiny of our constitutional settlement, and the rights and responsibilities of citizenship, renewal must also involve thinking about how parties can contribute to strengthening democracy.

Stronger Together
The 21st century case for Scotland and Britain
Gordon Brown and Douglas Alexander 

Fabian ideas 621
ISBN 978 0 716306214
£6.95

To mark this year's 300th anniversary of the Act of Union, creating the UK, Gordon Brown and Douglas Alexander make the case for the contemporary relevance of the Union between Scotland and England and show why Scotland benefits both politically and economically.

Challenging the Citadel
Breaking the hospitals' grip on the NHS
Dr Howard Stoate and Bryan Jones

Fabian ideas 620
ISBN 0716306204
£6.95

The authors argue that the NHS is far too focused on the hospital as an institution. The challenges of the 21st century require an NHS focused on public health and health prevention, but this will not be possible if the dominance of the hospital is not challenged.

2025
What next for the Make Poverty History Generation?
Tom Hampson and others

Fabian ideas 619
ISBN 978 0 7163 06238
£6.95

Twenty years on from Live Aid and one year on from Gleneagles and Live 8, this collection of essays looks ahead to the global justice and sustainability challenges of the next 20 years, and the campaigns we will need to tackle them.

Raising Lazurus
The future of organised labour
David Coats 

Fabian ideas 618
ISBN 0716306182
£6.95

Coats argues that the unions have a vital role to play in the labour market, but must reform to reverse their declining fortunes. While support remains high for collective action, unions must alter their rhetoric and widen their appeal to respond to the realities of the new economy.

The Politics of Pension Reform
Richard Brooks and John Denham MP 

Fabian Ideas 617
ISBN: 0716306174
£6.95

Brooks and John Denham argue that the government must get the politics right if it is to The politics of pension reform is just as important as the policy itself. In this pamphlet, Richard achieve what has eluded its predecessors and establish a pensions settlement which endures for future generations.

Progressive Globalisation argues for the management of global capitalism under social democratic principles. It shows how the application of common rules and structural reforms, backed by democratically legitimate international institutions, can address the urgent problems of worsening global inequality,, environmental degredation and economic instability.

The relationship between citizens and their public services needs to be transformed so that local people have control over their public services. Invoking the spirit of mutualism and co-operation and applying it to public service provision, Blears calls for community control over key sections of public services, to move beyond the 'public sector' and to create a 'public realm'.

The Courage of Our Convictions argues that the Labour Party is most successful when it has a reforming passion. By reforming public services to deliver opportunity and security for all, with greater choice to meet the aspirations of the public, the left can shape a new future for the country.