Living standards shouldn’t be the government’s only priority. But they are a very real measure of whether people’s lives are going well and, understandably, it is often how the public judges whether a government is doing its job. For this government to secure a second term, it will need to deliver tangible improvements in living standards. This report shows how the government can make people better off in highly challenging circumstances. It sets out how policies can be prioritised, coordinated and communicated in practice, with three key ‘pillars’.
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In this report, the Fabian Society's general secretary, Andrew Harrop, sets out the case for measures to reduce and redistribute pension tax relief. He also sets out a menu of reform options.
Fabian Society researcher Eloise Sacares and general secretary Andrew Harrop present a series of policy options for the employment and financial protections of unpaid carers.
This pamphlet is a compilation of some of the most important ideas developed and championed by the Fabian Society in recent years. It is a ‘mixtape’ of the best proposals, from early years to pensions and from the future of work to public service reform.
Plans for a National Care Service for England were first presented 13 years ago in the dying days of the last Labour government. Since then no detailed work has taken place to flesh out what the service might look like or how it should be implemented. That is the purpose of this report.
Andrew Harrop, Howard Reed and Eloise Sacares make the case for a comprehensive new system of British employment insurance.