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2 October 2025

Rural Futures

Rural Britain is often neglected in discussions about the big issues of the day. Yet it sits at the heart of the government’s missions to green the economy, boost growth, deliver housing and break down barriers to opportunity. The countryside could and should be a place of  innovation. It can deliver solutions and help meet targets for nature, people and climate. To do that, however, the government will need to match the ambition of previous Labour administrations, join up its approach to land use, and listen more to rural communities.

This pamphlet brings together rural MPs with a variety of experts and policymakers to explore the future of our countryside. As the authors set out, the potential of Britain’s rural areas is immense. By seeing rural areas as an social and economic asset, the government can realise this promise while protecting our countryside – and benefit communities across the country as a result.

Rural futures Rural

Promising development

13 August 2025

This pamphlet explores both how we can maximise the impact of aid investment in the short term and how we might be able to rebuild political support for international development in the long term.

Promising development International relations / Foreign policy

Nye's lost legacy

15 September 2025

This report considers the health of the UK workforce, the limitations of the current occupational health system, and how a National Occupational Health Service could enlist employers, workers and the state in as key partners in keeping people well in work.

Nye's lost legacy Health / Employment

The Fabian Review

Autumn 2025, Volume 137 - No.3

This edition of the Fabian Review assesses the continued relevance of liberalism, and the challenges it faces, featuring Stella Creasy MP, Karl Pike, Anna Dixon MP, David Smith MP, Iggy Wood and Chloe Brooks. Elsewhere, Ellie Reeves MP looks ahead to Labour’s second phase of government, and Erin Sanders-McDonagh highlights an untapped resource in the fight against domestic violence.

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