Events
Fabian events run throughout the year and across the country from our flagship New Year and summer conferences, to policy roundtables, lectures and local Fabian Society meetings.
FEPS-Fabian Society New Year Conference 2024: Plans for Power
One of the biggest events in the political calendar returns in 2024. As we head in to a crucial election year, join us online or at London's prestigious Guildhall and hear from leading voices in the Labour Party about their plans for power.
Scottish Fabians Conference and Fabian Society Annual General Meeting
Join us at Central Hall, Edinburgh on Saturday 18 November for the 2023 Scottish Fabians Conference and the Fabian Society Annual General Meeting.
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Britain Reconnected: A Foreign Policy For Security And Prosperity At Home with David Lammy MP
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Reclaiming Freedom: The case for a 21st century bill of powers and duties, with Liam Byrne MP
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Learning And Skills – For Economic Recovery, Social Cohesion And A More Equal Britain
Join the Fabians, SME Labour and Labour's Council of Skills advisors to hear more about the ‘Learning and skills for economic recovery, social cohesion and a more equal Britain' report.
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In conversation with Nick Thomas-Symonds MP
Nick Thomas-Symonds MP In Conversation with Patrick Maguire
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FEPS-Fabian Society New Year Conference 2024: Plans for Power – Cole, Crosland and Webb
One of the biggest events in the political calendar returns in 2024. As we head in to a crucial election year, join us online or at London's prestigious Guildhall and hear from leading voices in the Labour Party about their plans for power.
‘The Humanitarian Reception: Responding to crisis in a changing world’ with the British Red Cross and the People’s Postcode Lottery
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FEPS-FABIAN NEW YEAR CONFERENCE 2022
Our first fully hybrid new year conference will look at the shared challenges facing the UK and countries across Europe.
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Fabian Northern Conference
Our second Northern Conference in Leeds and online saw us welcome Rachel Reeves MP, Tracy Brabin and speakers from across the left.
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Prescription For Fairness – Health inequalities launch event
Prescription For Fairness - Health inequalities launch event in partnership with ABPI & Lloyds Pharmacy
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Fabian Society at Labour Party Conference 2021
The Fabian Society are hosting a number of public and private fringe events from Sunday 26 to Tuesday 28 September.
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In Conversation with Jon Cruddas MP
Jon Cruddas MP (Dagenham and Rainham) joined Emma Burnell to talk about his new book, UBI & automation and the future of the Labour Party.
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Jess Phillips MP in conversation with Jacqui Smith
Our latest In Conversation event saw Jess Phillips MP (Shadow Minister for Domestic Violence and Safeguarding) speak candidly with former Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith about violence against women & girls, being a politician and her plans for the future.
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HEARTS AND MINDS: WINNING THE WORKING-CLASS VOTE
Watch the launch of Hearts and Minds: Winning the Working-Class Vote with John Healey MP, Emma Hardy MP, Dan Jarvis MP, Tracy Brabin MP and Paddy Lillis from pamphlet sponsor Usdaw.
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Fabian Society Annual General Meeting 2020
Our AGM is an opportunity for all members to have their say on the direction of the Fabian Society and ask about our work.
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Festival of Fabians
Start Labour Connected in style at the Festival of Fabians.
Join speakers including Shadow Chancellor, Anneliese Dodds MP, Shadow Education Secretary Kate Green MP, and others from across the labour movement to discuss how to shape the radical policy agenda Labour needs to win.
FABIANS AT LABOUR CONNECTED 2020
We are pleased to be taking our traditional packed conference programme online by attending Labour's virtual equivalent Connected.
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The UK and China: perspectives from the left
We were pleased to host Lisa Nandy MP (Shadow Foreign Secretary), Paul Mason (Journalist and Author), Lee Cheuk-yan (General Secretary, Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions) & Reza Afshar (Executive Director, Independent Diplomat).
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Good jobs, modern working practices and the Covid-19 crisis
Watch our event with Seema Malhotra MP (Shadow Minister for Employment) Andy McDonald MP (Shadow Secretary of State fo Employment Rights) Josh Abey (Commission on Workers and Technology).
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Better Off: Recovery and Reform in the post-coronavirus economy – pamphlet launch
Rewatch the launch event for our recent joint pamphlet with The Association of British Insurers with contributors Anneliese Dodds MP (Shadow Chancellor), Will Hutton (Economist and Principal, Hertford College, University of Oxford) and Huw Evans (Director General, ABI).
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In Conversation with David Lammy MP
David Lammy MP spoke to Sara Hyde about his new role as shadow justice secretary and his new book.
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COVID-19 and human rights with Helena Kennedy QC
Young Fabians & Fabian Society joint event with Helena Kennedy QC
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New leader, new challenges – where should Labour go next?
Watch our full online event with Alex Sobel MP, Sonia Sodha and Owen Jones.
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Everyday Socialism with Rachel Reeves MP and Prof John Tomaney
Watch the full online event again.
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100 Years of Suffrage: Our Vote, Our Voice
Marking the centenary of the Representation of the People Act 1918, this conference will reflect on the past and look to the future of women making change.
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PAST EVENTS
Report launch | When I'm 64: A strategy to tackle poverty before state pension age
17 April 2024, 10:00 - 12:00
Continue readingWorking for you: A manifesto for the self-employed launch with Angela Rayner MP
18 July 2023, 18:00 - 19:15
Continue readingFEPS-Fabian New Year Conference 2023 - Cole, Crosland and Webb tickets (online)
21 January 2023, 10:00 - 18:00
Continue readingNew Year Conference 2023 - Cole, Crosland and Webb tickets
21 January 2023, 09:00 - 18:00
Continue readingTalking Green: how you can win the argument
18 February 2022, 09:00 - 09:45
Member-only event series where you hear directly from the report authors and take an in-depth look at our policy work.
Continue readingNew Year Conference 2022 (online free ticket) - Cole, Crosland and Webb members
15 January 2022, 09:30 - 17:30
Continue readingFabian Society Labour Party Conference Reception in partnership with Google
27 September 2021, 20:00 - 22:00
Continue readingWales in the UK and Welsh Fabians AGM
01 July 2021, 19:00 - 20:30
The Fabian Society is planning to expand its activity in Wales from 2021 onwards. This follows Welsh Labour’s excellent performance in the 2021 Senedd elections, the re-election of the Welsh Labour government, and the continuing development of Welsh self-government.
Continue readingFEPS -Fabian New Year Conference - new members
16 January 2021, 09:30 - 17 January 2021, 17:56
Continue readingFEPS-Fabian Society New Year Conference - complementary
07 January 2021, 12:00 - 14 January 2021, 12:00
Continue readingThe time is now: How does the climate crisis have it's 'Make Poverty History' Moment?
20 September 2020, 13:00 - 14:00
With time running out our panel of Polly Billington (UK100) & Cllr Tom Hayes (Oxford City Council) will be discussing how the left continues to make the case that the climate crisis is a social justice issue and how does it achieve that defining moment that starts real change.
Continue readingIn conversation with Emily Thornberry MP
01 April 2020, 18:00 - 19:00
Our next online event is a special conversation with shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry MP.
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Everyday Socialism – with Rachel Reeves MP and guests
30 March 2020, 18:00 - 19:00
Join Rachel Reeves MP to discuss Everyday Socialism, her Fabian Society report on good jobs and prosperous communities.
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Poverty and social security: where next?
25 February 2020, 18:00 - 19:30
Join Margaret Greenwood MP & Stephen Timms MP to debate prospects for social security in the new parliament and hear findings from new Fabian research
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FEPS-Fabian New Year Conference 2020
18 January 2020, 09:30 - 17:30
Five weeks on from a disastrous general election defeat join us for the FEPS-Fabian New Year Conference 'What Next? The left in the 2020s'
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When I'm 64
Fabian Society senior researcher Sasjkia Otto looks at the roots of pre-retirement poverty and presents a strategy to address it.
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Caring for Carers
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.
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Climbing the Mountain
This report identifies 150 non-Labour seats on the new boundaries which will likely make up a very high proportion of the constituencies that Labour will target at the next election.
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Equal Footing
Anneliese Dodds MP explains how Labour's ambitious agenda to tackle inequality will benefit us all.
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Whatever the Weather
Fabian Society researcher Eloise Sacares makes the case for climate adaptation, identifying three key areas of life which will be severely impacted by climate change and in which practical changes in government policy could make a significant differe...
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The Final Furlong
In spite of Labour's extremely strong polling numbers over the past year, there has been continuing media speculation about a hung parliament. The Fabian Society undertook research during summer 2023 to understand voters’ preferred election outcomes...
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By the People, With the People
In this pamphlet, Charlotte Augst and Paul Corrigan set out to identify the factors that have scuppered progress on health system reform, and refine the calls for change into two simple questions. First, how can the NHS work with people to keep them ...
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In Tandem
Michael Jacobs, Robert Calvert Jump, Jo Michell and Frank van Lerven scrutinise the lack of cooperation between the UK government and the Bank of England, and propose a new Economic Policy Coordinating Committee to help achieve the multiple objective...
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Working Nein to Five
Fabian Society senior researcher Sasjkia Otto asks what we can learn from Germany about work-life balance.
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Equality and empowerment
Fabian Society research director Luke Raikes sets out to make a progressive case for devolving public spending, raising important questions about how public money can be used more effectively to deliver policy objectives.
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Plans for Power
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 ref...
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A good life in all regions
The report of the Fabian Society's Commission on Regional Poverty and Inequality concludes that the UK has two major regional economy challenges – ‘low growth’ outside the south east, where places lack good jobs; and ‘overheating’ in the capital, whe...
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Lawful and fair
In this pamphlet, Will Somerville and Sarah Mulley set out robust proposals to reform our migration system. They argue that it must be based on sound principles: it must be fair, it must be grounded in democratic consent, and it must respect people’s...
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Support guaranteed
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...
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Britain Reconnected
In this publication, David Lammy MP identifies the major geopolitical trends that will shape the UK's place in the world, and sets out the next Labour government’s approach to foreign policy
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Spring 2024
This edition of the Fabian Review celebrates 140 years of Fabianism, featuring Keir Starmer MP, Sadiq Khan, Stella Creasy MP, Anas Sarwar MSP, and many more. In conversation with Kate Murray, Fabian general secretaries past and present discuss John S...
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Winter 2023
This edition of the Fabian Review takes a look at the foreign policy challenges Labour could face, featuring Stella Creasy MP, Nick Westcott, Toni Haastrup and Victoria Honeyman. In conversation with Iggy Wood, Alf Dubs argues the current government'...
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Autumn 2023
This edition of the Fabian Review takes a look at what Britain could look like after 13 years of Labour government, with contributions from Charles Clarke, Anas Sarwar MSP, Catherine West MP and more. Plus, Andy Burnham explains how a new phase of de...
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Summer 2023
This edition of the Fabian Review focuses on how to make Britain a better place to grow up in, with contributions from Lindsey Macmillan and Jake Anders, Tommy Gale, Ben Cooper, and Sylvia McNamara. Plus, John Healey MP stakes out Labour’s defence cr...
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Spring 2023
This edition of the Fabian Review focuses on public opinion and how it can be influenced, with contributions from Paula Surridge, Florian Foos, Chris Curtis and Will Snell. Plus, Jonathan Reynolds sets out his pro-business, pro-worker approach in con...
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Winter 2022
This edition of the Fabian Review explores the long-term change a Starmer government could deliver, with contributions from Karl Pike, Francis Beckett and Ciaran Driver. Anna Turley takes aim at child poverty, and Kate Harrison examines whether auste...
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Autumn 2022
This issue of the Fabian Review features Meg Russell, Stephen Beer and Wes Streeting MP on the cost of living crisis and the next election. Nick Thomas-Symonds MP traces the legacy of Harold Wilson and Sarah Crook writes on motherhood and politics.
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Summer 2022
This edition of the Fabian Review asks how we build an electoral coalition for a Labour victory in light of Boris Johnson's resignation, featuring Jane Green, Roosmarijn de Geus, Anas Sarwar MSP, Shalini Sharma and Neal Lawson. Plus, Kate Murray spea...
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Spring 2022
This edition of the Fabian Review looks at the cost of living crisis and how Labour creates a stronger economy, featuring Torsten Bell, Shreya Nanda, Aveek Bhattacharya, Jake Shepherd, Claire Walker, Zoë Billingham, Daniel Johnson MSP, Jeevun Sandher...
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Winter 2021
This edition of the Fabian Review considers why women need a Labour government, featuring Harriet Harman MP, Rosie Campbell, Kudsia Batool, Kelly Grehan, Catrin Hughes and Amreen Qureshi. Plus, an interview with Tracy Brabin, mayor of West Yorkshire,...
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Autumn 2021
This edition of the Fabian Review looks at Labour and the ‘new normal’, with Andrew Roe-Crines, Tracey Warren, Jill Rutter and more. Plus, Keir Starmer MP answers our questions.
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Spring 2021
This edition of the Fabian Review looks at a modern relationship between Labour and the unions, featuring Angela Rayner MP, Christopher Massey, Gloria Mills, Kate Dearden, Shelly Asquith and more. Plus, Scottish Labour’s new leader Anas Sarwar talks ...
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Autumn 2020
This edition of the Fabian Review has a message from the Labour leader, Keir Starmer MP, on fighting for a better future. Faiza Shaheen, Fahmida Rahman and Meredith Whitten put forward their demands for combatting structural inequality. Plus, Vanesha...
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