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A true testing ground
RORY PALMER: To demonstrate that it is relevant and credible, Labour must become the party of aspiration – and one bellwether region shows how that can be done.
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Inescapable lessons
PETER HAIN: Palestine need not be a polarising issue for Starmer’s Labour.
Read more Justice / International relations
The right trade-offs
EMILY THORNBERRY MP: The government has wasted a historic opportunity to build its post-Brexit trade deals around modern values. Labour would do things differently.
Read more Brexit / Trade
Against the clock
ANNA McMORRIN MP: A lack of climate leadership is failing future generations.
Read more Environment / International relations
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Going further
19 November 2021
ANDREW ACHILLEOS: We must be bold to tackle climate change - and electric vehicles are not a panacea
Continue Reading Environment
Taking care
18 November 2021
PAUL O'KANE MSP: Labour values are vital to rebuilding the care sector
Continue Reading Social Care / Health
Labour’s rural challenge
11 November 2021
BEN COOPER: Labour has a mountain to climb to win the next election. But there is no route to power without rural communities
Continue Reading Elections / Labour party
The Dis-United Kingdom
29 October 2021
We need a version of Britishness which includes progressive and liberals in Scotland and Wales, explains Christabel Cooper.
Continue Reading Devolution
Below the radar
27 October 2021
The LGBTQ+ community face considerable health inequalities which remain under-investigated - this must be addressed. CATHERINE MEADS explains how.
Continue Reading Health / Inequality
Call to action
15 October 2021
In the wake of Covid-19, addressing the inequalities faced by Black populations matters. Rueben Warren, Martin Edobor, and Paulo Da Silva discuss.
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More to do
This Fabian Society report explores unequal experiences of Labour party membership and presents members' views on improving representation and inclusion in the party
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Talking green
Our latest briefing looks at people’s reactions to the key words politicians and campaigners use when discussing climate change.
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Home front
Our new collection puts forward a new vision for social housing which leaves no one behind. With an introduction by shadow housing minister Mike Amesbury MP and contributions from Florence Eshalomi MP, Paul Dennett, Rachel Blake, Geeta Nanda and more...
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Prescription for fairness
As we look to recover from the greatest public health crisis in a century, the need to tackle health inequalities has become even more critical and clear. This timely collection explores practical solutions for a future government committed to addres...
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The road ahead
In this pamphlet, Labour leader Keir Starmer MP sets out his vision of a fairer, more secure and prosperous Britain, built on Labour values. He proposes 10 principles for a new contract between Labour and the British people, which together make up an...
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Winning 150
Labour must look beyond the Red Wall and its comfort zones to win the next election, finds Fabian Society research director Luke Raikes.
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Fair to all
Fabian Society research finds strong public backing for improved help when people who lose their job.
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Security for everyone
This report examines the future of non-means-tested benefits for working-age adults and children.
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Prizing the Public Pound
In this pamphlet, John Tizard and David Walker make the case for fundamental reform of the way spending decisions are made and checked. They argue that Labour should recover and celebrate its strong tradition of innovation in the mechanics of effecti...
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Counter Culture
In this pamphlet, Kirsty McNeill and Roger Harding argue that we all have a role to play in denying the culture wars peddlers the fight they want. Instead of letting people distract or divide us, we should build a new solidarity strategy, with a posi...
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Early years commission
A new report from the Early Years Commission, jointly run by the Centre for Social Justice and the Fabian Society, puts forward a number of recommendations to transform the lives of our youngest children.
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STATUTORY SICK PAY
The statutory sick pay scheme has major problems that need to be addressed. Our latest report puts forward a number of recommendations for reform.
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Going with the grain
New Fabian Society research on public attitudes to social security reveals a groundswell of support for increasing benefit payments.
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Hearts and minds
In this collection, Labour MPs look to the future, setting out what the party must do to regain the confidence of working people. Labour under Keir Starmer has made real progress in re-establishing a serious claim to be considered an alternative gove...
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A voice for the future
A year-long research project by the Scottish Fabians and FEPS finds that devolution is at risk from 'no change' unionists, and 'no compromise' nationalists, and argues for Scottish Labour to reassert itself as pro-UK, pro-devolution and passionately ...
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