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The latest news, analysis and opinion from the Fabian Society including highlights from the Fabian Review and web-exclusive commentary and insight.

Unifying the United Kingdom

19 September 2016

According to clause IV of its constitution, the Labour party “believes that by the strength of our common endeavour, we achieve more than we achieve alone.” That principle has urgent contemporary relevance for the left. Rarely has the United Kingdom...

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A secure future

19 September 2016

It is the first duty of government to ensure that our people and communities are protected from threat whether from crime or terrorism. Our citizens expect no more and will judge their government on how they perform in Europe we worked...

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Shaping a green politics

19 September 2016

Leaving the European Union creates huge risks and opportunity for our environment. A great many of the laws that protect it are underpinned by the EU, and could be at least partially unravelled should the Government have the appetite to...

Continue Reading Facing the Future
Book review

Book review: Called to account

15 September 2016

Called to Account: How Corporate Bad Behaviour and Government Waste Combine to Cost Us Millions                                                  ...

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A leading light

15 September 2016

There are only a few days left to catch the intriguing show at Dulwich Picture Gallery showcasing the work of a forgotten star of British painting in the 1920s. Winifred Knights was the first British woman to win the Prix...

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Insight

Still a mountain to climb

14 September 2016

Just after the 2015 election the Fabian Society published The Mountain to Climb, a short research paper which demonstrated just how hard it will be for Labour to win a majority at the next election, once new constituency boundaries are...

Continue Reading Democracy / Facing the Future

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