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Review: Shredded – Inside RBS, the bank that broke Britain

24 July 2014

Last month I met up with author Ian Fraser to discuss his must-read new book Shredded – Inside RBS, the Bank that Broke Britain. Shredded, which documents the rise and fall of RBS, is a gripping story that every British taxpayer...

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Business short-termism and the new inequality

24 July 2014

The British disease of business short termism is entrenched and takes many forms: the UK suffers from low levels of investment in capital and R&D, with companies hoarding cash and buying back shares; there are too many value-destroying acquisitions and...

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Reshuffles change nothing - our parliament is an emblem of inequality

17 July 2014

In David Cameron’s recent article for the Mail on Sunday on British values he wrote of his regard for selected ‘British’ institutions. He said: “We should be proud of what Britain has done to … develop these institutions – Parliamentary democracy,...

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The case for the human rights act

17 July 2014

The Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA) is a very simple statute. It works like any bill of rights in allowing individuals in the UK to enforce their rights in their local courts. It also requires public authorities to respect the...

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Member Policy Group: Conclusions

17 July 2014

In May 2014, the Fabian Society played host to four member policy groups to discuss a number of areas from the Labour party's Agenda 2015 policy consultation document. Ahead of the National Policy Forum on Friday, we publish the proposals advanced...

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The left's uneasy relationship with patriotism - and why it should still celebrate British culture

16 July 2014

During the Falklands war, the History Workshop Journal and the great social historian Raphael Samuel organized a series of workshops on patriotism. Prompted by anger at the way that nationalism had been harnessed in service of the war, and frustrated...

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