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17 October 2012

In a new interview for the Autumn 2012 Fabian Review, the Telegraph's Mary Riddell speaks to Jon Cruddas about policy, the art of being a middleman, frustration and belief. He talks of the fine balance between Labour's grassroots and those it...

17 October 2012

We welcome YouGov’s research for the Fabian Society into the culture of politics as seen by voters and non-voters.  It gives fresh insights into the widening gulf, highlighted in the most recent Hansard Society Audit of Political Engagement, between modern...

16 October 2012

70 per cent of people living in poverty in developing countries are women. Their unequal position in society means they have less power, money, protection from violence and access to education and healthcare than men. Women are more likely to...

15 October 2012

The current education system is yet again in a state of flux: policy based on political ideology rather than educational good practice; an ideology that looks backwards rather than forwards; propaganda rather than pedagogy. Government’s role is to constantly ensure an...

12 October 2012

Picking up an empty cardboard box, walking 200 metres, holding a pen and pushing a button. These are some of the ‘tests’ deployed by the government to assess whether someone is fit for work. They form part of the Work...

12 October 2012

I am not a pessimist, but scratch away at the patina of Olympic greatness and there is a nation stagnating. For at least the near future, the Great British public will have to endure soaring unemployment, shrinking public services and...