News & Insight

21 September 2012

Last year the Fabian Society conducted a poll of its membership and asked if Fabians thought Liberal Democrats were ‘potential partners’ or ‘enemies’. It found an almost even split within our membership, with 44 per cent saying partners and 56...

20 September 2012

Nearly everyone in politics has had a voter tell us "you're all the same." It baffles us. We spend so long attacking each other, explaining how huge our differences are. Yet from the perspective of some of my constituents, I see...

20 September 2012

As the waters of conference season begin to ebb and flow, we thought we’d take this moment of calm to reflect on the movement of Labour in the past year - the strengths, the weaknesses and what the party really...

19 September 2012

Explaining the ‘08 to ‘12 change In 2008 the mantra within Senator Obama's campaign for staff and volunteers alike was "Respect - Empower - Include" . In 2012 a fourth word has been added: "Win". This change serves as both metaphor and...

18 September 2012

When we worry about fairness we tend to ignore ageing. We think about national economic inequalities which separate rich and poor or about how to ensure that two babies from different sides of the tracks can reach the same starting...

17 September 2012

When can we legitimately hold individuals responsible for an action or a behaviour? Much of the recent thought on fairness and responsibility comes from a particular direction. While such thoughts are generally not punitive in their origin or motivation, their results...