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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.

The ‘one nation’ test

16 April 2013

Labour is slowly moving from mere response mode to feeling out more concrete terrain on what its next state may look like. Some have argued they have taken too long to make this transition but, the publicity (and departmental research...

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The opportunity for a place-based approach

11 April 2013

Both ‘Total Place’, initiated through a partnership between the last Labour government and local government, and the current coalition government’s ‘Whole Place Community Budgets’ have much to offer to the debate on future spending choices. I was the programme director for...

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An aspiration nation?

11 April 2013

"This is a budget for an ‘aspiration nation’" according to George Osborne just a few week's ago. The appeal to aspiration has been rolled out a number of times now by senior Conservative party figures. Cameron used it as he...

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The moment is now: how can the NHS respond to the Francis report?

11 April 2013

At the moment, there is widespread consensus that fundamental changes are required if the failures at Mid Staffordshire are to be avoided. The NHS must find a way to respond to the Francis report and deliver high quality and safe...

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Predistribution is a necessary but insufficient tool

10 April 2013

The ‘predistribution’ of income is the latest economic policy tool that Ed Miliband has found to try and own the future of how we create a more equal society. The guiding economic tool of the Labour party since its inception...

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A more equal state

9 April 2013

The state has an important role to play in building a good society and we should defend it. Of course it cannot be an uncritical defence; there's much that is wrong with how the state functions. Hence the notion of...

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