News & Insight

1 November 2012

In recent years, there has been a real push by policymakers to promote apprenticeships. But more needs to be done to integrate higher apprenticeships into the DNA of our labour market. A major roadblock has been a lack of clear communication...

31 October 2012

The Fabian Society's New Forms of Work report offers an excellent overview of the debate on the future of work. They emphasise continuity as much as change. Despite the growth of independent and more flexible forms of work, full-time jobs...

31 October 2012

We all know it’s a long way from a 2015 general election. An awful lot could change and there must be no room for complacency. Even so, Labour has now spent two years with an average of over 40 per...

30 October 2012

George Bernard Shaw famously described the mission of the Fabian Society as to “educate, agitate, organise”. But how does the Labour party do when it comes to fulfilling this motto? We spend most of our time on the last (with...

26 October 2012

There's a problem with Labour's message. No one knows what it is. We ourselves aren't too clear what we're about or what our party stands for. It used to be simple and clear: Labour was there to use the power of...

25 October 2012

Figures released today put UK GDP for quarter three growth at 1 per cent. Speculated over for weeks, the release of today's figures will not end discussion as to whether the UK economy is now on the road back to...