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The fairness and responsibility series
22 August 2012
Over the next few weeks we will be running a number of blogs following on from talks at the AHRC Fairness and Responsibility in an Unequal Society Conference, which took place on the 28th June 2012 at the University of...
Continue ReadingThe folly of Osbornomics
21 August 2012
Over the weekend it was reported that Iain Duncan Smith had complained to the BBC, accusing them of following Ed Miliband and Ed Balls's “reading of the economy”. In a particularly lurid image, the Secretary of State for Work and...
Continue ReadingThe Fabian Society today
20 August 2012
A recent survey of the Fabian membership is a reminder of the Society’s place as the British left’s most plural and open intellectual tradition, discovers Georgia Hussey The cartoon of a stereotypical British politician would always depict an upper class,...
Continue ReadingIs the future plural?
16 August 2012
This year the Fabian Society, Centre: Forum and the Electoral Reform Society will be hosting a public event at both Labour Party conference and Liberal Democrat Conference entitled 'Politics: Is the future plural?'. Featuring John Denham, Jo Swinson, Caroline Flint, Mary...
Continue ReadingWhy we need a veterans champion in every area
14 August 2012
When my local MP Hazel Blears asked me what I thought the government should do to better help veterans and those leaving the armed forces my first thought was education. Going to university was, for me, the best thing I...
Continue ReadingMedia matters
9 August 2012
The media and creative arts are now a huge part of the UK and international economy. In this country they account for over 2.5 per cent of GDP and millions of jobs. Huge conglomerates bestride the globe: Vodafone’s market capitalisation...
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