News & Insight

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,...

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...

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...

8 August 2012

The next Labour government will face very tough decisions on tax and spending because of the Cameron/Osborne austerity disaster. Raising the overall tax burden at all will be politically difficult and is likely to be economically unwise. Yet the cost of...

1 August 2012

Time was when 'young Alex' could do no wrong. His mastery of the media north and south of the border was undisputed. His political canniness outwitted all-comers at FMQs. And SNP electoral strategy was required reading for politicos of all...