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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.

Fabian Summer Conference: LIVE BLOG

30 June 2012

1740: we've got to have the courage of our convictions, represent the whole of the country and be clear in our message: vision, values and vehicle. And with that the conference is over. Thanks to everyone who came and anyone who...

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Stepping up, not stepping back

27 June 2012

To succeed in Labour’s political project – of rising and shared wealth – we must rethink the relationship between governments and markets. There must be a greater consistency between the progressive ends that we seek and the means that we...

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The Shape of Things to Come

26 June 2012

After the 1970s it was inevitable that the Conservative party would move away from the tight relationship between business, state and unions of the postwar consensus, but it was Margaret Thatcher who made it Thatcherite. In the 1990s Labour was...

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Taking the heat out of the immigration debate

25 June 2012

Immigration played a key part in Labour’s defeat in 2010, becoming the frame through which many people comprehended and linked together a vortex of economic and social anxieties. Before the election, Ipsos MORI found that just six per cent of...

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Ask Ed

25 June 2012

Put your question to the leader of the Labour Party ahead of our Summer Conference on 30th June. Tickets for Summer Conference are now all sold out, but we still want you to be involved. If you've got a burning question...

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Public speech needs public space

20 June 2012

Last year’s Occupy protests shone a light on the problem of the privatisation of public space and the chilling effect this can have on political speech.When protestors first targeted the London Stock Exchange they were legally prevented from entering Paternoster...

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