News & Insight
The latest news, analysis and opinion from the Fabian Society including highlights from the Fabian Review and web-exclusive commentary and insight.
Thinking big
24 July 2019
JOE DROMEY: Too many people are trapped in low pay jobs, without a way of shaping their own future. A people-focused industrial strategy should seek to make good work a reality for all.
Continue Reading Business / Changing Work Centre / Economy / Employment / Work
Workers and Technology: Carolyn Fairbairn and Frances O'Grady in conversation
23 July 2019
The Fabian Society and Community union's Commission on Workers and Technology hosted this in-conversation event.
Continue Reading Business / Changing Work Centre / Economy / Employment / Trade unions / Work
First response
22 July 2019
STEPHEN BRADLEY: Calls for mental health first aid are well-intentioned, but politicians should seek more evidence before making it compulsory.
Continue Reading Disability / Health / Inequality / Public Services
The race to the bottom
19 July 2019
GIUSEPPE TELESCA: The current leadership campaigns show the Tories have lost their reputation for sound economic management. The Labour party must call their bluff and fight harder to avoid Brexit.
Continue Reading Conservatives / Economy / Labour party
Shifting the fundamentals
18 July 2019
CLAIRE MCCARTHY: Shifting the fundamental ownership dynamic in our economy is a prerequisite to achieving an economy in which technology is a friend not an enemy of the worker.
Continue Reading Changing Work Centre / Economy / Inequality / Technology / Work
Freedom fighters
16 July 2019
MICHELLE STANISTREET: Press freedom is under attack around the world. The next Labour government should back a new UN convention on the protection of journalists and media professionals.
Continue Reading Democracy / Human rights / Inequality / Labour party / Trade unionsFabian membership
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