Autumn 2024: Fabian Review

Autumn 2024
By Kate Murray , Iggy Wood
Published 26 September 2024
Topics Labour party , Environment , Economy

This edition of the Fabian Review challenges the new Labour government to hit the ground running in its first term, featuring Tracy Brabin, Melanie Smallman, Paul Swinney and many more. In conversation with Iggy Wood, David Blunkett discusses his early life and the pressures of power. Elsewhere, Nadia Whittome MP counters the Tory narrative of ‘sick-note Britain’, Tariq Modood sets out a vision of multicultural nationalism, and Andrew Harrop writes his final leader column after 13 years as general secretary.

Also in this issue: Christabel Cooper on Reform’s threat to Labour; Claire Hanna MP on what Northern Ireland needs from Labour; Despina Alexiadou on capital gains tax; Beccy Cooper MP on Labour’s offer to coastal communities; Ten-Herng Lai on rethinking public monuments; Diane Coyle on industrial policy; Joe Peck on British Bidenomics; Martin Plaut on South Africa; Maggie Browning on the teacher staffing crisis; and Niall Devitt on the legacy of Barbara Castle.

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