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Autumn 2025: Damned Liberals

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This edition of the Fabian Review assesses the continued relevance of liberalism, and the challenges it faces, featuring Stella Creasy MP, Karl Pike, Anna Dixon MP, David Smith MP, Iggy Wood and Chloe Brooks. Elsewhere, Ellie Reeves MP looks ahead to Labour’s second phase of government, and Erin Sanders-McDonagh highlights an untapped resource in the fight against domestic violence.

Also in this issue: Calvin Bailey MP on the legacy of failed military invertventions; Lauren Edwards MP on the graduate employment market; Conor Pope on digital campaigning; Liz Hind on improving official statistics; Niall Devitt on the life of Denis Healey; Natasha Irons MP on expanding youth services; Lucy Shaw on quick energy wins; Stephen Carter on democratic reforms; Alex Parsons and Julia Cushion on going beyond transparency; Lib Peck on London’s Violence Reduction Unit; Mark Rusling and Anton Ievsiushkin on the threat of Putin; Christine Megson on the impact made by Fabian women; and Dianne Hayter on the life of David Lipsey.

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Opinion

Beyond transparency

25 November 2025

ALEX PARSONS AND JULIA CUSHION: Clarity around political gifts and donations is valuable - but not enough

Continue reading Democracy
Opinion

Joining the dots

17 November 2025

LAUREN EDWARDS MP: The government, employers and educators need to work together

Continue reading Employment / Education
Opinion

Crux of the matter

12 November 2025

STEPHEN CARTER: Fixing our broken democracy must be an immediate priority

Continue reading Democracy
Opinion

Human cost

10 November 2025

CHLOE BROOKE: Social liberalism in Labour must be defended

Continue reading Democracy / Women / LGBTQ+
Opinion

Part of the main

5 November 2025

DAVID SMITH MP: The atomised individual is at the heart of modern liberalism

Continue reading Communities / Democracy / Diversity
Opinion

Deja Vu

4 November 2025

CALVIN BAILEY MP: To protect Britain, we must reckon with two decades of failed interventions

Continue reading Defence
Opinion

Cut to the quick

29 October 2025

LUCY SHAW: The government must invest more in short-term solutions to our energy crisis

Continue reading Energy / Environment
Opinion

In partnership

23 October 2025

LIB PECK: Top-down enforcement is not the way to tackle violence

Continue reading Communities / Crime
Opinion

Hearts and minds

21 October 2025

KARL PIKE: A renewed confidence in its liberal social democratic roots can help Labour shape the narrative

Continue reading Democracy / Inequality
Opinion

Keep the faith

14 October 2025

ANNA DIXON MP: Faith communities are an essential ally in the fight against inequality and conservatism

Continue reading LGBTQ+ / Communities / Diversity
Opinion

Fit for the future

7 October 2025

STELLA CREASY MP: Liberalism is under pressure - but it provides us with the strongest foundations to respond to the far right

Continue reading Democracy / Diversity

Iggy Wood

Iggy Wood is the head of editorial at the Fabian Society.

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Miles Ward

Miles Ward is the membership, digital and editorial officer at the Fabian Society.

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