- Summer 2020
- Kate Murray , Vanesha Singh
- 7 August 2020
- Labour party , Health , Race , Conservatives , International relations
This edition of the Fabian Review looks at Britain’s handling of the coronavirus crisis, featuring Glen O’Hara, Lisa Nandy MP, Lynne Segal and Jo Littler, plus Kate Murray interviews Liam Byrne MP.
Also in this issue: Jermain Jackman calls for a black British renaissance; Deborah Coles talks prisons and the pandemic; Kevin Kennedy Ryan on the art of the visual political message; and Leo Panitch on Labour’s shift back to the centre.
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Held to account
13 May 2021
The ability of the courts to challenge the government is under attack. The left must not only defend judicial review but go further, to shape the principles we should be governed by. George Peretz explains
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A black British renaissance
6 October 2020
JERMAIN JACKMAN: This is the time for real change to tackle the racism embedded in our system.
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The winning message
1 October 2020
INTERVIEW: Labour’s age-old values of compassion and cooperation can tackle the challenges ahead, Liam Byrne tells Kate Murray.
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HARSH REALITIES
29 September 2020
DEBORAH COLES: People in detention have been let down by the state during the pandemic.
Continue reading Race / Inequality / Justice
The spirit of the left
24 September 2020
LEO PANITCH: Labour’s shift back to the centre risks marginalising the creativity and commitment which new members brought to the party.
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A moment of reckoning
16 September 2020
LISA NANDY MP: In the darkest of times, the UK must once again act as a progressive force in the world.
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Repairing care
15 September 2020
LYNNE SEGAL AND JO LITTLER: We are in urgent need of a politics that puts care at its heart.
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The adults in the room
25 August 2020
Can the UK’s leadership vacuum be filled? Glen O’Hara takes a look.
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