Summer 2023: Fabian Review

Summer 2023
By Kate Murray , Iggy Wood
Published 18 July 2023
Topics Early years , Education

This edition of the Fabian Review focuses on how to make Britain a better place to grow up in, with contributions from Lindsey Macmillan and Jake Anders, Tommy Gale, Ben Cooper, and Sylvia McNamara. Tim Bale explores what might be next for the Tories, and John Healey MP stakes out Labour’s defence credentials in conversation with Iggy Wood.

Also in this issue: Paulette Hamilton MP on the NHS’s 75-year anniversary; Unmesh Desai calls for a royal commission on policing; Martin Edobor on bridging the urban-rural divide; Jessie Cunnett on a new contract with the NHS; Matt Bevington on regulatory reform; Ian Murray on winning back Scotland; Diana Johnson MP on fighting populism; Hannah McHugh on Labour and freedom; Beccy Cooper on how Labour won Worthing; Jonathan Birch on animal welfare; Stewart Lansley reviews Daniel Chandler’s new book; and Niall Devitt examines the Fabian roots of London’s transport network.

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Sea change

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On the right track

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NIALL DEVITT: July marked the 90th anniversary of the creation of London Transport. It was a quintessentially Fabian project

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Opinion

Silent majority

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JONATHAN BIRCH: A commitment to animal welfare is one of the strongest signs politicians
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Continue reading Business / Rural

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Culture change

15 August 2023

MATT BEVINGTON: Progressive regulatory reform will benefit us all

Continue reading Business / Good government

Opinion

Back to basics

4 August 2023

UNMESH DESAI: A new royal commission could get to the heart of the UK's policing problems

Continue reading Human rights / Justice / Race

Opinion

Closing the gap

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BEN COOPER: the 25th anniversary of Sure Start reminds us that good public services change lives

Continue reading Early years / Public Services

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Shoring up the defence

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Keeping the country safe and standing up for our armed forces reflect core Labour values, John Healey tells IGGY WOOD

Continue reading Defence / Foreign policy

Opinion

A cautionary tale

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A national scandal

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SYLVIA MCNAMARA: The pandemic had a profound impact on children in their early years

Continue reading Early years / Education

Opinion

Equal access

20 July 2023

LINDSEY MACMILLAN and JAKE ANDERS: Reforms to school and university admissions could transform the life chances of disadvantaged children and young people

Continue reading Education / Inequality

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