- Summer 2023
- Kate Murray , Iggy Wood
- 18 July 2023
- 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
20 September 2023
BECCY COOPER: Worthing is exactly the sort of seat Labour will need to win to form a majority government at the next election. The key? Listening to voters
Continue reading Labour party / Elections
On the right track
13 September 2023
NIALL DEVITT: July marked the 90th anniversary of the creation of London Transport. It was a quintessentially Fabian project
Continue reading Transport / Fabian Society
Silent majority
18 August 2023
JONATHAN BIRCH: A commitment to animal welfare is one of the strongest signs politicians
can give that they are on the public’s side
Culture change
15 August 2023
MATT BEVINGTON: Progressive regulatory reform will benefit us all
Continue reading Business / Good government
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
Closing the gap
3 August 2023
BEN COOPER: the 25th anniversary of Sure Start reminds us that good public services change lives
Continue reading Early years / Public Services
Shoring up the defence
1 August 2023
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
A cautionary tale
28 July 2023
TOMMY GALE: Children’s social care shows that ‘accidental localism’ is letting our communities down. We need a bold reimagining of how public services are delivered
Continue reading Devolution / Public Services
A national scandal
26 July 2023
SYLVIA MCNAMARA: The pandemic had a profound impact on children in their early years
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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
A better way
18 July 2023
DIANA JOHNSON MP: To take on toxic populism from both the right and the left, mainstream Labour must build on its core values
Continue reading Populism
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