Summer 2026: Class of 26

Summer 2026
By Iggy Wood , Miles Ward
Published 30 June 2026

This edition of the Fabian Review examines class in modern Britain, featuring Sam Freidman, Aaron Reeves, Margaret Mullane MP, Dawn Butler MP, Jeremy Gilbert, Claire Ainsley, and Vladimir Bortun. Iggy Wood interviews the education secretary, Bridget Phillipson. Elsewhere, Miatta Fahnbulleh MP, Stella Tsantekidou, Anna Gelderd MP and Jovan Owusu-Nepal analyse Labour’s future direction and Liz Snape blasts the US’s blockade of Cuba.

Also in this issue: Phil Brickell MP makes the case against a wealth tax; Joe Wright on property tax reform; Kit Stoner defends bats from the yimbys; Jim McMahon MP on farming co-ops; Helen Carasso on student finance; Andreza Aruska on Lula’s Brazil; Thom Brooks on immigration and integration; Jim Patrick Wyke on children in the army; Louie Freeman-Bassett on disabled people and the economy; and Miles Ward revisits a book tracing the downfall of the Tories.

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Opinion

Evasive action

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PHIL BRICKELL: While wealth taxes might sound
appealing, the government would
raise more by cracking down on tax avoidance

Continue reading Tax

Opinion

Fertile Ground

17 July 2026

JIM MACMAHON: Farming co-operatives are key to food security and a fairer and more sustainable agricultural sector

Continue reading Rural / Economy

Opinion

Worlds apart

15 July 2026

JEREMY GILBERT: Britain's political divides are often framed as culture wars, but class remains the key to understanding them

Continue reading Class

Opinion

New party, old tricks?

14 July 2026

MARGARET MULLANE: Labour must rebuild politics from the ground up if it is to develop the working class MPs of the future

Continue reading Class

Opinion

Common People

13 July 2026

SAM FRIEDMAN & AARON REEVES: British elites may appear more ordinary and meritocratic than ever – but class privilege continues to shape who reaches the top

Continue reading Class

Opinion

Minor majors

10 July 2026

JIM PATRICK WYKE: Recruiting under-16s into the armed forces is costly, inefficient and outdated – if Britain wants a modern, professional military, it should end the enlistment of children

Continue reading Defence

Opinion