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Community Gains
Communities across England desperately need more homes to tackle the housing crisis. But delivering great places to live requires more than new homes alone. It also means investing in the infrastructure that communities need. Developer contributions are an important mechanism for achieving this. Through section 106 agreements and the community infrastructure levy, housebuilders provide hundreds of millions of pounds to councils and other public bodies to invest in new and improved infrastructure.
Too often, however, these contributions go unspent. They may be allocated to specific projects that never get off the ground, or left entirely unallocated by public bodies despite an urgent need for investment.
In this report, Ben Cooper examines how the current system works, identifying the causes and scale of unspent developer contributions. He then sets out a series of recommendations for reform, aimed at minimising the level of unspent contributions and maximising the delivery of the new homes and infrastructure we need.
Keys to the future
In this report, Palma Oxley examines changes in homeownership rates, explores the barriers to getting onto the property ladder, and proposes solutions to help aspiring first-time buyers and future generations own a home.
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Growth
In this collection, a group of authors from across a vast swathe of the left and centre put forward their proposals to set Britain back on track. Featuring a foreword from the growth minister, Dan Tomlinson, the essays consider the different shapes our economy could take and set out policy agendas spanning tax reform, transport, trade and more.
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In this report, senior researcher Marcus Johns demonstrates how the current regulatory framework fails to prevent harms in our value chains and the costs these harms impose. He also explores the potential costs of taking action to prevent such harms, using proposals for Business, Human Rights and Environment-style legislation as a basis for considering how legal duties could be placed on UK companies to prevent human rights and environmental abuses.
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Autumn 2026
This edition of the Fabian Review focuses on the global climate emergency, featuring Emily Shuckburgh, Narmin Nahidi, Cornel Ban, Mike Reader MP, Eloise Sacares, Sofie Jenkinson, Sam Alvis and Alice Bell. Iggy Wood interviews the energy secretary, Miatta Fahnbulleh MP. Elsewhere, Liam Byrne MP sets out a Labour vision of freedom, and Lee Jarvis and Tim Legrand highlight the flaws of the UK's proscription regime.
Talking pensions solidarity
With the second UK Pension Commission now well underway, this report draws on new polling by Survation to examine public attitudes towards pensions. Senior Researcher Sasjkia Otto explores how people perceive their own pension savings and retirement income, before turning to their views of the pension system as a whole, the values that underpin it, and the central challenges and trade-offs it faces.
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Pathways to apprenticeships
The government is seeking both to reverse the dramatic decline in young apprentices seen over the last decade and to reduce the number of young people who are not in employment, education or training. Strengthening pre-apprenticeship pathways could help deliver on both of these goals. Yet we do not currently have a pre-apprenticeship system worthy of the name. While the academic route is clear and well understood, the pathway for young people who want to take an apprenticeship remains complex and opaque. In this report, Joe Dromey sets out how we can strengthen pre-apprenticeship pathways, so that all young people have a clear route into a skilled job.
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Whose Capital?
Featuring a foreword from Liam Byrne MP, this report sees Catherine Howarth make the case for stronger member representation and greater transparency across the pensions system. She sets out proposals for rebuilding trust in pension institutions and ensuring that the people whose savings create this extraordinary pool of capital have a meaningful voice in how it is governed.
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Status critical
Drawing on three focus groups with freelancers, gig economy workers and other self-employed people, Luke Raikes and Morgan Bestwick investigate the specific problems with employment status and set out a roadmap for addressing the most pressing issues facing workers today.
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Between the lines
The Fabian Women’s Network mentoring programme has been running for 15 years. In this edited collection, five members of Cohort 14 set out policy ideas in to improve road safety. The ideas were originally presented during a workshop in parliament.
Featuring a foreword by Sarah Russell MP, the collection explores topics ranging from the potential of e-scooters to create a fairer, greener transport system to the benefits of black box technology in cars.
Learning Lessons
In this report, Joe Dromey and Marcus Johns analyse the drivers of the teacher workforce crisis and the impact that it has on pupils and public finances. The report calls for a teacher recruitment and retention strategy that tackles the drivers of attrition.
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Accountability Gap
In this report, senior researcher Marcus Johns sets out how to create a more balanced system of accountability.for England's subnational tier of government.
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On the ladder
In this report, Ben Cooper and Palma Oxley analyse the scale of the decline in homeownership among young people, its causes, and its impact on new-build housing supply. They set out a series of recommendations to help more people afford their first home, reduce the costs of homeownership, and improve consumer outcomes for those buying a new-build property.
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Quick Wins
This paper sets out a stimulus package of ‘quick wins’ to ramp up the number of good quality homes built in the communities that need them. Implemented together, these reforms could deliver an extra 87,000 dwellings a year – equivalent to raising predicted housebuilding in 2029-30 by 36 per cent. The proposals would help England build over 300,000 homes in a single year for the first time since 1969.
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Standard Issue
The US-Israeli war on Iran has prompted yet another shock to the budgets of British households, with potentially dire consequences for living standards. This is the second such shock in five years; but the cost-of-living crisis has been decades in the making. In this collection, policymakers and experts explore a variety of areas in which people need support and set out policies for consideration by the government.
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Summer 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.
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The people's pools
Published in June 2026, amid record-breaking temperatures, this pamphlet aims to create tangible community assets, strengthen local democracy and “pride in place,” and give Labour a modern equivalent of one of its most iconic historical achievements.
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Care to Share
In this pamphlet, which features a foreword by the former secretary of state for health and social care, Wes Streeting MP, experts and policymakers identify the decisions the government will need to get right to build a National Health Service.
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Building skills
This report examines the workforce and skills crisis facing the sector, with a particular focus on both the construction industry and engineering and building services trades. It sets out key policy recommendations to address the crisis and outlines how to develop the skilled workforce needed to deliver the homes and infrastructure we need.
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Common Endeavour
In this series of essays, Labour MPs from across the ‘broad centre’ of the party set out how Labour can apply its values to the problems we face in the second quarter of the 21st century. The collection centres around four generational challenges: affordability, capacity, security, and solidarity.
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Uneven ground
In this pamphlet, drawing on British Election Study data, James Prentice examines why Labour has struggled to hold together its 2024 coalition and sets out how a new progressive coalition can be built.
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Summer 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 ...
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Spring 2026
This edition of the Fabian Review revolves around what women want from Labour, featuring Seema Malhotra MP, Paula Harriott, Sara Hyde, Anneliese Dodds MP, Jess Asato MP, Jade Azim and Marianna Masters and Evelyn Akoto. Elsewhere, Mete Coban MBE highl...
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Winter 2025
This edition of the Fabian Review focuses on health policy, featuring Alfred Slade, Mark Sculpher, Paulette Hamilton MP, Zack Hassan, Beccy Cooper MP and Sara Hyde. Iggy Wood interviews the health secretary, Wes Streeting MP. Elsewhere, Michael Whee...
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Autumn 2025
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...
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Spring 2025
This edition of the Fabian Review focuses on the turbulent political landscape of Europe, featuring Caroline Gray, Matthias Dilling, Luke John Davies, Emma Fastesson Lindgren, and Judith Kirton-Darling. In conversation with Iggy Wood, Liam Byrne disc...
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Winter 2024
This edition of the Fabian Review examines the state of the British right and its likely trajectory, featuring Will Prescott, Mark Rusling, Hannah White, Catherine Haddon, and Mark Garnett. As Donald Trump selects his cabinet, Katie Gaddini, Stephen ...
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Autumn 2024
This edition of the Fabian Review challenges the new Labour government to hit the ground running in its first term, featuring Tracey Brabin, Melanie Smallman, Paul Swinney and many more. In conversation with Iggy Wood, David Blunkett discusses his ea...
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Summer 2024
This edition of the Fabian Review takes a deep dive into Labour's historic election victory, featuring Paula Surridge, Colm Murphy and Fraser McMillan. In an arts and culture special, Alison Cole, James Graham, Antony Gormley, Paul Richards and Joset...
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Spring 2024
This edition of the Fabian Review celebrates 140 years of Fabianism, featuring Keir Starmer MP, Sadiq Khan, Stella Creasy MP, Anas Sarwar MSP, and many more. In conversation with Kate Murray, Fabian general secretaries past and present discuss John S...
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Winter 2023
This edition of the Fabian Review takes a look at the foreign policy challenges Labour could face, featuring Stella Creasy MP, Nick Westcott, Toni Haastrup and Victoria Honeyman. In conversation with Iggy Wood, Alf Dubs argues the current government'...
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Autumn 2023
This edition of the Fabian Review takes a look at what Britain could look like after 13 years of Labour government, with contributions from Charles Clarke, Anas Sarwar MSP, Catherine West MP and more. Plus, Andy Burnham explains how a new phase of de...
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Summer 2023
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. Plus, John Healey MP stakes out Labour’s defence cr...
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Spring 2023
This edition of the Fabian Review focuses on public opinion and how it can be influenced, with contributions from Paula Surridge, Florian Foos, Chris Curtis and Will Snell. Plus, Jonathan Reynolds sets out his pro-business, pro-worker approach in con...
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Winter 2022
This edition of the Fabian Review explores the long-term change a Starmer government could deliver, with contributions from Karl Pike, Francis Beckett and Ciaran Driver. Anna Turley takes aim at child poverty, and Kate Harrison examines whether auste...
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Autumn 2022
This issue of the Fabian Review features Meg Russell, Stephen Beer and Wes Streeting MP on the cost of living crisis and the next election. Nick Thomas-Symonds MP traces the legacy of Harold Wilson and Sarah Crook writes on motherhood and politics.
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