The Beveridge report was published at the high-watermark of British solidarity. In December 1942, its bold social principles – of universal coverage, full employment, family allowances, benefits in return for contributions, a national health service, and the right to citizen welfare – were readily accepted by the public and politicians of all parties as the…
George Bernard Shaw famously described the mission of the Fabian Society as to “educate, agitate, organise”. But how does the Labour party do when it comes to fulfilling this motto? We spend most of our time on the last (with wildly varying degrees of success) and some time on the second, but education, the first…
This year the Fabian Society, Centre: Forum and the Electoral Reform Society will be hosting a public event at both Labour Party conference and Liberal Democrat Conference entitled ‘Politics: Is the future plural?’. Featuring John Denham, Jo Swinson, Caroline Flint, Mary Riddell, Michael White, Sir Menzies Campbell and Simon Hughes, the events are part of…