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The ABC of Chairmanship
Walter Citrine
'The ABC of Chairmanship' has long been the bible of the Labour movement: the basis on which standing orders have been drafted, arguments resolved and procedure defined. It is frequently quoted in public meetings and referred to in sub-committees. In this reprinted and revised edition, Michael Cannell and Norman Citrine have ensured the essence of the original has been maintained while improving the book’s readability.
This is a book that can be used for all groups and not just for trade unions; it is as handy for Secretaries and lay members as it is for Chairs. It remains an essential pocket book for all attenders at meetings, whether they have to keep order or want to use the procedures effectively and correctly.
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 Europe's Left in the Crisis: How the next left can respond
Edited by Sunder Katwala and Ernst Stetter
Across Europe, the austerity agenda of the right is in the ascendancy. The left finds itself in a triple crisis - losing heavily in elections in most countries, needing a new political economy after the financial crash, and struggling to secure public legitimacy for the international and EU cooperation needed to address major global issues.
This collection rejects pessimism about the left’s future. The financial crisis showed the limits of a minimal state agenda, while the left’s values and institutions remain the terrain for key arguments, as centre-right parties lay claim to the language of social democracy to compete for popular support.
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 How important is it that the party has a distinctive ideology?
As part of the Fabian Society's work during the Labour Leadership contest, we commissioned all five candidates to write Fabian Essays. We then asked each of them five short questions which were submitted by Fabian members and contributors online.
To read the pamphlet in full, click on the pamphlet cover on the left. Then click on the printed page to make it full screen and use your left and right arrow keys to scroll between the pages.
To view individual essays, please go here. If you would rather, you can download the full pamphlet as a PDF here.
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 Why we can afford to end poverty and how to do it with public support
The Solidarity Society sets out a strategy for tackling poverty in Britain over the coming decades. It is the final report of a major Fabian Society research project, supported by the Webb Memorial Trust. The project marked the centenary of the Minority Report to the Royal Commission on the Poor Law, in which Beatrice Webb argued for the abolition of the workhouse and the creation of a modern welfare state.
The book argues for the importance of solidarity and strong social relationships in sustaining generous welfare states, and discusses how to reform our welfare institutions to better nurture the solidarity we need – calling for more universal benefits and services, and for a new welfare contract that would reward all who contribute to society.
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 What the public really think about equality - and what we should do about it
Edited by Tom Hampson and Jemima Olchawski
In this Fabian Special, John Denham, Kate Green, Stewart Lansley, Jemima Olchawski, Ben Page and Zoe Williams respond to new Fabian work on public attitudes to fairness.
The work, commissioned by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, found that most people think that 'deserved' inequalities are fair, and attitudes towards those on low incomes were often more negative than attitudes towards the rich. However, we also found that people strongly support progressive tax and benefits.
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What Britain can learn from Obama's victory
Labour has a long history of looking across the Atlantic for inspiration. The founders of New Labour were famously influenced by Bill Clinton and his New Democrats and innovations such as the War Room, workfare and triangualtion helped equip the party for the political and economic challenges of the 90s. So it is again in 2009 that Labour looks to America and the Democrats, as it seeks to renew itself after nearly twelve years in government and find a new politics to fit changed times.
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What Beatrice Webb's 1909 Minority Report can teach us today
2009 marks the centenary of one of the most important moments in British welfare history: the publication of Beatrice Webb's Minority Report on the Poor Law . From the Workhouse to Welfare: What Beatrice Webb's 1909 Minority Report can teach us today is a collection of essays commissioned by the Fabian Society to commemorate this moment and draw out the lessons for today.
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 The final report of the Fabian Commission on Life Chances and Child Poverty, 'Narrowing the Gap' provides a comprehensive audit of inequality in Britain, setting out the agenda for change which can make life chances in Britain more equal. The report challenges government, all political parties, civil society and the broader public to make talk of social justice a reality.
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Stopping the Far Right: How progressive politics can tackle political extremism
Fred Grindrod, Mark Rusling
Young Fabian pamphlet
ISBN 9780716320555
£6.95
The rise of far right extremists – such as the British National Party – is one of the most worrying trends of recent times. With ever more candidates, increased media attention and a rising number of votes, the BNP seems to be here to stay. They have capitalised on the disengagement, disenfranchisement and fear that many voters in more deprived communities feel.
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 In Labour's Choice: The Deputy Leadership the six candidates for the deputy leadership – Hilary Benn, Hazel Blears, Jon Cruddas, Peter Hain, Harriet Harman, and Alan Johnson – set out why they should take over the post and outline their visions for the next decade of progressive politics in Britain. As Labour marks an unparalleled ten years in power, the elections give us a chance to weigh up the achievements against the tasks left undone.
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 The 50th anniversary edition of the most influential book on post-war Labour thinking, with a foreword by Gordon Brown and introduction by Dick Leonard. Still relevant 50 years after it was first published, Crosland's masterwork was a radical reworking of the role of the post-war Labour Party. But it has become increasingly important in our own times, as both the achievements and the shortcomings of the New Labour project become more apparent.
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 The Fabian Society challenged leading thinkers and campaigners to break the deadlock in the globalisation debate. This analysis and advocacy is required reading for anyone who wants to know how a more just world can be created. Rather than simply apportioning the blame for world poverty, the Fabian Globalisation Group produced a manifesto for real change.
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The Monarchy Commission provides the first comprehensive blueprint for Royal reform for over 300 years. The 50,000 word report is the result of a year-long enquiry by the independent ten-member Commission, and argues that the Monarchy needs to change to adapt to a changing society and constitution if it is to retain public support.
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'Paying for Progress', the final report of the Tax Commission, had a
significant influence on the public spending and taxation debate. The
book offers a compelling approach to one of the most controversial
subjects of British politics: taxation.
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