 Scottish Labour leadership candidate Cathy Jamieson argues for an
innovative Scotland with improved childcare and a not for profit
railway system in this exclusive online essay. "We can
work together with Westminster
for Scotland’s
benefit. We need to look afresh at getting people back into work, introducing
flexibility in the benefits system, coupled with affordable child care," she argues.
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 If the LibDems are so committed to challenging social inequality why are they talking about abolishing childtrust funds, asks Stuart White in a new online essay for the Fabians. It's just an easy way of trying to look tough on tax, says the essay. What do you think? We would like your comments.
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 Days after the US election is decided, the Fabians will be holding a one-day conference debating the result and its impact. Whether it is Obama or McCain, this will be the day to discuss how we think the new president will act and react. What attitude should we take to the new president and what lessons can UK campaigners draw from the US? Speakers include Sir Menzies Campbell, Catherine Fieschi, David Lammy MP, Roger Liddle and Dr. Timothy J. Lynch. Find out more below.
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In this summer's edition of the Fabian Review, former minister Chris Leslie argues that new types of taxes would bring a fairer Britain, while Fabian director Tom Hampson argues that the use of the word chav is out of order and Sunder Katwala writes on lessons from America. Former Education and Health Secretary David Blunkett is interviewed about his views on class and its impact in Britain today.
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 Vilifying the extremely fat doesn't make them change their behaviour, said Health Secretary Alan Johnson MP at a lecture to the Fabian Society on public health. In his speech the Secretary of State called for a national movement to tackle obesity, and set out the role of government in supporting people to take control of their own health.
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