Andy Burnham’s plan to integrate health and social care is the boldest idea to emerge from Labour’s policy review so far. If he can convince his shadow cabinet colleagues to back it, can he convince the country in 2015? “The Labour party is going to have to decide how ambitious it wants to be,” he…
The idea of the ‘squeezed middle’ is at the heart of today’s political debates about economic recovery and living standards. It’s a pithy phrase reflecting evidence that people in the middle of the income distribution have seen their incomes stagnate while the costs of living keeps rising. But almost all the recent discussion and analysis…
Labour is slowly moving from mere response mode to feeling out more concrete terrain on what its next state may look like. Some have argued they have taken too long to make this transition but, the publicity (and departmental research budget) vacuum of opposition aside, there has been much to think through. Though the 1997-2010…
Both ‘Total Place’, initiated through a partnership between the last Labour government and local government, and the current coalition government’s ‘Whole Place Community Budgets’ have much to offer to the debate on future spending choices. I was the programme director for the Total Place pilot in Worcestershire, where total public expenditure, including welfare and pension…
At the moment, there is widespread consensus that fundamental changes are required if the failures at Mid Staffordshire are to be avoided. The NHS must find a way to respond to the Francis report and deliver high quality and safe care. I believe the report will be an important turning point in this journey –…
The ‘predistribution’ of income is the latest economic policy tool that Ed Miliband has found to try and own the future of how we create a more equal society. The guiding economic tool of the Labour party since its inception has been redistribution of income and wealth using transfer payments via the state from higher…
The state has an important role to play in building a good society and we should defend it. Of course it cannot be an uncritical defence; there’s much that is wrong with how the state functions. Hence the notion of ‘remaking the state’. The vital functions of the state for the left can be summed…
In association with Labour’s Policy Review, come and join the Fabian Society as we host a debate with Shadow Secretary of State, Maria Eagle on the subject of transport. The event will feature: Maria Eagle (Shadow Secretary of...
In association with Labour's Policy Review Liz Kendall delivered a keynote speech on how changes in family life and the implications of our ageing population call for radical new approaches to public services and the role of the...
This year's House of Commons tea will take place on July 9th. The event is aimed at members of our 70 local societies but all are welcome to attend. This year's topic of discussion will be the arts...
The Fabians are heading to Wales to take part in the fringe. All are welcome, please consider joining us. The event will talk about how the Welsh Government can protect the vulnerable from coalition cuts and will feature: Rebecca...
Come and join the Fabian Women's Network and Labour's Policy Review for an exclusive roundtable with Shadow Chancellor, Ed Balls MP. Should affordable and universal childcare should be a key policy for Labour at the next election? We are...
A keynote speech by Diane Abbott MP, Shadow Minister for Public Health. We are delighted to be able to extend this invitation from the Fabian Women's Network to our wider membership. "A number of recent events have...
Thank you to all those who attended our Europe Conference on Saturday 16th February. The day attracted over 200 delegates and saw great debates from participants from a variety of backgrounds. If you'd like to read Douglas Alexander's speech,...
Fabian Society New Year Conference: Next State will be taking place on Saturday January 12th and this year's special guest will be Ed Miliband. The venue will be the same as last year, the Institute of Education, 20 Bedford...
The Fabian Society is delighted to partner on this event with Toynbee Hall. On December 1 1941 the Beveridge Report set out the makings of the welfare state – and since then Britain has changed dramatically. Exactly 70 years on,...
The Fabian Society is delighted to be able to extend an invite to its membership from the High Pay Centre to an international conference on the future of women in the boardroom, in partnership with the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung London...
The Fabian Society, in partnership with Labour's Policy Review, are hosting an event to launch Jon Wilson's brand new Fabian publication, 'Letting Go How Labour can learn to stop worrying and trust people' and to feed ideas into the next...
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