The late Ronald Dworkin (1931-2013) was an intellectual light to the American liberal left, whose ability to communicate complex ideas to the public led the great Harvard political philosopher John Rawls to liken him to a modern day John Stuart Mill. It’s certainly true that’s Dworkin’s theories of law have, to a large extent, entered…
This week, the health regulator Monitor announced the appointment of a trust special administrator at Mid Staffs after they concluded that the services currently provided were neither clinically nor financially sustainable. This brought into focus again the failings identified by the Francis report, in particular the need to concentrate on a few universal truths and…
Last month, I had the pleasure to chair a session on Europe’s progressive ambitions at the Fabian Europe Conference. Many important points were made during this debate, so many that I often tend to forget about half of them, but one has really stuck with me. Marcus Roberts, deputy general secretary at the Fabian Society,…
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…
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…
According to what one could call the ‘golden age narrative’, social democracy is a political ideology that came to fruition in the post-war decades but has since run up against its limited shelf life. This narrative plainly does not fit with the experiences of the social democrats in Scandinavia. From the premise that the Nordic…
There is rarely a day that goes by when the following cry isn’t heard: ‘Voters are woefully misinformed on this issue, we need to educate them and dispel these myths!’ If you assumed I was referring to social security, immigration, public spending cuts or a host of other issues, you’d be right – a variation…
Labour’s Alternative: The Shape of Things to Come This year’s Labour Party Fringe will explore some of the themes outlined in the latest groundbreaking Fabian pamphlet the ‘Shape of Things to Come’, edited by John Denham. The Fabians have a...
The Young Fabians Future of Finance Network and Parliamentary Outreach department are hosting a training seminar on the life-cycle of a Parliamentary bill. ...
The first conference after the coalition’s first big electoral test Keynote: Andy Burnham MP Saturday 14th May 2011 11hr00 to 16hr00 at Altitude, London SW1P 4QP This event will bring together politicians, thinkers, grassroots campaigners and members of the public...
Venue & Address:Institute of Education,London Start and End times: Saturday 15th January 2011 Ticket price: £30/£15 The Conference kicked off the political year by seeking to connect Labour and a broader pluralist movement to map out the...
Given the backdrop of a newly elected party leader, the Fabians used this moment to reflect and debate the next chapter of Labour's future vision and strategies. ...
In addition to running the largest Fringe at Labour Party Conference, the Fabian Society ran a number of fringe events at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference in Liverpool in 2009...
The Fabians were delighted to host the first big political event after the election, which looked at where Labour and the broader progressive movement go from here....
The Fabian “Causes to Fight For” New Year Conference 2010 kicked off with a keynote speech from the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, in front of more than 700 delegates in which he promised to fight for Britain's mainstream middle....
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