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We’re about a third of the way through the Labour Leadership contest, billed as our big chance to have an honest debate about what went wrong and what to do next. But if one word typifies the campaign so far, it is caution. I can't disagree…
The authors of this article worked as advisers to Labour politicians in the last parliament. They are anonymous and write in a personal capacity. This is an abridged version of an essay that appears in Fabian Review, which can be seen here…
The ghosts of Leaders past stalked the halls of the Fabian Conference this morning, Amid much discussion of why Labour lost, why we failed to convince and why we found ourselves not just not winning but falling disastrously backwards we…
The Conservatives may have secured a majority in parliament, but they fell far short of winning the hearts, minds, or votes of Britain’s young people on May 7. Ipsos-Mori estimates that only 27% of 18-34 year olds ticked the Tory box on…
Victory for the Labour party in 2020 is going to be more than twice as difficult to achieve as in 2015, according to new research published by the Fabian Society today. The society has looked at the likely effects of scheduled boundary…
Labour is the party of the people, but who are the people behind the party? In an election dominated by data and analytics it is all too easy to lose sight of the human aspect of the campaign. People vote for policies as well as…
Marcus Roberts will be leaving his role as deputy general secretary of the Fabian Society following the election, it has been announced. Roberts has been at the Fabians for the past three and a half years, and is departing to take up "an…
Just over 100 years ago the Fabian Society Women’s Group published a hugely influential report ‘Round About a Pound A Week’. A survey of poverty in London, the pamphlet was an indictment of the horrendous social conditions of the capital at…
By Adam Tyndall and Joe Mullan As the largest country by population and purchasing power, China is leading the world into an Asian future. The statistics are well known but the impact is only beginning to be felt. The UK moves into this…
With the pre-election political conversation so focused on saving money, it’s easy to forget that the next government will ultimately be spending some. Within an eye-watering fiscal framework, all parties are attempting to prioritise…
As we approach the general election in May, tax is on the agenda for both the Conservatives and Labour, evident, for example, in Ed Miliband’s renewed commitment to tackle tax avoidance last week. Yet, inevitably, the narrow nature of our…
The last time I was at a gathering of the Labour tribe is was Conference, and the mood was about as low as it gets. Since then we had the coup that never was and a further narrowing of the polls. So it was with some trepidation that I…
