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This morning we're launching our new "Morning Report" feature, which will replace "8 in the morning". As well as bringing you the pick of the morning's papers and blogs, we'll also look ahead to what the big issues are likely to be today…
By Brian Duggan Across Brussels and in its member states, rarely is there debate on the EU, its institutions and their popularity (or lack of) without the word crisis entering the conversation. Putting aside, for a moment, the various…
By James Fitzpatrick On Saturday morning Ed Miliband addressed the Fabian conference and his topic of choice was electoral reform. Whilst his audience seemed to lap up the leader's speech (and you would expect that from a Fabian audience…
And how the speech was reported in the press: Ed Miliband claims notion of the 'big society' for Labour - Guardian Ed Miliband tore into Labour's style of government under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown today as he promised to rebuild a…
By Anthony Painter / @anthonypainter The Fabian conference is where you get a spontaneous round of applause for saying you believe in electoral reform but you are met with a stony silence for a bankers are amoral chancers line. So it went…
By Anthony Painter / @anthonypainter The Fabian conference is where you get a spontaneous round of applause for saying you believe in electoral reform but you are met with a stony silence for a bankers are amoral chancers line. So it went…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk Today's Fabian speech from Ed Miliband was popular in the hall. Then again, for someone who has always had a strong following from within the Fabians (speaking at last year's New Year conference and…
By Ed Miliband / @ed_miliband We've just witnessed our first by-election of the Parliament in Oldham East and Saddleworth. It was an unusual by-election not only because - I am proud to say - Labour won, but also because of the behaviour of…
By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk 17.40: So that's it - Fabian Conference 2011 is over. We'll bring you a round-up of how Ed's speech was viewed by the press tomorrow - and thanks for sticking with us throughout the day.. 17.36: Emma's…
Kathryn Perera's History of Labour Women In the Poplar area of London, a school now sits on land which was scarred by several large bombs during the Second World War. It was the first building to be reconstructed as part of the 'Live…
Kathryn Perera's History of Labour Women It's a tough gig to summarise the contribution of Beatrice Webb (1858-1943) to the Labour movement in a few words. A list of her accomplishments - some achieved alone, most achieved in partnership…
The Paul Richards column Michael Young's (1915-2002) contribution to the Labour Party and social reform is so great that we can forgive his brief membership of the SDP in the early 1980s. He married a Fabian enthusiasm for facts and…
