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We face a huge skills challenge in the UK. The skills demanded by employers are constantly evolving as new jobs made up of new tasks are created. This is nothing new. Politicians have grappled with such challenges for many years. But over…
An estimated two million voters aged over 55 who did not back the Labour Party in the 2019 general election would consider doing so now, according to new research published by the Fabian Society this morning. The paper, A Mature Approach…
The Fabian Society has argued that the war in Ukraine has demonstrated that the public wants a "fairer approach" to immigration "with competence and compassion at its heart" in a new pamphlet on Labour immigration policy. The pamphlet…
Even before the current and most extreme cost of living crisis, many people struggled to afford their internet connection. In 2021, around a third of adults who were not accessing the internet at home cited affordability as a reason. Many…
Since Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, defence now sits at UK public priority number four in YouGov’s tracker, ahead of education, housing, welfare, crime, and Brexit. On May 30th, Shadow Defence Secretary John Healey called for an…
Rachel Reeves put some more flesh on the bones of Labour’s economic policies today. While we await Boris Johnson’s fate, she set out how Labour would govern differently. Economic policy is especially important for Labour, as the party often…
Rachel Reeves has told the Fabian Society's new year conference today that a Labour government would show "respect for taxpayers' money" and use the "playbook" provided by the last time the party was in power to "transform public services"…
Keir Starmer declared that "we need to learn to live with Covid" today as he outlined "Labour’s contract for better health" at the Fabian Society new year conference in north London. "As we repair and strengthen, we need to learn to live…
Keir Starmer is set to outline his plan for NHS "renewal and reform" aiming to create a health system that is "as much about prevention as cure" as part of his "contract with the British people". Addressing the Fabian Society's new year…
Tomorrow’s FEPS-Fabian new year conference comes at an important time for British politics. The fate of the Prime Minister will inevitably be the first question on everybody’s lips. Keir Starmer, Rachel Reeves, Anas Sarwar and other members…
Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves are set to headline the Fabian Society's 2022 new year conference – 'Rising to the challenge: the left’s ambitions in Britain and Europe' – taking place in London and online on Saturday. The Labour leader will…
Labour is significantly ahead of the Conservatives in 125 constituencies in England and Wales that Keir Starmer's party needs to win at the next general election, according to a new poll published by the Fabian Society. The opposition party…
