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The latest news, analysis and opinion from the Fabian Society including highlights from the Fabian Review and web-exclusive commentary and insight.
Childcare: winning the public argument
18 October 2012
Childcare is back on the political agenda. In part this is because although Labour diminished the inequalities which entrenched during 18 years of Conservative rule (see figure 1), the party’s commitment to reduce child poverty by half was unfulfilled. Equally,...
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Celebrate debate
18 October 2012
How to reconnect people with politics is a preoccupation in the Westminster village, but it is the wrong starting point. The majority of the public are not apathetic, but many are seriously disillusioned with mainstream political parties. As one of...
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Cruddas: "Opposition politics is about story-telling"
17 October 2012
In a new interview for the Autumn 2012 Fabian Review, the Telegraph's Mary Riddell speaks to Jon Cruddas about policy, the art of being a middleman, frustration and belief. He talks of the fine balance between Labour's grassroots and those it...
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Straight talking could get people tuning back in
17 October 2012
We welcome YouGov’s research for the Fabian Society into the culture of politics as seen by voters and non-voters. It gives fresh insights into the widening gulf, highlighted in the most recent Hansard Society Audit of Political Engagement, between modern...
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Make ending violence against women a foreign policy priority
16 October 2012
70 per cent of people living in poverty in developing countries are women. Their unequal position in society means they have less power, money, protection from violence and access to education and healthcare than men. Women are more likely to...
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The future of the education system
15 October 2012
The current education system is yet again in a state of flux: policy based on political ideology rather than educational good practice; an ideology that looks backwards rather than forwards; propaganda rather than pedagogy. Government’s role is to constantly ensure an...
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