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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.

Piecemeal tax reform is not enough

3 October 2014

During party conference Labour took a tough stance on taxation, but the party’s economic competency must be strengthened further by making the case for radical tax reform. Tax is on the agenda of both Labour and the Conservatives, but their...

Revolt on the Left: Labour’s UKIP problem and how it can be overcome

3 October 2014

UKIP divides the Labour party internally. To date, senior Labour figures have been unable to agree whether a UKIP really problem exists and, if it does, how problematic it is likely to prove. In a new Fabian report, ‘Revolt on the...

Diversity challenge: Can Labour still attract enough BME voters?

1 October 2014

The Labour party has always had a historically resilient and core ethnic minority vote – but although the party has often taken that vote for granted, it is increasingly at risk. This issue ties in with a greater one: how can...

The cost of Conservative conference: £40 billion of public service cuts

1 October 2014

This week the Conservatives have confirmed that if elected in 2015 they will increase NHS real spending in England, maintain planned levels of pension expenditure and make deep cuts in working age welfare. Analysis by the Fabian Society, based on the...

Labour’s Britain: Reshaping the state

29 September 2014

A Labour government elected in 2015 will face stark choices. Big reform, not big spending will be the mantra as we reshape the state to tackle inequality and embed early intervention as a key plank of public service reform. Over recent...

Labour's Britain: Ending white collar crime

29 September 2014

A criminal wearing a collar and tie is still a criminal and if he steals your pension should go to prison in the same way someone who steals your wallet should. We have to get serious about white collar crime. Since...

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