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Ed Miliband's speech to the Fabian Society New Year Conference 2013

12 January 2013

It is great to be here at the Fabians. Today I want to talk to you about the idea of One Nation. The idea of a country which we rebuild together, where everyone plays their part. It is not an idea rooted in...

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Fabian Society New Year Conference 2013: LIVE BLOG

12 January 2013

1717: The final session sees our New Year Conference audience vote for their favourite manifesto pledge submitted by Fabian members. For those of you who have followed this live blog all day, a special treat. You can vote for your...

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Generation Crisis: New Young Fabian pamphlet

11 January 2013

Imagine a scenario in which two individuals – let’s call them John and Paul – are living in Britain. John is able to complete his school education, is financially supported through university, quickly moves into work and by the age...

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How Labour governs: 5 Fabian ideas

11 January 2013

The Fabian New Year Conference on Saturday asks a fundamental question: how should Labour approach the use of state power if and when it is elected in 2015? The Fabians and others have been doing a lot work assessing New...

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Towards an alternative coalition?

11 January 2013

A group of senior figures on the left have written a letter to the Guardian explaining the political reasons why Labour needs to lay the groundwork now for a possible Lib-Lab coalition after the next general election, and the principles...

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Why the union matters

10 January 2013

The phoney war over Scotland’s constitutional future has finally ended. We now know that Scots will be asked to vote in 2014 on a straight ‘yes or no’ question about whether Scotland should become an independent country. As the real...

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