News & Insight

The latest news, analysis and opinion from the Fabian Society including highlights from the Fabian Review and web-exclusive commentary and insight.

It’s Game Day

6 November 2012

Election day. When all the clever maths, long hours and fevered speculation* comes to a close and all that there is to do is make calls and knock on doors. Since my first US campaign for Al Gore in Pennsylvania, and...

The business case for apprenticeships

5 November 2012

Heathrow Airport is one of the largest employment sites in the UK and apprenticeships are vital to our plans for the future. Over 75,000 staff are employed at Heathrow, 10 per cent work for us as the airport operator, the...

The changing messages of Team Obama

2 November 2012

Like many politicos I have a collection of maxims that guide my political analysis. Two of my favourites are 'change beats experience' and its counterpart: 'attack can beat change'. Together they have been the frame that has dominated the Obama/Romney contest...

Growth and fair access: how higher apprenticeships can lead the way

1 November 2012

In recent years, there has been a real push by policymakers to promote apprenticeships. But more needs to be done to integrate higher apprenticeships into the DNA of our labour market. A major roadblock has been a lack of clear communication...

New Forms of Work

31 October 2012

The Fabian Society's New Forms of Work report offers an excellent overview of the debate on the future of work. They emphasise continuity as much as change. Despite the growth of independent and more flexible forms of work, full-time jobs...

This Halloween beware of Labour’s zombie voters

31 October 2012

We all know it’s a long way from a 2015 general election. An awful lot could change and there must be no room for complacency. Even so, Labour has now spent two years with an average of over 40 per...

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