Come and join the Fabians as we launch our new policy report in association with Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung entitled, ‘Next Generation Europe’. The event will feature contributions from Shadow Europe Minister Emma Reynolds MP as well as the report’s authors. The EU was founded on a ‘never again’ spirit following the second world war, yet the arguments the…
Andy Burnham’s plan to integrate health and social care is the boldest idea to emerge from Labour’s policy review so far. If he can convince his shadow cabinet colleagues to back it, can he convince the country in 2015? “The Labour party is going to have to decide how ambitious it wants to be,” he…
The idea of the ‘squeezed middle’ is at the heart of today’s political debates about economic recovery and living standards. It’s a pithy phrase reflecting evidence that people in the middle of the income distribution have seen their incomes stagnate while the costs of living keeps rising. But almost all the recent discussion and analysis…
The political pressure for Labour to accept George Osborne’s spending envelope will be intense. In a new essay from the forthcoming Fabian Review magazine, General Secretary of the Fabian Society, Andrew Harrop, explains why its crucial Labour should resist the political pressure to do so and outlines some future spending scenarios. For more on the the Fabian…
In association with Labour’s Policy Review Liz Kendall delivered a keynote speech on how changes in family life and the implications of our ageing population call for radical new approaches to public services and the role of the state. A full version of the speech follows A NEW CARE COVENANT Speech to the Fabian Society…
Political gamesmanship is trumping compassionate politics. Spending choices should be about how to minimise the pain and suffering families must endure as a result of today’s savage economic forces. Instead the Government is intent on targeting the least popular groups and protecting those who are most likely to vote. The Labour Party can no longer…
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