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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.

DevoManc: A rush to devolve political blame?
16 July 2015
Fabians have been intensely involved in the NHS since its birth and long may our engagement – as clinicians, NHS staff, analysts and political supporters of the collective interest in good health – continue. Our aim is, at one and...
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The Local Health Service?
15 July 2015
To succeed over the next 10 years,the National Health Service must also be a local health service. A public service dedicated to the health and wellbeing of every person in England cannot be run as a bureaucratic offshoot of Whitehall....
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7 July 2015
The Fabian Society is proud to be a democratically governed, member-led society. Our executive committee is elected by all members every two years. The next election takes place in September and we warmly welcome new applicants. Elections for the Young...
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Fiscal responsibility and Labour’s modernisation
26 June 2015
This article is a continuation of an essay published on Fabian Review by the same authors two weeks ago (Labour’s Future: a Tale of Two Political Economies). It expands on the conclusions, arguing that Labour's revival requires a modernisation that uses...
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Fabian delegates explore Labour's 2020 challenge
15 June 2015
Despite the sombre context, this summer’s Fabian conference was full of strong ideas for how the left might go forward. And while our speakers promoted a range of options, our delegates also had the chance to express their ideas for...
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Labour’s future: A tale of two political economies
12 June 2015
It is an indictment that in 2015, as it looks ahead to 2020, Labour is still trying to make sense of the events of 2007. Our leadership election looks set to be cautious and predictable – a phoney war which...
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