Fabian Society

The Fabian Society has been shaping the future of the left since 1884. We are a socialist society committed to building a fairer economy and a more equal country. We believe that ideas matter, and that change is possible.

🏡 Palma, our Researcher at the Fabian Housing Centre has some exciting news 👇 The Fabian Society Housing Summit will return for its second year on 07 July! Get in touch at info@fabians.org.uk for more information.

📕 Today our Head of Editorial, @iggywood.bsky.social spoke to the Education Secretary @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social for the next edition of the Fabian Review 👇

"What’s starting to happen now is voters stick in the blocks on the left or on the right, so Labour has been far more likely to lose voters to the Greens, Liberal Democrats, Plaid Cymru in Wales and to the SNP than it has to Reform or the Conservatives”

A message from General Secretary, @joedromey.bsky.social We'll be thinking about where Labour goes next, how we can set out a bold new policy agenda, how we can rebuild Labour's fractured electoral coalition and how we can instil hope once more.

“It does feel like we do a lot of bitching about what we don't like, and who we don't like but we aren't having, in the party those sort of fizzing intellectual policy discussions and debates, and I think we have got to a stage where debate is seen as disloyalty."

“Local authorities are looking to use low-use golf courses as a way of building great places to live” On @listentotimesradio.bsky.social, @bencooper1995.bsky.social explains that making it easier to build on golf courses could open up accessible green spaces for thousands of people.

📢 A message from Lord Neil Kinnock “If you’re looking for interesting exchanges, very well-written material from a huge spread of capable, talented very often expert people, the Fabian Society is something you should consider joining. You’ll certainly get a welcome. That’s absolutely guaranteed.”

"The huge investments in education and health, Sure Start, the massive reduction in pension and child poverty - all those things, were arriving, but people were not induced to understand that it was the consequence of having a Labour government applying its serious progressive purposes, its values.”

“They do believe in slashing back swathes from the NHS and the social security system and spending the money on tax cuts for rich people. Although they will be quite selective about particular economic projects like Scunthorpe, actually, the core of their economic program is profoundly conservative"

“We are poorer, we're weaker, and we're more isolated as a country after Brexit. We're not a nation renewed, we're a nation diminished. And that's why more people are thinking about the future of our relationship with Europe as we approach the 10th anniversary of the referendum."

“We just never really squared the circle of saying to people you were wrong, and it's not that you were wrong like 10 years ago and things have really changed, you were wrong like 18 months ago maybe - not even two years ago, it's quite hard to put that to people.”

🎙️Hear from Head of the Fabian Housing Centre, and author of Housing the Future @bencooper1995.bsky.social about his new report 👇

🎙️Hear from Senior Researcher, and author of Adopt, Innovate, Transform @sasjkia.bsky.social about her new report 👇

Our Head of Editorial, @iggywood.bsky.social, talks through our latest member mailing - featuring the spring edition of Fabian Review, 'Winning Women', and our new pamphlet on the UK-EU relationship, 'Pressing Reset'. Landing on doorsteps soon!

“We are everything literally that the far right can’t stand. Donald Trump is obsessed with our Mayor of London because of that reason. They will continue to attack us because we are a live example of how you can have all of these things that exist in one place and be a thriving place to live in.”

General Secretary @joedromey.bsky.social reacts to the government's announcement of cash grants for SMEs who take on a young person as an apprentice.

🎙️ Our Fabian Thinking and In Conversation events are now available to watch or listen on Spotify. Whether you’re out for a run, on your commute, or listening on the go, you can tune in to our conversations wherever you are. Listen here: open.spotify.com/show/70RQGFi...

Anatomy of success draws on previous lessons from past health service modernisation initiatives. It identifies key decisions the government must get right if it wants to achieve its health goals over the next decade and deliver world-class care to all. @sasjkia.bsky.social outlines the key findings

"The story of opportunity runs through Keir’s story, his own story. It runs through so many people in the cabinet. It runs through the Labour Party’s values. That’s what this country needs. People need to know that this country can be better, that their kids can have a chance.”

“We do need to see Labour improve their position in the polling and connect better with the country” Speaking on @lbc.co.uk, General Secretary @joedromey.bsky.social urged the government not only focus on delivery, but also to provide a vision to reconnect with the country.

Why should you join the Fabians? 📚 Quarterly editions of the Fabian Review. 📢 Access to exclusive events. 🤝 A place to network in the Young Fabians, Fabian Women’s Network and Fabian Councillors’ Network 🌹 Help shape the future of the left But why take our word for it? 👇

"As a country we've allowed the far-right to frame this debate with hatred" A huge thank you to @london.gov.uk for joining us today at New Year Conference.