Looking for Christmas reading? 🎄 The Autumn 2025 edition of the Fabian Review, “Damned Liberals,” is now online. 📖 Read it in full. fabians.org.uk/publication/...

Today, the government launches the Violence Against Women & Girls Strategy.   It sets out how the government will deliver on its commitment of halving violence, including significant new powers to hold dangerous individuals to account.

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“The fundamental problem is that we finance the BBC as a national public service broadcaster, but the British public has no say in how the BBC is run or governed” The choice is a democratic BBC or no BBC at all, argues Tom Chivers. fabians.org.uk/whose-bbc/

📢 New Year Conference: Renewing Britain We’re delighted to announce Wes Streeting MP, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, as the next keynote speaker for the 2026 Fabian Society New Year Conference!

Draws on our @thefabians.bsky.social report published today: t.co/9dy0hOfCsn

"Income protection is particularly important for self-employed people. They get sick, have children and retire just like employees." ‘The government’s workers’ rights agenda must include self-employed people too, writes @lukeraikes.bsky.social for LabourList. labourlist.org/2025/12/work...

📘 How do we provide income security for the self-employed? In “Self-Care”, @lukeraikes.bsky.social sets out a plan to improve income security for self-employed workers. 🧵

There are more than 4 million self-employed people in the UK, around 13% of those in work. 👩‍💻👨‍🔧

Self-employed people get sick, have children and retire, just like employees do - but their income is not adequately protected by sick pay, parental leave or private pensions. 🤒

The government is currently making significant and welcome improvements to employee rights. To improve income security for self employed workers, the government should:

Strengthen sick pay - with opt-out sickness insurance, funded by the self-employed and their engagers. 💼🛡️

Improve parental leave - raising maternity allowance, creating new paternity allowance and increasing KIT days. 👨‍🍼👩‍🍼

Support pensions contributions - with auto-enrolment, promotion and LISA reform. 🏦

To read the full report - follow the link below 👇 fabians.org.uk/publication/...

📢 New Year Conference: Renewing Britain Say hello to the first confirmed speakers joining us in January! @lucympowell.bsky.social, @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social, @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social and Sir Stephen Timms MP Who else might be joining the lineup? Find out soon 👀

📘 How do we provide income security for the self-employed? In “Self-Care”, @lukeraikes.bsky.social sets out a plan to improve income security for self-employed workers. 🧵

The Self-care briefing from @thefabians.bsky.social sets out practical steps to improve income security for the UK’s 4.4m self-employed workers. Freelancers deserve real protections on sick pay, parental leave & retirement. 📄 Read more in @labourlist.bsky.social: labourlist.org/2025/12/work...

In his latest #ReithLecture, @rutgerbregman.com set out how the Fabian Society helped lay the foundations for social democracy and the welfare state. From universal healthcare and public education to votes for women, the Fabians helped make the once unthinkable a reality.

Congratulations to our re-elected Chair, @drsarahyde.bsky.social de.bsky.social, and to our Vice-Chairs, Dr Sonia Adesara and @anneliesedoddsmp.bsky.social 👏

'I believed a lot of that spending actually supported our country's security' We were delighted to be joined by Anneliese Dodds MP for the inaugural episode of Fabian Thinking, talking about International Development, COP and our recent pamphlet 'Promising Development'

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📕 Our Head of Editorial, Iggy, visited the Department of Health and Social Care today to interview Secretary of State Wes Streeting MP for the next edition of the Fabian Review. Become a Fabian member today and receive your copy!

It is great to see the Guardian focus on the Sea Wall and coastal voters. I spoke about how good policy isn't enough. "There is a feeling of disconnect in many of these places, and unless they tackle that, Labour will still struggle.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The Sea Wall matters to Labour They are looking to Reform, but the government can win them back There should be a relentless focus on the cost of living But the Gov needs to show the country values the contribution that coastal communities make Read my column for @labourlist.bsky.social 👇

How can government tackle misogyny? ❌ 
We’re excited to launch “No Time to Lose”, produced with the Fabian Women's Network. In this new collection, six members of Cohort 13 of the Fabian Women’s Network mentoring programme set out the policies urgently needed to advance gender equality.

📺 Fabian Thinking is coming! Our new, regular, member exclusive event series bringing you the big stories, from top guests, straight to your home!

“This is a strong budget, grounded in Labour values.” Our General Secretary, @joedromey.bsky.social welcomes the budget and the Chancellor’s commitment to lift hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty.

"This is a strong budget, informed by Labour values." Read @joedromey.bsky.social's full reaction to the budget below 👇 fabians.org.uk/joe-dromey-r...

England needs to ensure its homes are fit for an ageing population. Great to see @annadixonmp.bsky.social mention Forward Planning, my report for @thefabians.bsky.social, in her excellent @labourlist.bsky.social piece. labourlist.org/2025/11/anna...

“When you start chasing the problem of bad data, you inevitably end up face to face with the issue of how we fund politics” Clarity around political gifts and donations is valuable - but not enough, write Alex Parsons and Julia Cushion from @mysociety.bsky.social fabians.org.uk/beyond-trans...

With some new, exciting projects underway at the Fabians - including Fabian Thinking - our new, regular, members-exclusive event series There has never been a better time to join the future of the left 🌹

📢 New Year Conference: Renewing Britain We're pleased to announce that @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social, Minister for Housing and Planning will be joining us at the Fabian Society New Year Conference!

📢 New Year Conference: Renewing Britain Joining us in January for the Fabian Society New Year Conference - Minister for Social Security and Disability, @stephenctimms!

📢 New Year Conference: Renewing Britain Joining us for the Fabian Society New Year Conference 2026 - Minister for Devolution, Faith and Communities, @Miatsf!

📢 New Year Conference: Renewing Britain We’re delighted to announce @lucympowell.bsky.social, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, as the first keynote speaker for the 2026 Fabian Society New Year Conference!

“Healthy public debate requires a mainstream left that is prepared to stand up for its principles.” The government should reverse its proscription of Palestine Action and set out to cultivate lively, informed debate, writes @iggywood.bsky.social fabians.org.uk/changing-tack/

📣 Following our Annual General Meeting, we’re delighted to announce our full Executive Committee! Thank you to everyone who put themselves forward, and to everyone who voted to shape the future of the Fabian Society.

🚨 WE'RE HIRING 🚨 Want to work at a high-impact think tank at the heart of the Labour movement? We’re hiring an Events, Membership and Digital Assistant. Apply here: fabians.org.uk/about-us/rec...

🏡 How do we improve ageing at home? In “Forward Planning” @bencooper1995.bsky.social sets out how to ensure homes are decent and accessible for an ageing society.

Great event this evening with @labourcid.bsky.social to discuss our @thefabians.bsky.social edited collection on the future of international development. Great to hear from some of the fantastic contributors including @anneliesedoddsmp.bsky.social, @jeevunsandher.bsky.social and David Miliband

"Education does not stop at graduation. It is a lifelong endeavour, equipping people not just with knowledge but with opportunity." The government, employers and educators need to work together, writes @laurenedwardsmp.bsky.social fabians.org.uk/joining-the-...

Great to hear from Mark Drakeford at our @thefabians.bsky.social event in Cardiff 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Ahead of the Welsh Elections next year, he argues Welsh Labour needs to: ✅ Reassert Labour as a devolutionist party ✅ Position ourselves in a radical Labour tradition ✅ Re-build our electoral coalition

Thank you to everyone who joined us in Cardiff for our Delivering for Wales event and AGM this weekend 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 And a special thanks to our excellent panel: Mark Drakeford | Mike Hedges | Stewart Owadally | @shavtaj.bsky.social

Great to be in Number 10 with @lukeraikes.bsky.social today. We were talking about how to build more good quality homes in every part of the country - and the work of the Fabian Housing Centre. Get in touch if you want to hear more about our work.

🚨 Last chance to join us this Sunday, 16th November 🚨 We’ll be in Cardiff with @elunedmorgan.bsky.social to discuss how Labour can deliver for Wales and win back the trust of voters 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Find out more and sign-up here 👇 fabians.org.uk/event/delive...

“For Labour especially, democratic reforms represent both a golden chance to create a truly lasting legacy” Fixing our broken democracy must be an immediate priority, argues Stephan Carter fabians.org.uk/crux-of-the-...

“We need an alliance of the left, the soft left, social liberals and trade unionists – a broad, progressive coalition" Social liberalism in Labour must be defended, writes Chloe Brooks fabians.org.uk/human-cost/

We’re delighted to host the launch of ‘Promising Development: The Future of Aid in an Uncertain World’ with our partners Coalition for Global Prosperity @thefabians.bsky.social @savechildrenuk.bsky.social & Betterworld F 📆 Monday 17th November 18.30-20.30 🎫 Tickets are going fast - register below

"Core to this ideology is the atomised individual, untethered from place, community or identity in a globalised world, and unhindered by social responsibility." The atomised individual is at the heart of modern liberalism, argues David Smith MP fabians.org.uk/part-of-the-...