Fabian Society Articles

One of the biggest surprises of my political life was walking into the count for Waveney’s  2013 county council elections. In the midterm of a Tory government I had expected that Labour would win all eight of the Lowestoft wards, all won by the Tories in the disaster...

In October 2011, I took part in a university debate in support of the motion 'This house has no confidence in Her Majesty's government'. The speakers ranged from cabinet ministers to lowly students. Our opponents were united. Labour caused the crash and piled up the...

Labour risks falling short next May, agree Atul Hatwal and Marcus Roberts. Here they present their solutions The poll lead is shrinking, our leader trails David Cameron by double digits on who voters would rather see as prime minister, and Labour lags the Tories on...

Marcus Roberts investigates how a primary for Labour’s London mayoral nomination might work Ed Miliband’s decision to select Labour’s London mayoral candidate by primary was the right call, but that does not make it an easy matter. Candidate selection by any system is...