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Debating the Scottish Independence Referendum: what future for the UK?
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Debating the Scottish Independence Referendum: what future for the United Kingdom?
In partnership with Compass
Tuesday, March 13th, 7pm-8:30pm
Committee Room 9, Houses of Parliament
Featuring: Anas Sarwar MP (Deputy Leader of the Scottish Labour Party), Gemma Doyle MP (Shadow Defence and MP for West Dunbartonshire), Jon Cruddas MP (Dagenham and Rainham), Gerry Hassan (writer and researcher on Scottish politics) and chaired by Johanna Baxter (Labour NEC).
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Labour must do more on the Economic Alternative
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 The Fabian Society has published a new pamphlet, "The Economic Alternative" a collection of essays emerging from the successful New Year Conference 2012.
You can read the Economic Alternative here (pdf)
Responding to Ed Balls' announcement at the Conference that any Labour government in 2015 is likely to have to retain coalition cuts, Fabian Society General Secretary Andrew Harrop said:
"So far there has been ambitious rhetoric about a different sort of capitalism, but the substantive proposals are small beer.
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Fabian report busts means testing myth
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The Fabian Society has published a new report "The Coalition and Universalism: Cuts, targeting and the future of welfare" by Fabian Society General Secretary Andrew Harrop.
Read the full report here
Using international data it show that means testing harms the poor families it is intended to help. When benefit spending is targeted tightly at the poorest the overall generosity of welfare falls, leaving poor families worse off than when benefits are widely available.
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Social Europe: Worth Fighting For?
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Social Europe: worth fighting for?
Saturday 25th February 2012
Amnesty International UK
Many thanks to all of you who attended our one day conference on Europe. It was a packed day with great in-depth debate.
Click here to read a copy of the keynote speech by Emma Reynolds and see an archive of what went on.
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The Economic Alternative - Ed Balls' Full Speech
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Thank you to everyone who attended year's Fabian Annual Conference
Over 1,000 people came through the doors and over 100 volunteers and speakers helped make the day happen.
The response was absolutely huge with the frontpage of the Guardian, TV coverage on all major networks and over 4,000 tweets on #fab12.
Cick the link below to see a full text of Ed Balls' speech to the Society.
Our next major event is our conference on Social Europe. Click here to get your tickets and debate one of the biggest questions in politics today.
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