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News & Insight

The latest news, analysis and opinion from the Scottish Fabians including Scottish analysis from the Fabian Review.

Insight

Seeing through the spin

18 February 2019

STEPHEN BRADLEY AND MARTIN EDOBOR: Labour must stand up for patients by protecting them against faulty medical technology.

Continue Reading Health / Technology
Opinion

Missing morality

15 February 2019

REVEREND PAUL NICOLSON: Any effective social security system must first be guided by moral principles.

Continue Reading Inequality / Poverty / Social security / Welfare
Opinion

Universal misery

13 February 2019

SARAH OWEN: Lives are being damaged by the rollout of universal credit and many of those worst hit are struggling in low-paid work.

Continue Reading Class / Employment / Inequality / Poverty / Social security / Welfare
Opinion

A female face

11 February 2019

MARY-ANN STEPHENSON: Women in the UK are more likely to be poorer than men. Our social security system would be different if it were based around the needs of women living in poverty.

Continue Reading Economy / Inequality / Social security / Women
Opinion

Rejected when dying

8 February 2019

MADELEINE MOON MP: The access to welfare bill has its second reading today. It could bring an end to the indignity terminally ill people face when applying for benefits.

Continue Reading Health / Social security / Welfare
Long read

The seeds of recovery

7 February 2019

Across Europe populism is on the rise and social democratic parties are taking a blow at the ballot box. Can progressive politicians reset the trajectory they’re currently on? We asked eight experts for the policy ideas that are needed to revive the centre-left.

Continue Reading Elections / Labour party

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