Fabian Society
Americannoun
noun
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But the Fabian Society report suggests a care cap should simply be "considered" as an option by Labour, with reform of means-testing as another possibility.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2023
The group consists of well-known, well-established groups such the Labour-affiliated Fabian Society and the Institute of Public Policy Research, which labels itself "the UK's leading progressive think tank".
From BBC • Feb. 5, 2021
During her eventful life, Nesbit wrote dozens of books, raised four kids and helped found the socialist Fabian Society, but her enduring influence, this biography argues, is as a pioneer of witty, naturalistic children’s classics.
From New York Times • Dec. 12, 2019
This is from Sunder Katwala, the former general secretary of the Labour thinktank, the Fabian Society.
From The Guardian • Sep. 12, 2015
The young lions of the Fabian Society in their optimistic infancy were filled with the idea of the State, and advocated State action in wide spheres of industrial organization, municipal enterprise, and social reform.
From Freedom In Service Six Essays on Matters Concerning Britain's Safety and Good Government by Hearnshaw, F. J. C. (Fossey John Cobb)
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