The Young Fabians Podcast

In this episode of the podcast, host Will Barber Taylor speaks to Joe Sousek and Laura Parker from Labour For A New Democracy about what L4ND is, why change is needed to the electoral system, why the 2011 AV Referendum failed and the Labour Party's changing attitude to PR.  For more information about Labour For A New Democracy, check out their website here: https://www.labourforanewdemocracy....

In this episode of the podcast host Will Barber Taylor is joined in two separate interviews on the topic of the Shadow Cabinet Reshuffle by two veteran podcasters and Young Fabians - Lauren Davison, who is currently running for the Young Fabians Executive and Cathleen Clarke of the Left Whingers Podcast. 

In this episode of the podcast Will Barber Taylor is joined by Dr Tom Breen of Oxford Brookes University to discuss In All Our Footsteps, a research project that Tom is working on that aims to capture and record the various footpaths and other forms of rights of way that exist across the UK. They discuss Labour's contribution to rights of way access in 1949 and 2000; how having access to the...

In this episode of the podcast Will Barber Taylor, Chair of the Yorkshire and Humber Young Fabians and new host of the podcast, speaks to Conor O'Shea, the Policy and Public Affairs Manager at Generation Rent about the forthcoming Renters (Reform) Bill, an important piece of legislation that is set to change the rights of renters in England. They also discuss how renting is different for stud...

In this week's episode, we are joined by Young Fabians Economy and Finance Network members to discuss the Spring Statement. Featuring: Connor Escudero Lauma Kalns-Timans Michael O'Connor Paul Spence

This week, we are joined by economist, political scientist, and academic, Dr. Jeevun Sandher, whose work and research focus on the causes and consequences of poverty and inequality in the UK. In this episode, we spoke to Jeevun about his research and asked him to set out his priorities for how to tackle this country's growing inequality. We also discussed the fallout from the mini-budget and...

In this week’s episode, we are joined by bureau members from our sister parties within the Young European Socialists (YES) to celebrate The Young Fabians being a full member for a year! We discussed exactly what YES is and how you can get involved, the impact of Brexit on the UK and the rest of the EU and how this relates to the importance of collaborating with our fellow comrades across Europe. S...

On 24th June the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, ending the legal right to abortion across the US which had been upheld since 1973.  In this episode, we are joined by Young Fabians members Zahra Lahrie, Charlotte Kelly, Nicki Adeleke, Cecilia Jastrzembska and Amy Dwyer for a discussion about the history of Roe v. Wade, the legal protections that it ensured, the harms that many individuals wi...

In this episode, the Economy and Finance Network respond to the Chancellor's Spring Statement that was announced last month. In the face of rising energy bills, a cost of living crisis and families facing the worst financial damage since records began, does this mini-budget go far enough to address the damage and alleviate the squeeze that households are facing? Dom, Chris, Rosie and Leo from...

To mark International Women's Day, Rhiannon, Rosie and Sharne from the Disability Advocacy Group had a conversation about their experiences and the issues faced by women with disabilities; within healthcare, the education system, in politics, throughout the pandemic and many other areas of society. This year's theme for International Women's Day is #BreakTheBias. Read more here: htt...

This week's episode is all about the upcoming Education Network pamphlet, titled 'Towards a 21st Century Curriculum'. I was joined by Amy Dwyer, chair of the network and co-ordinator of the pamphlet, who gave us a bit of background behind the project; how it came about and what its aims are, as well as discussing her own piece for the pamphlet on climate crisis education. It was als...

In this week's episode, we are joined by George Peretz QC to talk all about judicial review; What is it? Why does it matter? And why should we be concerned about the Conservative Government's attempt to reform it? Read George's piece from the Fabian Review here Speakers: Thomas Fawns - https://twitter.com/thomasfawns George Peretz QC - https://twitter.com/GeorgePeretzQC To all our l...

Last month's local elections left much to be desired for many Labour Party members, particularly those in the West Midlands.  From many Labour Councillors across the region losing their seats to Liam Byrne's unfortunate loss in the Mayoral race - it's hard to imagine much to feel hopeful about. However, over in Earlsdon, a leafy ward in the suburbs of Coventry, Anthony Tucker gained...

After a long hiatus... WE ARE BACK! This week's episode is an interview with Thom Brooks. Thom is an award-winning author, columnist, policy advisor, and political philosopher who is President of the Society of Legal Scholars and a member of the Fabian Society executive committee. He was joined by John Morgan, Chair of the Young Fabians Law Network, to discuss his work on migration policy and...

In the latest installment of our series focusing on winning back heartlands within the West Midlands, we travel (virtually) up to Stoke-on-Trent to speak with Gareth Snell, the former Labour MP for the constituency from 2017-2019! Gareth tells us his favourite things about Stoke; from the city's historic pottery industry to their famous oatcakes, giving a real insight into the area and the is...

With the Scottish Parliament elections fast approaching,  we are joined by Albie, Cecily, and John from the Young Scottish Fabians to discuss all things Scottish Labour and what their path to success will look like in Scotland's everchanging political landscape. We talked about new leader Anas Sarwar's first few weeks in charge of Scottish Labour, the challenges he faces leading up to th...

In the second episode in our Winning Ideas in the West Midlands series, we are joined by none other than former Home Secretary,  Labour MP for Redditch from 1997-2010, and co-host of 'For The Many' podcast: the Right Honorable Jacqui Smith ! Nathan and Marie, from the Young Fabians West Midlands network, spoke to Jacqui all about her former constituency; her experience running as a Labou...

This week we're joined by the Economy and Finance Network to discuss Rishi Sunak's Budget which was announced on 3rd March.  Sign up for our newsletter! http://eepurl.com/heI28X Speakers: Emily Batchelor -  Secretary for the Fabian Women's Network and Vice-Chair for the Young Fabians Health Network  Matthew Oulton - Secretary, Economy & Finance Network Dominic Shaw - Vice-chair,...

In the final episode in our International Women's Day series, we are joined by three women from the Criminal Justice Network committee to talk about their experiences within the justice system, how they got involved, the barriers that women and other marginalised groups face within the field, and the importance of diversity and representation within the justice system. Sign up for our newslet...

In the third episode in our International Women's Day series on the theme #choosetochallenge , we are joined by fellow Young Fabians and podcast regulars Emily Batchelor and Amy Dwyer! Emily and Amy spoke with Marie about the different ways in which our patriarchal society is failing women and girls, discussing issues such as public sexual harassment, revenge porn, objectification of women an...

In the second instalment of our International Women's Day series, our Women's Officer Nicki Adeleke is joined by Taiwo Owatemi MP for a chat about her experience and journey from being a pharmacist to becoming an MP in 2019. Taiwo also spoke about her time within the Young Fabians, her experience being a woman in politics and much more. Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date! http...

For our first episode in our International Women's Day series on the theme #choosetochallenge , we discuss the importance of embedding gender equality in our schools and our education system and ideas for how to achieve this. Our discussion focused on three key ideas: Introducing gender equality into the curriculum implicitly by addressing the gender data gap; To explicitly challenge gender i...

This week we are joined by Maria Eagle MP, Sally Gimson and George Richmond to discuss the problems facing Labour within rural communities and what must be done to address this to connect with voters in these areas. Our speakers detail the extent of the situation Labour finds itself in today and propose innovative policy ideas around the issues of access, diversity and sustainability, as well as p...

In this week's episode, we had a chat with Martin Edobor, to introduce himself as the new Chair of The Fabian Society to the Young Fabians and beyond. We got to know more about Martin as we asked him all about his experience from starting out in the Young Fabians to becoming Chair; his career as a medical professional and how that has shaped his politics; his campaigning in the last general e...

This week's episode kicks off our 'Winning Ideas in the West Midlands' series in collaboration with the West Midlands Young Fabians, focusing on different seats in the region which Labour once held and how we can win these areas back in 2024. The first episode in this series is all about Worcester, a cathedral city and constituency in the heart of Worcestershire which was a Labour s...