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The Young Fabian Policy Commissions 2011 are co-ordinated by Brian Duggan and Sara Ibrahim.
Young Fabian Policy Commissions form the backbone of the policy work of the Young Fabians. Since their inception they have increasingly become strong access points for our members into the policy making process for the Labour Party as well as vehicles for our members to develop their ideas and test their suggestions.
This year's process comes at a crucial time for Labour. With a thorough examination of party policy under the stewardship of Liam Byrne MP, there is a timely opportunity for members to take a firm grasp of the chance to offer Labour our ideas on the party's renewal.
To ensure the credibility and electability of the Labour Party a rigorous but thorough process is necessary and the Young Fabians hope to offer much to that conversation. As such we will follow the process closely, while allowing the opportunity for our members to develop their thinking in forums which challenge, stimulate, engage and influence.
We are launching four major Policy Commissions which will investigate:
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1. Renewing and Reforming Our Economy - Maneesh Sharma and Graeme Henderson
The task of this group will be to investigate the path Labour should take to build a more sustainably prosperous economic settlement for Britain. It will investigate the need for an active industrial strategy, the fairness divide in our economy, job creation and productivity. It also will look towards opportunities in the green economy and in new and emerging markets as well as looking to incentives for business to break out of the 'low pay low skill' cycle |
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2. Building Stronger Communities - Richard Angell and Anas Sarwar MP
This group will look at the strength and resilience of British community life in the modern world. It will investigate how families across the country are working harder for longer for less. The consequence of this for family life and community activism will be explored. It will also look at the challenge of how communities are empowered into the political process so that citizens become stakeholders in their communities and in national life. |
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3. Securing the Future of the Next Generation - Joani Reid
Ed Miliband has stated that "the British Promise, that the next generation would always do better than the last, is now under threat like never before." The key challenge of this Commission will be to investigate how young Britain is coping with the consequences of government fiscal retrenchment. Facing debt, a difficult labour market and a challenging housing market, the next generation of Britain is under huge pressure. This commission will look at how Labour should respond to the challenges facing the next generation. |
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4. Labour and the World - Debbie Moss
Foreign affairs is at transformative moment and this group will explore Labour's role in the World. It will span aid policy in a time of austerity, to security in the context of defence cuts and the criteria for military intervention in fragile states and the balance between domestic security and external stability. Labour in the World will look at Britain's relationships to other states and institutions and how we form an ethical foreign policy and learn lessons from past conflicts. |
Young Fabian members have much to offer the four big challenges ahead. Together we look forward to offering the Labour Party a series of new, fresh and robust ideas. Our policy commissions will be a forum to test and debate these ideas in a way that encourages our movement to look ahead to the future developing the answers that will make Britain stronger, fairer and more prosperous.
If you'd like to get more involved with the 2011 Young Fabian Policy Commissions, then please fill in the form here. Your details will be used to keep you informed of Policy Commission and related activity. Your details will not be passed to third party organisations. For more information on the 2011 Young Fabian Policy Commissions, click here.
Previous Policy Development Work:
For our 2010 Policy Development Groups work, click here.
For our 2009 Policy pamphlet, click here.
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