Labour and the World

Chair: Debbie Moss

This group will aim to explore Labour's contribution to global affairs. As Labour renews its approach to foreign policy we should argue that the values which define our party at home should also define our international agenda. Solidarity with those in greatest need and the need to protect those who are vulnerable and suffering are traditional Labour values which we apply at home and should apply abroad. These are the cornerstone of our movement. They define our approach to all policy areas and separate us from our opponents.

The specific areas which we propose to investigate are:

• The Olympics: Learning the lessons of Beijing
• Britain in Europe: the way of the future
• The Arab uprisings: time for a revolution in Western foreign policy?

 Download a copy of the scoping document for this Young Fabian Policy Commission.

 Download a copy of the workplan for this Young Fabian Policy Commission.

Forthcoming Policy Commission activity:

• Wednesday 3rd August, 6.30pm, Monnet Room, 32 Smith Square London SW1P 3DN (nearest tube is Westminster): Our first event will be a roundtable with Mary Honeyball MEP, discussing how Labour could make the progressive case for Britain at the heart of the EU. 
• Tuesday 30th August, 6-7pm, Online: As the battle for Libya comes to a head, please join the Young Fabians for a webchat with Hanan Abdalla, a young Egyptian activist.  This is a unique opportunity to discuss the Arab Spring and what it means for British-Arab relations, drawing on Hanan’s first hand experience. 
  
• Wednesday 12th October, 6.30pm, Monnet Room, Ground Floor, Europe House, 32 Smith Square, SW1P 3EU: Policy discussion

About Debbie

Debbie works on policy and public affairs for a health charity and was previously a parliamentary researcher to a Labour MP. She has acted as adviser and coordinator of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Vietnam, working on a wide range of foreign policy issues from trade to human rights, as well as facilitating delegations and negotiating a Memorandum of Understanding.

Debbie has a BA in Modern History and and an MA in Political Theory, which focused on globalisation and global justice. Debbie has written for this year’s Young Fabian Women’s pamphlet.