We will publish lists of activity and events here. This will include links for the following:
Meetings we are holding - the aim being around 2-3 meetings a year depending on speaker availability. Future Speakers are listed below:
Promotion of National Fabian Society Events.
Posting online videos of events and associated presentations.
Recommended books and pamphlets we are currently reading often tied into the Future Speaker's list.
These are known dates as well as estimates of likely dates based on the previous year. The aim here is to set out a regularly updated annual calendar that always runs a year ahead and will add past links as an example of the event and new links when they become available.
2024
Recent Events
Fabian New Year Conference: 20 January https://fabians.org.uk/event/fabian-society-new-year-conference-2024-plans-for-power/ All the videos of the discussions and keynote speeches are here: https://www.youtube.com/@fabiansociety8059/videos
London Mayor and Assembly Elections: 2 May https://www.londonelects.org.uk/
Fabian Fringe at Labour Party Conference: 22 Sept – 24 Sept Details here: https://fabians.org.uk/event/fabian-society-at-labour-party-conference-2024-the-future-for-britain/
Forthcoming Events
Fabian Society AGM: 16 November? Previous year's link: https://fabians.org.uk/event/scottish-fabians-conference-and-fabian-society-annual-general-meeting/ The Annual Report will likely be published here: https://fabians.org.uk/about-us/accountability/our-annual-reports/
2025
Fabian New Year Conference: 25 January: https://fabians.org.uk/event/fabian-society-new-year-conference-2025-britain-2030/
We will have a meeting in early 2024 where Marina Ahmad AM the London Assembly member for Lambeth & Southwark, who was also the Labour Croydon & Sutton candidate in 2016, will talk to us about Policies for London in 2024. This may be around the time the London Labour Party is inviting views for the 2024 London Mayoral Manifesto. We also include in advance some recommended reading on this page for this event
A 2019 Fabian pamphlet on London written by Sadiq Khan can be read here.
In 2023 Councillor Ross Garrod, Leader of Merton Council addressed us on Local Government Challenges & Opportunities. We also include in advance some recommended reading on devolution of local powers.
A 2022 Fabian pamphlet on devolution of powers to local communities can be read here.
Up until 2020 we used to meet at Ruskin House, Croydon and at members houses in Sutton. Post Covid we are currently planning to meet on Zoom as we believe this may enable us to attract a wider range of speakers
In 2020 Sarah Jones MP addressed us on crime and safety policy.
In 2019 Seb Dance MEP (now Deputy Mayor for London Transport spoke to us on the Brexit negotiations at the time.
In 2018 Jason Brock of the Changing Work Centre (now leader of Reading Council) spoke to us on Employment issues.
In 2018 Leonie Cooper AM addressed us on Environmental policy.
In 2017 Kate Green MP MEP (then Chair of the Fabians and now Deputy Mayor for Manchester) spoke to us on how the Fabian Society is working to shape the policy agenda on equalities, citizenship involvement and the future of work.
In 2017 Ellie Groves of the Young Fabians addressed us on developments in Fabian policy and the Young Fabians specific contribution .
In 2017 Olivia Bailey Research Director of the Fabian Society spoke to us on current Fabian research.