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| − | The '''Fabian Society''' is a British socialist organisation whose purpose is to advance the principles of Democratic Socialism via gradualist and reformist effort in democracies, rather than by revolutionary overthrow.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Story of Fabian Socialism|author=Margaret Cole|publisher=Stanford University Press|isbn=978-0804700917|year=1961}} | + | The '''Fabian Society''' is a British socialist organisation whose purpose is to advance the principles of Democratic Socialism via gradualist and reformist effort in democracies, rather than by revolutionary overthrow. Its aims are to promote greater equality of power, wealth and opportunity, the value of collective action and public service, an accountable, tolerant and active democracy, citizenship, liberty and human rights, sustainable development and multilateral international cooperation.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Story of Fabian Socialism|author=Margaret Cole|publisher=Stanford University Press|isbn=978-0804700917|year=1961}}</ref> |
| + | ==Establishing Labour== | ||
| + | As founders of the [[Labour Party]] in 1900, the Fabian Society has influenced British policy to the present day, from the postwar creation of the modern welfare state to the election of [[Tony Blair]]. Later members of the Fabian Society included [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] and other leaders of new nations created out of the former British Empire, who used Fabian principles to create socialist democracies in [[India]], [[Pakistan]], [[Nigeria]] and elsewhere as Britain decolonised after [[World War II]].<ref>''[https://prezi.com/bksmhlnyes2z/fabian-society/ "Illustrated History"]''</ref> | ||
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The Fabian Society founded the [[London School of Economics]] (LSE) in 1895 "for the betterment of society," now one of the leading educational institutions in the world. An incubator of influential politicians, economists, journalists, prime ministers and liberal billionaires, the LSE is said to have close links to [[MI6]].<ref>''[https://socialistworker.co.uk/art/25518/Linking+MI6,+BP,+LSE+and+Libya "Linking MI6, BP, LSE and Libya"]''</ref> | The Fabian Society founded the [[London School of Economics]] (LSE) in 1895 "for the betterment of society," now one of the leading educational institutions in the world. An incubator of influential politicians, economists, journalists, prime ministers and liberal billionaires, the LSE is said to have close links to [[MI6]].<ref>''[https://socialistworker.co.uk/art/25518/Linking+MI6,+BP,+LSE+and+Libya "Linking MI6, BP, LSE and Libya"]''</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Stuck== | ||
| + | In January 2017, Andrew Harrop, General Secretary of the Fabian Society, published an analysis paper entitled "Stuck: How Labour is too weak to win, and too strong to die"<ref>''[http://www.fabians.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Stuck-Fabian-Society-analysis-paper.pdf "Stuck: How Labour is too weak to win, and too strong to die"]''</ref> which suggested that Labour may get as little as 20% of the vote at the next General Election and win fewer than 150 seats.<ref>''[https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jan/02/labour-election-jeremy-corbyn-fabian-society "Labour could slump to below 150 MPs, Fabian Society warns"]''</ref> | ||
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| Abbreviation | Fabians |
| Formation | 1884 |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
| Subgroups | • Young Fabians • Fabian Women's Network • Scottish Fabians • around 60 local Fabian Societies |
The Fabian Society is a British socialist organisation whose purpose is to advance the principles of Democratic Socialism via gradualist and reformist effort in democracies, rather than by revolutionary overthrow. Its aims are to promote greater equality of power, wealth and opportunity, the value of collective action and public service, an accountable, tolerant and active democracy, citizenship, liberty and human rights, sustainable development and multilateral international cooperation.[1]
Establishing Labour
As founders of the Labour Party in 1900, the Fabian Society has influenced British policy to the present day, from the postwar creation of the modern welfare state to the election of Tony Blair. Later members of the Fabian Society included Jawaharlal Nehru and other leaders of new nations created out of the former British Empire, who used Fabian principles to create socialist democracies in India, Pakistan, Nigeria and elsewhere as Britain decolonised after World War II.[2]
LSE
The Fabian Society founded the London School of Economics (LSE) in 1895 "for the betterment of society," now one of the leading educational institutions in the world. An incubator of influential politicians, economists, journalists, prime ministers and liberal billionaires, the LSE is said to have close links to MI6.[3]
Stuck
In January 2017, Andrew Harrop, General Secretary of the Fabian Society, published an analysis paper entitled "Stuck: How Labour is too weak to win, and too strong to die"[4] which suggested that Labour may get as little as 20% of the vote at the next General Election and win fewer than 150 seats.[5]
Known members
14 of the 26 of the members already have pages here:
| Member | Description |
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| Clement Attlee | |
| Ed Balls | UK politician. 7 Bilderbergs |
| Tony Benn | Socialist MP for UK Labour Party |
| Tony Blair | Remarkably popular at the time, Tony Blair was a UK prime minister, now infamous for lying the UK into invading Iraq, notwithstanding massive opposition. He is currently sought for War crimes by many people. |
| Gordon Brown | UK deep state functionary. Prime Minister from 2007-2010. WHO ambassador for Global Health Financing from 2021 |
| Anthony Crosland | UK MP on the right wing of the Labour Party, and receiver of CIA money, which was flowing through the Congress for Cultural Freedom to move the party away from nationalization and pacifism. Closet homosexual in the 1950s when it still was illegal. |
| Ramsay MacDonald | |
| Edith Nesbit | Author and one of the founders of the Fabian Society. |
| Bertrand Russell | UK philosopher and pacifist |
| George Bernard Shaw | Anglo-Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist keen on eugenics. |
| Beatrice Webb | |
| H. G. Wells | English science fiction writer and futurist |
| Shirley Williams | UK politician |
| Harold Wilson | UK two time PM unseated after MI5's Clockwork Orange |
References
- ↑ Margaret Cole (1961). The Story of Fabian Socialism. Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0804700917.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
- ↑ "Illustrated History"
- ↑ "Linking MI6, BP, LSE and Libya"
- ↑ "Stuck: How Labour is too weak to win, and too strong to die"
- ↑ "Labour could slump to below 150 MPs, Fabian Society warns"
