Young Fabians is the under age 31 section of the Fabian Society, a socialist society in the United Kingdom that is affiliated to the Labour Party.
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14 Facts About Young Fabians
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The Young Fabians operate as a membership-driven think tank that organises policy debates, research projects, publications, conferences, and international delegations.
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From small beginnings, the Young Fabians produced a steady stream of pamphlets through the 1960s and 1970s, and produced some 50 by 1980.
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Young Fabians became less prominent during the 1980s while the Labour Party re-organised its youth wing, partly based on a template set out in a Young Fabian pamphlet.
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In 1994, members of the Young Fabians were part of the campaign to elect Tony Blair leader of the party and then the campaign to change Clause IV, although the group itself took no formal position on these issues.
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Young Fabians are currently affiliated as an observer member of the Young European Socialists.
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Unlike other youth socialist groups, the Young Fabians has maintained this position of neutrality on policy issues, upholding the Fabian Society's principle that its role is merely to determine whether a matter or position is suitable for discussion, not to take a group position on an issue.
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However, by taking no formal policy stance, the Young Fabians has been able to include both supporters and sceptics of past Labour governments.
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Young Fabians fills the gap between student politics and mainstream Labour Party politics, a gap which is filled in the Liberal Democrat and Conservative Party structures by having youth wings which include graduates up to the age of 30.
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In recent years the Young Fabians has seen a surge in membership, which had grown to more than 2,000 members as of 2017 from around 1,400 in 2014.
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Young Fabians are distinct from other youth movements in their focus on ideas and policy.
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In March 2020 the Young Fabians moved to holding all of its events and activities online during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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At their November 2020 AGM the Young Fabians voted to change the way they vote for their executive committee from the block vote system to single transferable vote, and to add Women's Officer and National Coordinator roles to their constitutional roles.
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In 2010 the Young Fabians launched two special interest groups focused on finance and science industries.
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