Fabian Society

The Fabian Society
Abbreviation	FS
Formation	4 January 1884
Legal status	Unincorporated membership association
Purpose	"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"
Headquarters	London, England
Location	61 Petty France, London, SW1H 9EU;
Membership	8,000
Official language	English
General Secretary	Andrew Harrop
Chair	Martin Edobor
Vice-Chairs	Wes Streeting, Catriona Munro
Hon. Treasurer	Baron Kennedy of Southwark
Main organ	Executive Committee
Subsidiaries	Young Fabians, Fabian Women's Network, Scottish Fabians, around 60 local Fabian Societies
Affiliations	Labour Party, Foundation for European Progressive Studies
Website	fabians.org.uk

The Fabian Society is a British socialist organisation whose purpose is to advance the principles of social democracy and democratic socialism via gradualist and reformist effort in democracies, rather than by revolutionary overthrow.^[1]^[2] The Fabian Society was also historically related to radicalism, a left-wing liberal tradition.^[3]^[4]^[5]

As one of the founding organisations of the Labour Representation Committee in 1900, and as an important influence upon the Labour Party which grew from it, the Fabian Society has had a powerful influence on British politics. Members of the Fabian Society have included political leaders from other countries, such as Jawaharlal Nehru, who adopted Fabian principles as part of their own political ideologies. The Fabian Society founded the London School of Economics in 1895.

Today, the society functions primarily as a think tank and is one of twenty socialist societies affiliated with the Labour Party. Similar societies exist in Australia, in Canada, in New Zealand, and in Sicily.

^ Thomson, George (1 March 1976). "The Tindemans Report and the European Future" (PDF).
^ Cole, Margaret (1961). The Story of Fabian Socialism. Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0804700917.
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Abbreviation	FS
Formation	4 January 1884; 140 years ago (1884-01-04)
Legal status	Unincorporated membership association
Purpose	"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"
Headquarters	London, England
Location	61 Petty France, London, SW1H 9EU
Membership	8,000
Official language	English
General Secretary	Andrew Harrop
Chair	Martin Edobor
Vice-Chairs	Wes Streeting, Catriona Munro
Hon. Treasurer	Baron Kennedy of Southwark
Main organ	Executive Committee
Subsidiaries	Young Fabians, Fabian Women's Network, Scottish Fabians, around 60 local Fabian Societies
Affiliations	Labour Party, Foundation for European Progressive Studies
Website	fabians.org.uk