ANTICIPATIONS•WINTER 2008
CONTENTS Achieving the MDGs
Volume 12, Issue 4
Anticipations, like all publications of the Fabian Society and the Young Fabians, represents not the collective view of the Society, but only the views of the individuals whose articles it comprises.
YOUNG FABIAN EXECUTIVE Profiles of the new team Pages 6 to 9
MDGs UPPING THE ANTI Sarah Hague Economic Advisor, Save the Children
The responsibility of the Society is limited to approving its publications as worthy of consideration within the Labour movement.
Page 11 MATERNAL INSTINCT Kari Mawhood Page 15 TECHNOLOGICAL REVOLUTION Omar Salem Page 17
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NIGERIA: A PERSONAL ACCOUNT Heather Alcock
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POVERTY GAP Ian Ross
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POVERTY OF AMBITION Kunal Khatri
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DOWN ON THE DUMPS Dan Whittle
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OTHER SIGNED, SEALED & DELIVERED Adrian Prandle on the US election trip Pages 24 and 25
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ACTION FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA Claire Leigh and David Chaplin Pages 26 and 27