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Thinkpieces

Compass thinkpieces are free to download. We publish two new editions every month and they tackle the big issues and challenges facing the democratic left in today's society.


Thinkpiece #53 by Jonathon Rutherford interviews Carlota Perez

Financial bubbles and economic crises


Thinkpiece #49 by Peter Beresford

Whose Personalisation?


Thinkpiece #46 by George Irvin

Reykjavik-on-Thames?


Thinkpiece #45 by Gerry Hassan and Anthony Barnett

Breaking out of Britain’s Neo-Liberal State


Thinkpiece #33 by Jonathan Rutherford

Capitalism and social recession


Thinkpiece #31 by Andrew Watt

Bruges bis


Thinkpiece #28 by Christian Kellermann, Thomas Rixen and Susanne Uhl

Europeanizing Corporate Taxation


Thinkpiece #27 by Pat Devine, Andy Pearmain, Michael Prior & David Purdy

Feel-bad Britain


Thinkpiece #26 by David Lammy MP

Making space for children


Thinkpiece #21 by Karen Buck, Richard Burden, Colin Challen, David Chaytor, John Denham, Angela Eagle, Nia Griffiths, Helen Goodman, Joan Ruddock, Martin Salter, Mark Todd and Alan Whitehead

New Labour: Rebuilding the coalition


Thinkpiece #17 by Timothy Stanley & Alexander Lee

Rebuilding Labour's Majority


Thinkpiece #16 by Richard Berry

The Social Care Network


Thinkpiece #15 by Hugh Compston

Policy Pressures


Thinkpiece #14 by Andrew Judge

Climate Change


Thinkpiece #13 by John Rowlands

Childhood


Thinkpiece #12 by Stuart White

Assets


Thinkpiece #11 by Hugh Goulbourne

Sustainable Energy


Thinkpiece #10 by Martin Yarnit

Education


Thinkpiece #9 by Robert Jupe

The Railways


Thinkpiece #8 by Peter Madden

Futurology


Thinkpiece #7 by Stewart Lansley

The Super Rich


Thinkpiece #6 by Ruth Lister

Benefit Levels


Thinkpiece #5 by Rebecca Willis

Energy


Thinkpiece #4 by Malcolm Torry

Citizens' Income


Thinkpiece #3 by David Coats

Quality of Work


Thinkpiece #1 by David Held

Globalisation