We are very pleased to announce the the results of this years management committee elections. Everyone at Compass would like to thank all those who stood for election and to…
03 Oct, 2014
24 Sep, 2014
Labour’s top-down command has too many echoes of the Death Star
This article first appeared in Comment is Free here on 22/9/14 People are hungry for change. Ed Miliband needs to show he is no imperial overlord and empower citizens to…
15 Sep, 2014
After Scotland Decides: imperatives to build citizen-centred democracy throughout Britain
SUMMARY Whether Scotland votes Yes or No in the 18th September referendum on independence, the outcome is expected to be close. The expected high turnout, issues raised in the debate,…
12 Sep, 2014
Scotland: a light that will never go out
In one week the people of Scotland decide their constitutional future, but they have been discussing much more than that, they have been debating how to make Scotland a good…
11 Sep, 2014
Hear Labour’s new rallying cry: power to the people
The shadow of Scotland will be cast over everything for at least another week as the party leaders wake up to the threat of the end of the union. Meanwhile,…
10 Sep, 2014
Compass Annual Lecture – Liberty and the Left
Thank you to everybody that contributed to an absorbing annual lecture last night. You can listen to the audio from yesterday's event and read the words in full below. Lisa…
09 Sep, 2014
Have your say! Compass Elections
The Management Committee (MC) of Compass provides strategic direction for the organisation and makes important decisions on behalf of the membership. In this year to come - with the Scottish…
26 Aug, 2014
Compass Job: National Coordinator
We are looking for a dynamic, creative change maker to join the Compass team. Working in a small full time team, but with an array of volunteers and activists, you…
14 Aug, 2014
Post-Growth
This autumn, Green House will be publishing its first book, on ‘The post-growth project’. This article is designed to explain why. Introduction Everyone agrees that we are in the midst…
11 Aug, 2014
Why we need to shift power away from London
There is an awakening interest in the regional economies and cities at present. After four years of austerity which have reinforced all of the inequalities that divide the south-east and…
11 Aug, 2014
Building Blocks: For a new political economy
Today we've published Building Blocks: for a new political economy. The publication is the result of an ambitious project where we've attempted to join the dots of a new economy…
07 Aug, 2014
Reclaim the media – an urgent European petition
Please sign the European Citizen's Initiative for media pluralism This is a rare chance to have a big impact on the media. It's about creating the conditions for quality journalism to thrive. We…