On this day half a century ago, Britain went to the polls. The political script today isn’t the same today, but lessons can still be learnt. Back then the Tories had…
28 Feb, 2024
27 Feb, 2024
Compass members on creating the blueprint for a new economy
Developing an alternative for the economy is essential for creating a new settlement and a ‘good society’. Britain needs a fundamental change in direction. The post -1980, pro-inequality, pro-market ideology…
19 Feb, 2024
Compass open letter calls on Labour to ‘democratise to decarbonise’
Compass organised the following open letter urging the Labour leadership to resist backsliding on its commitment to a just transition after the party announced it was rowing back on its…
16 Feb, 2024
10 years of polling data reveals that the Tories are indeed electorally shattered
This piece was first published on https://www.kenspours.com/. 10 years of opinion polls and election results highlight the Conservatives' dire electoral situation following the Truss/Kwarteng debacle of October 2023. UK polls…
31 Jan, 2024
Brexit, four years on: Reflections on Britain, the EU and the wider world
Believers keep the faith. Matthew Goodwin, the favourite academic pundit of the Farageist Right, still claims that “Brexit ushered us all into an incredibly exciting and entirely new era in our…
22 Jan, 2024
Standing at the left-wing of the possible: in honour of Rosemary Bechler
Rosemary Bechler was an editor for openDemocracy, specifically Can Europe Make It? and founder member of DiEM25. She also edited several books of essays for the British Council and coordinated the…
19 Jan, 2024
Compass activist and former Kent council leader publishes political memoir, ‘Inside Left’
The former Leader of the Swale Council five-group rainbow coalition, and member of Kent Compass, has published a political memoir called Inside Left, a title which the author describes as…
19 Dec, 2023
Compass in the media 2023
2023 has been a busy year for us at Compass HQ. We've continued to lead the charge fighting for a politics that's more equal, democratic and sustainable - and you…
18 Dec, 2023
Twelve Books for the Twelve Days of Christmas
Christmas is a time of giving, receiving, and treating ourselves. For those of us who like nothing more than to curl up with a good book to provoke our thoughts,…
15 Dec, 2023
How Extinction Rebellion is democratising to decarbonise
Extinction Rebellion (XR), in collaboration with over 200 environmental organisations, is actively addressing concerns about the richest 1% in our society contributing to a Sixth Extinction. We recognise the vital…
01 Dec, 2023
Lessons from Uffe Elbæk and Denmark’s Alternativet
It’s said that ‘what goes up, must come down’. How do we make sure that this isn’t the case with the fight for a Good Society? In the UK, as…
23 Nov, 2023
Environmental campaigners call for voting reform to tackle the climate crisis
Some of the UK’s largest environmental organisations have come together ahead of the COP28 summit to call for voting reform to help tackle the climate crisis. Organisations backing the campaign,…