There is a Borough in North Kent called Swale. There is no such place as Swale. The district takes its name from a channel that runs between the Isle of…
28 Apr, 2023
28 Apr, 2023
Compass Oxfordshire issues tactical voting recommendations for West Oxfordshire District Council
Cross-party activists have issued recommendations on who voters should back to ensure progressives retain control of a key Oxfordshire council on May 4th. The 2022 local elections saw the Conservatives…
28 Apr, 2023
Press release: Democracy campaigners clash with Starmer as Labour leader denounces electoral reform
Democracy campaigners have clashed with Keir Starmer after the Labour leader’s official spokesperson said he had denounced electoral reform. Keir Starmer has placed himself at odds with his party and…
24 Apr, 2023
Compass research reveals why our politics needs a democratic reset
Anyone who is remotely interested in politics knows that the current First Past the Post (FPTP) system is heavily skewed towards the Tories – on average it requires 30% more…
12 Apr, 2023
Compass Oxfordshire issues tactical voting recommendations for Cherwell District Council
Cross-party activists in Oxfordshire have issued recommendations on who voters should back to remove the Conservatives from Oxfordshire’s last Conservative-controlled council and replace them with a truly representative progressive administration…
04 Apr, 2023
Small targets, big goals: Three lessons in alliance-building for Keir Starmer
Today marks three years of Keir Starmer’s leadership of Labour, three of the most turbulent years in UK politics. We’ve been rocked by a pandemic, corruption, wildly oscillating polls and…
27 Mar, 2023
Humza Yousaf and leading the SNP after Sturgeon
As the SNP pass the Independence torch from Nicola Sturgeon to Humza Yousaf, now is a moment to consider the nature of leadership of the party, the cause of independence…
24 Mar, 2023
Can the next Labour Government succeed in changing Britain?
If the current contours of UK politics continue, next year will see the election of a Labour Government. Keir Starmer will become Labour’s seventh Prime Minister, and a long overdue…
13 Mar, 2023
Self-censorship at the BBC exposes the power of right-wing narratives
The news that the BBC will not broadcast an episode of the new David Attenborough flagship British wildlife documentary Wild Isles indicates the power of acceptable and established narratives that…
07 Mar, 2023
International Women’s Day: How PR could address the gender imbalance in our politics
To mark International Women’s Day this year, we wanted to draw attention to a piece of the puzzle that upholds sexism in politics: the role our archaic voting system plays…
06 Mar, 2023
Neal Lawson on Rock & Roll Politics with Steve Richards
Director of Compass Neal Lawson has featured on the Rock & Roll Politics podcast, hosted by journalist and writer Steve Richards. On the podcast, Neal argues the current challenges facing…
27 Feb, 2023
Labour must take community empowerment seriously for a ‘take back control’ strategy to work
The below blog piece was written by Colin Miller and Matt Scott, co-authors of a recent Compass report, 'Winning With Communities.' The report engages with Labour's proposals for a community…