Green Party leadership election: how can the party boost its influence on national politics? “I don’t want you to be hopeful. I want you to panic. [...] And then I…
04 Aug, 2020
04 Aug, 2020
Green Party leadership election: how can the party boost its influence on national politics? “I don’t want you to be hopeful. I want you to panic. [...] And then I…
05 Jun, 2020
A decade of economic hardship seemed to have transformed for increasingly urban workforces the promise of shorter working weeks and better work-life balances into bleaker futures, of stressed commuting, working…
12 May, 2020
Quieter streets, cleaner air, more time – amidst the human tragedy of the Covid-19 outbreak other experiences are inviting people to ask more of the quality of their home lives,…
28 Apr, 2020
A new report by Basic Income expert Stewart Lansley highlights the importance of a recovery basic income as the Covid-19 pandemic crisis exposes the inadequacy of today's social security system.…
16 Apr, 2020
This blog was originally published on the Rapid Transition Alliance website. In the debate over the global response to Covid-19 a battle of hashtags has broken out between those urging…
11 Apr, 2020
I was ready to let the Corbyn era drift off into the sunset and enjoy the fond memories of some and the disdain of others. That was until I read Sarah…
22 Jan, 2020
It's not just Labour that needs a re-think after the 2019 general election result, argues Stephen Clark. Together with this article by Remco van der Stoep, a group of Green…
09 Jan, 2020
Compass’ public meeting on the Progressive Alliance at the 2019 Labour Party Conference in Brighton was dogged by an almost visceral refusal on the part of many of those present…
08 Jan, 2020
Doing more, much more, of the same won’t be enough – it’s time for a different, better Corbynism. Hastings and Rye, the final Sunday of the campaign. For the fourth…
17 Dec, 2019
As we contemplate the prospect of five more years of the Tories, I am more convinced than ever that under our broken-beyond-repair electoral system, only a progressive alliance offers real…
17 Dec, 2019
The 2019 UK general election confirmed the divided nature of politics, the demise of British-wide politics and the emergence of a four-nation political system. The Tories were elected on a…
11 Dec, 2019
In the Tory-Lib Dem and Tory-SNP marginals, Corbyn-supporting Mark Perryman argues Labour voters’ second choice is one worth having. I live in Lewes, East Sussex, a Tory-Lib Dem marginal since 1997. There’s…