The Coronavirus Crisis navigated by Mark Perryman’s reading guide to cause, effect and afters. The lockdown has forced all manner of reflections on how a deadly disease can threaten humankind’s…
04 Jan, 2021
04 Jan, 2021
The Coronavirus Crisis navigated by Mark Perryman’s reading guide to cause, effect and afters. The lockdown has forced all manner of reflections on how a deadly disease can threaten humankind’s…
02 Oct, 2020
“Progressive” is a word that we use a lot at Compass to describe who we are and what we stand for. But it is an especially ambitious term and perhaps…
08 Apr, 2020
This article originally appeared on the Rapid Transition Alliance website. We are now in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, one of the biggest and most sudden global upheavals for…
20 Aug, 2019
As progressives, our mission is to create a path out of our deep political and democratic crisis, built with meaningful hope. However, our progressive movement keeps failing to build from…
05 Aug, 2019
A Remain Alliance is not the same as a Progressive Alliance. That’s what we said when we were asked for our view on the Brecon and Radnorshire by-election and it’s…
02 Apr, 2019
Our annual general meeting (AGM) - where members decide about Compass' future - takes place on Saturday 6th April from 3.30pm at Mary Ward House in London. As a member…
04 Jul, 2018
“Short term hopes are futile, long term resignation is suicidal” - Hans Magnus Enzensberger We thought that cheery quote might grab your attention. Let us explain what it means in terms…
08 Feb, 2017
Democracy occupies a special place in our hearts. Conceived in Ancient Greece, debated over in the Magna Carta and fought over in the English Civil Wars; the right of the…
10 Jan, 2017
Forgive me, this is as personal as it is political. I don’t know what to do. A world that was getting darker suddenly turned pitch black. Zygmunt Bauman is dead.…
09 Dec, 2016
A string of by-elections on Thursday demonstrate the potential and the pitfalls of a progressive alliance across the UK. The clearest conclusion is that this is complex. Richmond is miles…
28 Oct, 2016
The question of a Progressive Alliance is now on the political agenda. Calls for an anti-tory alliance are heard from figures as diverse as Corbynite MP Clive Lewis, Corbyn aligned…
22 Oct, 2016
The left lives in two worlds at exactly the same time. In one world the left is in a grave existential crisis. This is the left of the 20th century.…