This article originally appeared on openDemocracy: Our NHS Any meaningful cross-party discussion about the future of our NHS ought to be an opportunity to fully explore reinstating it as a…
11 Feb, 2016
11 Feb, 2016
This article originally appeared on openDemocracy: Our NHS Any meaningful cross-party discussion about the future of our NHS ought to be an opportunity to fully explore reinstating it as a…
04 Feb, 2016
This article first appeared on Clifford's blog. A recent report by Labour’s centre-right RedShift group on “reinvigorating Labour’s brand” calls for Labour to be more “surprising” and “counterintuitive”. An unnamed…
02 Feb, 2016
This Compass document is written in the tone of mediation and optimism that has characterised Compass work, and has been a major element of its attraction and effectiveness. While I…
27 Jan, 2016
Our goal is the creation of a good society; one that is much more equal, sustainable and democratic and with that more creative, innovative, caring, loving and hopeful. If we…
25 Jan, 2016
Mark Perryman of Philosophy Football lists his top ten political books to help avoid being surprised by anything in 2016. The end of history? 2015 well and truly put paid…
09 Dec, 2015
Holiday Books for the Corbyn Effect Mark Perryman from Philosophy Football provides a rundown of new books to give for the #jezewecan in your life this holiday. It would…
27 Oct, 2015
In 2004, when the internet was still new, Chris Anderson, then editor-in-chief of WIRED magazine, coined a phrase, “the Long Tail”, to describe the way that businesses like Netflix, Amazon…
22 Oct, 2015
The SNP is understandably in good spirits. These are the sort of times that politicians dream of. In the aftermath of the indyref, the SNP has gone from strength to…
09 Oct, 2015
The Conservative Party commands a majority not just in the House of Commons, but also in the wider political landscape. It holds the political loyalty of expanding and powerful voting…
05 Oct, 2015
Seven conferences, six towns and ten meetings involving Compass, me and lots of Caroline Lucas. September has been something of a whirlwind. Early in the month I had the honour…
30 Sep, 2015
For all of 2015 the world’s eyes have been on Greece. The Syriza government elected in January under the leadership of Alexis Tspiras threatened to shake up the European…
29 Sep, 2015
The best guide to politics in 2015 is a magazine that published its final issue more than two decades ago A selection of Marxism Today’s greatest covers. Composite: Amiel Melburn…