Public anger at irresponsible capitalism is based on the perception of inequities between pay at the top and bottom. Whilst the elite have seen increasing rewards, the majority have seen…
24 Jan, 2014
Political Economy
20 Jan, 2014
Labour’s economy speech – between transformation and status quo
Ed Miliband’s speech on the banking sector screams of a party trying to move beyond the status quo to a politics of transformation but unsure how this is done. We…
09 Oct, 2013
Post-conference statement
Where do we go from here? As the conference season draws to a close this is an opportune time for those who want a good society, one that is much…
03 Oct, 2013
Shorter hours for a sustainable economy
How busy are you? Are you working all hours? Are you always rushing between home, school, work, shops? How often do you wish you had more space in your life,…
02 Oct, 2013
The Green Party takes on the banks
This is a guest post by Daniel Key who is a member of Compass Youth and member of the Policy Committee of the Green Party of England and Wales.…
27 Sep, 2013
Outer City Estates – a test for the New Economy
Compass is about to launch a major programme to develop thinking about the New Economy. A key test for that programme will be how to re-connect the millions of people…
16 Sep, 2013
Plan for well paid green jobs in every UK constituency
The Green New Deal group today published A National Plan for the UK – From Austerity to the Age of the Green New Deal [PDF] calling for a £50 billion…
09 Sep, 2013
Are trade unions fit for the 21st century? – five-minute video debate
With wages stagnating and employers increasingly favouring short-term and zero-hours contracts, are traditional workers' unions flexible and proactive enough to respond to the demands of a modern labour force? Watch…
27 Aug, 2013
Stop distinguishing between politics and economics
‘We must be good to the economy if we want the economy to be good to us.’ This is the warning that austerity hawks whisper in our ears daily. To…
19 Aug, 2013
What Money Can’t Buy and How Much is Enough?
Last year two important books appeared that discussed what a good life in a good society might look like. In a recent issue of Perspectives (Number 35, Winter 2013), the…
30 Jul, 2013
The UK’s economic ‘recovery’ in historical context
If you read the print media and/or watch television (not that I recommend either), you can be forgiven for thinking that the UK economy has entered into a recovery from…
30 Jul, 2013
The UK's economic 'recovery' in historical context
If you read the print media and/or watch television (not that I recommend either), you can be forgiven for thinking that the UK economy has entered into a recovery from…