Mark Perryman outlines what Great Britain’s Olympic success does, and does not, mean Team GB’s second place in the Rio medals table is nothing less than staggering. It is only…
22 Aug, 2016
22 Aug, 2016
Mark Perryman outlines what Great Britain’s Olympic success does, and does not, mean Team GB’s second place in the Rio medals table is nothing less than staggering. It is only…
15 Aug, 2016
One of the memorable features of growing up in a small country town was the Bank Manager. He, for it was invariably a man, held an esteemed position: authoritarian but…
12 Aug, 2016
One party stands head and shoulders above all others in Scotland - namely, the Scottish National Party. It has got there through its own efforts, hard work and virtues, along…
10 Aug, 2016
Finished screaming into your pillow yet? No, didn’t think so. It’s not a bad dream, you’re not hallucinating, this isn’t the proverbial hangover from hell…it’s really happening; the red button…
09 Aug, 2016
"They were careless. They smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together and let…
05 Aug, 2016
Identity is a slippery fish. I came of age during what now, looking back at it, seems a high-water mark in the story of British Multiculturalism. It was a moment…
19 Jul, 2016
What Next? Progressive Politics in Post-Brexit Britain A Brighton & Hove Compass Get Together Report. July 2016 About Brighton & Hove Compass Compass is the home for everyone who wants to…
25 Jul, 2016
Organising Local, regional or national post-Brexit alliance building events This is just the first step - we are working on a more detailed organising toolkit and online platforms for discussion…
14 Jul, 2016
Is London the problem? It’s almost de rigeur among Northern regionalists to see ‘London’ as the problem – our great enemy, oppressor and cause of all our woes. Let’s be…
24 Jun, 2016
Where to start? Shock, bewilderment, sadness, anger. Not just because the country will now take the extraordinary step of walking its own plank to Brexit - but because of how…
20 Jun, 2016
Laurie Penny writes for the New Statesman on what a Universal Basic Income might look like in the 21st century. It may seem blasphemous to neoliberals, but a universal basic…
23 May, 2016
Howard Reed and Stewart Lansley discuss the growing demands for a UBI and how it could be introduced in the UK. You can read and download the full piece here or see below…