This article originally appeared in the Independent Left of centre parties could agree to stand down candidates in between 20 to 30 marginal seats at the next election in…
29 Feb, 2016
Democracy
26 Feb, 2016
Corbyn’s Decision to March Is Brave and Visionary
JONATHAN BRADY/PA WIRE Jeremy Corbyn's decision to go on the Trident march tomorrow is an act of political and visionary courage. Political because less than half his party agree or understand…
01 Feb, 2016
Electoral reform: Party leaders call for pact to achieve alternative voting system after next election
This article first appeared in the Independent [caption id="attachment_7162" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Getty[/caption] The SNP, Greens and Welsh nationalists have united to call for an electoral pact with Labour and the…
27 Jan, 2016
Compass Draft Strategy 2016-18 – Building the alternative
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…
14 Jan, 2016
The case for radical modernity
This article first appeared on Red Pepper If we look back at points in history where the left has achieved real political success, we can see that socialists have always had…
18 Dec, 2015
Osborne’s fire sale must be stopped
This article first appeared on openDemocracyUK Key British assets which bring in millions of pounds worth of profit and provide incalculable social benefits are to be sold soon if the chancellor…
14 Dec, 2015
Sheffield’s Radical Hope conference talked about retrieving the opportunities of devolution
Just over a month ago, Jon Cruddas articulated his view of how we should do politics differently and both articulated and grieved Labour’s failure to take the initiative on devolution. Cruddas…
09 Dec, 2015
Books, books, books!
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…
24 Nov, 2015
Electoral Reform
Electoral Reform Special Event 17 November 2015 There was one question in my mind as attendees gathered for a special event on electoral reform at the Impact Hub and…
19 Nov, 2015
Out of Horror, Wembley’s Flag of Humanité
Since ’98 at every England home game I’ve been part of a group ‘Raise the Flag’ who lay out hundreds of cards to form a huge St George’s Cross, a…
05 Nov, 2015
Speech from Compass Liverpool’s event: Together we can
Below is a text of the speech I gave for the Together We Can meeting, alongside Natalie Denny of Liverpool People’s Assembly, Hannah Walkom my co-speaker from the Young Greens, Cllr Frank…
27 Oct, 2015
The long-tail of progressive politics
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…