Progressives need to learn these lessons from the national populists in order to defeat them. “The victory of ideas needs organising”. These are the wise words of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin.…
09 Jun, 2025
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06 Jun, 2025
A Gendered Approach to Child Poverty is Necessary – Women’s Budget Group
The UK is, by all conventional measures, a rich country. As a member of the G7 - a group of the most advanced economies - it typically ranks among the…
29 May, 2025
Thames Water Emergency Board Open Letter to Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London
Click here to sign this open letter and make your voice heard. Dear Mayor Sadiq Khan, London’s water system is facing a profound crisis. Thames Water, the largest water company…
28 May, 2025
‘Why the Critics of University Expansion May Have Had a Point’
Opening up higher education to half the country hasn’t been quite the progressive boon we were promised. For someone who thinks they know their own mind and has a clear…
22 May, 2025
The Future of the Dutch Left: A Red-Green Merger
The Dutch Labour Party and Green Party are forming a historic merger. Why is it happening and what can we learn from it? Compass Director, Neal Lawson spoke to Ex-Compass…
16 May, 2025
CHANGE: HOW? A Decade of Radical Renewal – Programme
We're looking forward to welcoming you to CHANGE: HOW? A Decade of Radical Renewal on Saturday 31st May. On the day, you'll receive an abridged version of this programme in print. Before…
13 May, 2025
‘The Cold Electoral Cynicism Behind Keir Starmer’s Blue Labour Strategy’
The Prime Minister’s advisers believe that when push comes to shove most progressive voters will have no real choice but to vote Labour, and they may be right. Ok let's…
12 May, 2025
Keir Starmer Offers a Reform-lite Virtue Signalling Around Immigration
By any metric the political hard-right in the UK can claim a certain degree of success over the past 10 years, firstly by forcing an EU membership referendum, then winning…
09 May, 2025
How to Win Back Reform Voters
During regular canvassing in my Oxfordshire constituency of Didcot and Wantage, including for May 1st’s county council elections, it became increasingly common to encounter voters who are open about their…
07 May, 2025
‘We Are Witnessing the Slow Death of Two Party Politics’
UK politics is approaching a tipping point where the failing duopoly that has governed Britain for many decades finally comes to an end. UK politics has been slowly but steadily…
02 May, 2025
Fragmentation and Farageism – Time for New Direction
There is nothing inevitable about the rise of Nigel Farage and Reform UK. Brits are not naturally predisposed towards national populism and all the divisions that come with it. Parties…
30 Apr, 2025
The Truth about Community Values
It has become increasingly common to hear calls for politicians to respect the values of communities and come up with policies that fit with them. But what are those values?…