The past decade of party politics in Britain has been nothing but turbulent. The salience of Brexit, technology, globalisation, education, and immigration has completely reshaped partisan identification, while the dominant…
06 Oct, 2026
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29 Sep, 2026
Compass Statement on Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s Speech to Labour Conference
Today, Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced a National Commission for Electoral Reform and a manifesto commitment to change our electoral system in the next Parliament. He has also committed…
23 Sep, 2026
A Suggestion for the New PM: The Political Economy of Egalitarian Liberty
Neoliberalism was ‘forty years of elite failure’. During that period the financial sector largely became ‘a rent-extraction machine’, which ‘wastes both human and real resources’, and the ‘delicate balance between…
22 Sep, 2026
The End of Neoliberalism? The Hillsborough Law is Only the Beginning
What is neoliberalism? Andy Burnham has vowed to ‘end business as usual’ and abandon 40 years of neoliberalism. But what exactly is it? Commonly described (though hazily defined) as a…
18 Sep, 2026
What Should Ed Davey’s Conference Speech Be Like?
One year ago, the Conference speech was all stop-Reform rhetoric. The realistic expectation is that this year it will be more of the same. But as a Lib Dem and…
08 Sep, 2026
Invest to Protect and Save Public Money
We face multiple crises: cost-of-living; energy prices and independence, exacerbated by the war in Iran and our dependence on fossil fuel imports; the rise in mental health problems, for which…
21 Aug, 2026
Hope and Resistance in Dark Times
If there is one word that sums up Andy Burnham’s approach to becoming Prime Minister it is ‘hope’. It was, he said, his moral mission to bring back hope. The…
14 Aug, 2026
A Million Houses Don’t Make A Home
Andy Burnham’s premiership will soon be a month old and the vibe is loud and clear: be the opposite of Keir Starmer. That means slick social media, charm and charisma,…
12 Aug, 2026
100 Ideas for 100 Days of the Burnham Government
In just over a couple of weeks, Andy Burnham will head back to Westminster– this time as Prime Minister. We have been vocal about our demands, and have listened to…
04 Aug, 2026
Compass Board Meeting July 28 Summary
The Compass Board met on July 28th 2026 for a hybrid meeting. It focused on Compass' strategy, our political positioning, a reflection on Change:NOW! and the recent Membership Convention. It…
10 Aug, 2026
Rejuvenating British Democracy in a Hostile Environment
The new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, has spoken of the need to fix a ‘broken politics’ in the UK. This challenge is particularly urgent when it comes to younger generations,…
03 Aug, 2026
Compass is Hiring a Digital Engagement Officer!
Compass is looking to recruit a Digital Engagement Officer as we enter an exciting new period for progressive politics in the UK. The Digital Engagement Officer will lead on writing…