In 1934 the political historian RH Tawney said that the UK is ‘the oldest and toughest plutocracy in the world’. Our democracy has been unjust for a very long time…
06 Dec, 2019
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How would a Good Society look and feel? And how do we move towards it? Read our blog, comment, share and get involved in the debate.
29 Nov, 2019
How to read an election
Philosophy Football’s Mark Perryman provides a handy reading guide for the 12th December general election. There’s not much doubt politics is getting hot, hotter and hottest just as the nights draw…
27 Nov, 2019
Compass Recommends: Tactical Campaigning Hotspots
This is your essential guide to tactical campaigning. Find out where it will make a difference and how you can get involved. Only days to go in the 2019 general…
22 Nov, 2019
Uncertain Terrain: Volatility, Fragmentation and the Progressive Bloc
The 2015 and 2017 general elections saw the highest levels of voter volatility in modern times[1]. With voters now much less loyal or partisan and much more influenced by specific…
22 Nov, 2019
Tactical voting: keep it proportional
Our letter to tactical voting organisations We recently contacted the various tactical voting organisations to review their recommendations for seats where tactical voting is unlikely to be needed. We argue…
11 Nov, 2019
Multiple means to reach a single goal – new paper explores systems to #ShiftThePower
The blog was originally published by the Global Fund for Community Foundations. In the 19th century, Victor LeGrand created an orderly, geometric railway system for France which was designed to…
07 Nov, 2019
Progressive Alliances 2019 – discuss!
Climate inaction. Brexit chaos. Endless austerity. The hostile environment. That’s where we are after almost a decade of Conservative-led governments. We now have a chance to elect a progressive government,…
06 Nov, 2019
It’s not a new election we need but a new and deeper democracy.
The article was originally published on Simon Reid-Henry's personal website. As another Winter of Discontent looms, progressives must look to build a more hopeful political spring. That’s why I’ve joined…
28 Oct, 2019
Can There Ever Be Any Real Progress In Politics?
On 17th October, former Compass Management Committee Member and Visiting Professor of Human Rights at the LSE, Francesca Klug participated in a discussion, hosted by Prospect Magazine, with David Runciman, Professor…
24 Oct, 2019
Getting Election Ready in Manchester
Compass Manchester recently hosted our first ever event, about getting ready for the next election. We’d hoped for an easy topic to start with, but then Boris Johnson prorogued parliament…
23 Oct, 2019
We live with crisis but hope is everywhere around us
At Compass we always believe the best in people. It’s the political system that is failing all of us. Despite the crisis, up and down the country we see examples…
26 Sep, 2019
45˚ Change shows the way
In response to Neal Lawson’s recent 45˚ Change: Transforming Society from Below and Above, Jon Edwards, in Rethinking Poverty, argues that 45˚ change methodology offers a “timely contribution to discussions and…