Developing an alternative for the economy is essential for creating a new settlement and a ‘good society’. Britain needs a fundamental change in direction. The post -1980, pro-inequality, pro-market ideology…
27 Feb, 2024
Labour
06 Nov, 2023
Why a hung parliament could be a blessing in disguise for Labour
In the end, the legacy of New Labour was mixed. International development, the minimum wage and record investment in public services, to name a few achievements, were all important and…
16 Oct, 2023
Uncertainty and shifting alliances: What lies ahead for New Zealand politics?
There were a total of 17 parties and 449 candidates standing in the 2023 New Zealand General Election. I went to bed on Saturday night at midnight, feeling quite sick…
13 Oct, 2023
Is Scottish Labour back – and does it have a future?
Scottish Labour and British Labour are on a roll. It might not be seen as a positive by many in the SNP and for independence, but this is good news…
04 Oct, 2023
The speech Keir Starmer should give at Labour conference
‘Conference – We come, hopefully, to the end of this Conservative government, marked by thirteen years of cruel austerity cuts, greed and cronyism, moral indifference, climate neglect and economic failure.…
05 Sep, 2023
Rethinking pluralism and discipline in the Labour Party
We seem, in Labour, to be making life difficult for ourselves at the moment - so it might be helpful to pull back on the focus a little and try…
01 Sep, 2023
Labour and Lib Dems urged to unite in cross-party pact to avoid ‘getting another Nadine Dorries’
Labour and the Liberal Democrats have been urged to forge an electoral pact in the upcoming Mid Bedfordshire by-election to avoid splitting the progressive vote and ‘getting another Nadine Dorries’.…
21 Jul, 2023
Compass urges progressives to unite in one-off pact at next general election after Tories hold Uxbridge
Uxbridge should not today be a Tory seat. The fact that it is down to a number of factors, elections always are, but the fact that the Lib Dem vote…
13 Jul, 2023
Labour parading its intolerance as a badge of honour should concern us all
A few weeks ago, Neal Lawson came to speak at the launch of Lewes Compass. Like many, if not most Labour members, he is in favour of working together with…
23 Jun, 2023
The Tories and democracy are in crisis – but can Tory Britain be defeated?
Never have we lived in such an age of political challenges in which the leaders on offer are so inadequate and incapable - or even worse, deceivers, serial liars and…
21 Jun, 2023
Winning As One in Greater Manchester
Winning As One means that instead of working against each other, progressives will campaign and fight together - not just against the Conservatives, but for a different, more collaborative kind…
14 Jun, 2023
Principles before policies: Building a shared progressive agenda
Policies are difficult and too often bogged down in the complexities of implementation. Policies are important - of course they are - but where do they really come from, and…