A personal perspective from Ken Spours. Factionalism, division and failure Political factionalism invariably leads to failure. Even when you think you’ve won the political party you are losing the political…
24 Sep, 2025
Labour
18 Sep, 2025
‘There Is Still Time to Save the Labour Party From Itself and Forge a New Political Mainstream’
Keir Starmer is presiding over the decline of social democracy in Britain, but an alternative path is still possible. What we are witnessing in real time this week and will…
07 Sep, 2025
Today we launched Mainstream. Here’s why.
In the 22 years since it was founded, there has never been a more important moment in the life of Compass. That's not just due to climate and ecological chaos,…
02 Sep, 2025
Compass Statement on Zack Polanski’s Election as Leader of the Green Party
Compass congratulates Zack Polanski on being elected leader of the Green Party. Winning by five to one against effective opponents shows the appetite for change and great radicalism in the…
29 Aug, 2025
‘Time to Reshuffle the Labour Left’
This is an extract of Neal Lawson's essay which appears in 'The Starmer Symptom', edited by Mark Perryman. Other contributors include Clive Lewis, Danny Dorling, Emma Burnell, Gargi Bhattacharyya, James…
21 Aug, 2025
‘Why Optimism of the Intellect Is Needed to Counter Britain’s Spiral Into Despair’
From public support for progressive policies to the courage of Palestine Action defenders, signs of a better future are emerging despite Labour’s authoritarian drift. Where does hope come from? The…
11 Aug, 2025
‘A Government That Crushes Dissent and Eliminates Hope Will Never Prosper’
The authoritarian impulse to eliminate disagreement and dampen hope will only push voters towards the extremes. Apparently if you’re awful enough to cut the legs off one side of a…
25 Jul, 2025
The New Left: Could a Jeremy Corbyn Led Party Really Break the Duopoly?
There are huge barriers to creating new parties of the left, but it just might be possible. The Labour Party? You can't live with it and you can't live without…
24 Jul, 2025
Statement of No Confidence in the Cunliffe Review of the Water Industry to deliver systemic change of the water sector
Thanks to consistent pressure from the public, campaigners, and local communities across the country, last year the Labour government rightly committed to the most significant review of the water sector…
16 Jul, 2025
We’re Calling to Reinstate the Four Suspended Labour MPs
The decision to suspend the whip from four MPs and trade envoy roles from a further three for opposing cuts to welfare payments for disabled people is wrong. We call…
14 Jul, 2025
‘Progressives Must Unite Against Nigel Farage and National Populism or Reform Will Win’
The series of numbers that really matter in UK politics right now. What do this sequence of numbers represent and do they matter: 4, 5, 6, 9, 72,121 and 411?…
20 Jun, 2025
‘Labour Apart: How Morgan McSweeney Levered the Left Out of Power’
The story of how Keir Starmer’s chief adviser hoodwinked Labour party members tells us a lot about how power really works. The book Get In, about Keir Starmer’s rise to…