The European election results, when they came in, were bang on what had been predicted: the Brexit ‘Party’ triumphant, Labour and the Tories humiliated, the Lib Dems and Greens both…
27 May, 2019
Labour
08 May, 2019
A Progressive Alliance for the 2019 European elections? Compass says no.
Several of our members and supporters have been in touch to ask whether Compass will take the lead in a ‘progressive alliance’ campaign for the European elections in the UK,…
18 Feb, 2019
Labour split: not a blip, but a symptom
The announcement today that seven Labour MPs have renounced the whip and are setting up as independents comes as no surprise. The seven spoke of their personal reasons for leaving…
16 Nov, 2018
A note on the Progressive Alliance
With all the talk of a possible general election it is worth reflecting on the possibilities for a Progressive Alliance. The Progressive Alliance (PA) reached maximum recognition at two points…
26 Jun, 2015
Downfall: The Rise and Fall of the House of Scottish Labour
The story of the Scottish Labour Party was, until recently, one of the defining stories of Scotland over most of the 20th century. First there was its rise - the…
23 Mar, 2015
How left is Labour?
Red Ed. His opponents swear he is. Some of his supporters wish to God he was. For every Tory politician who claims that Labour has moved left under his leadership,…