Anyone who is remotely interested in politics knows that the current First Past the Post (FPTP) system is heavily skewed towards the Tories – on average it requires 30% more…
24 Apr, 2023
local elections
12 Apr, 2023
Compass Oxfordshire issues tactical voting recommendations for Cherwell District Council
Cross-party activists in Oxfordshire have issued recommendations on who voters should back to remove the Conservatives from Oxfordshire’s last Conservative-controlled council and replace them with a truly representative progressive administration…
03 Apr, 2023
Compass launches local elections campaign in the Mirror with exclusive new research
Compass launched its local elections campaign today with new research in the Mirror that revealed the shocking democratic deficit at the heart of Tory-run councils across the country. Of the…
15 Jul, 2022
The story of South West Surrey Compass
The birth and formation of South West Surrey Compass (2015 - 2016) Saturday 18th July 2015 The inaugural gathering of South West Surrey Compass was held on this Saturday morning…
30 May, 2022
Progressive Alliances Work – Our new data shows impact on local election results of single progressive candidates
In May's local elections an unprecedented number of contests saw only one progressive candidate standing. By accident and, under the radar, by local design, progressive parties not competing had a…
09 May, 2022
Lesson on candidate selection from North Hertfordshire
Since 2019, a Labour-Lib Dem coalition has held control of North Hertfordshire District Council. At the 2022 Local Election, this was strengthened with Labour gaining two seats against the Tories…
20 May, 2021
Compass Bristol and West calls on Bristol politicians to work together to tackle three crises
Bristol politicians need to work together to tackle the three crises of Covid-19, inequality and climate change. Photo by Martyna Bober on Unsplash An open letter to the Mayor of…
16 May, 2021
Open letter from Sheffield Compass to party leaders on Sheffield City Council
Photo by Benjamin Elliott on Unsplash To Cllr Terry Fox, Cllr Douglas Johnson and Cllr Shaffaq Mohammed, As you may know, Compass is a national platform to imagine and build…
19 Apr, 2021
A Progressive Future for Surrey: Our Common Programme for Surrey County Council
Compass supporters and progressives across Surrey have come together to develop a common programme for the 2021 Surrey County Council elections. Find the full list of target seats here. Who…
01 Apr, 2021
Place and People Before Party: how can we make a progressive alliance a reality in Hartlepool and beyond?
On May 6th, we were already going to see the biggest and most important set of elections this country has ever seen outside of a general election. The Welsh Senedd,…
09 Apr, 2020
2021 – Huddersfield in the New World
The coronavirus pandemic is making most of us feel quite scared at the moment, and it’s by no means certain that this fear will subside once we emerge from the…
04 May, 2018
The Progressive Alliance strikes again in Richmond upon Thames
Richmond’s Progressive Alliance beats the Tories and introduces a new and more radical politics. On a night when the two big parties stood still, an experiment in Richmond, southwest London, proved that…