Earlier this year, joined by a cohort of Labour MPs, Compass and Compass Labour launched our campaign to Only Stand to Win. Only Stand to Win was a campaign for…
08 Aug, 2022
Progressive Alliance
05 Aug, 2022
The story of Tory Britain as we have known it is over. Time for Labour to get radical
Some things in life remain constant, but increasingly British politics are being turned upside down. The old assumptions no longer hold and the conventions and rules which used to define…
18 Jul, 2022
Power Now!
A new project from Compass and Labour Together The Power Now Project is a collaboration between Compass and Labour Together, to explore the potential of ‘new power’.Over the past two…
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…
16 Jun, 2022
Leader of the Swale Council on the Coalition
Swale Borough Council provides district council services to an area of North Kent, including the Isle of Sheppey, the towns of Faversham and Sittingbourne and the surrounding rural hinterland. By…
23 May, 2022
Inside story of 1997 Labour–Lib Dem deal – and how Starmer and Davey can do it better
Labour and the Lib Dems can beat the Conservatives if they heed the lessons of the 1997 election victory and work together more closely, says a new report from Compass.…
20 Oct, 2021
The Green Party’s Route to Alliance-based Power
The Green Party occupies a unique space that combines principle and pragmatism in the fight for a just transition. We must be both bold and humble in securing the power…
15 Oct, 2021
Labour and electoral reform: rage against the machine
Labour's high command is living in the past, and British progressives of every stripe will soon pay the price. At its recent conference in Brighton, Labour narrowly rejected a motion…
30 Sep, 2021
Will Labour Accept Sharing Power to Win? Caroline Lucas’s speech to Compass Labour Conference rally
Photo by Graham Simpson On Tuesday 28th September, Green MP for Brighton Pavilion Caroline Lucas spoke alongside Labour MP Clive Lewis, Labour for a New Democracy campaigner Laura Parker and…
02 Jul, 2021
Phew! Labour given a lifeline it must now take
It’s a huge relief that at least one Red Wall brick teetered but didn’t fall. Congratulations to Kim Leadbeater, the Labour campaigners and all the progressive voters in Batley and…
18 Jun, 2021
Chesham and Amersham: tactical voting beats the Tories
Photo by Liberal Democrats on FlickrCreative Commons The Tories can be beaten. But not by any one party on their own. Last night’s Chesham and Amersham by-election result was a…
03 Jun, 2021
Labour’s Big Tent is Over – A Progressive Campsite is the Future
In recent days we have seen a bold, innovative argument for a progressive alliance from Caroline Lucas, Layla Moran and Clive Lewis, as well as considered criticism calling for Labour…