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…
30 Sep, 2021
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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…
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…
20 Apr, 2021
Labour must work with others to defeat this dishonest Tory government
Photo by Number 10 on flickr. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Our prime minister lies, not just a bit but a lot. All of us lie, at least a bit, sometimes –…
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…
09 Apr, 2021
We need a Progressive Alliance to shift the Overton window
Mark E Thomas of the 99% Organisation on how a Progressive Alliance can seize the narrative back from the hard right. In the UK, we have a government whose former…
01 Apr, 2021
A Year of Keir: The Road Not Yet Travelled
On the anniversary of Keir Starmer's election as Labour leader, Compass reflects on opportunities missed – and the radical, plural politics Labour needs to help deliver the Good Society. If…
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,…
27 Jan, 2021
I Want You to Understand My Party: I am not a Yellow Tory!
In this first post in a series in which Compass members explain their parties to outsiders, a Liberal Democrat calls on Labour to understand where he’s coming from. If I…