Shortly after the UK general election of December 2019 I wrote a policy article for the spring 2020 edition of Global Discourse, setting out what my involvement in politics has taught…
20 Oct, 2020
Progressive Alliance
03 Sep, 2020
Working together or falling apart?
Jeremy Corbyn's leadership of the Labour Party was undoubtedly controversial. But it shouldn't be overlooked that under his tenure, membership grew to levels not seen for decades, the party was…
04 Aug, 2020
What would Greta do?
Green Party leadership election: how can the party boost its influence on national politics? “I don’t want you to be hopeful. I want you to panic. [...] And then I…
03 Apr, 2020
Labour: the Nation’s Capacity Builders?
Ultimately Labour’s new leadership must show they are willing to take the big progressive gamble – to trust the people. At any other time, the election of a new Labour…
22 Jan, 2020
The Green Party needs a new way forward
It's not just Labour that needs a re-think after the 2019 general election result, argues Stephen Clark. Together with this article by Remco van der Stoep, a group of Green…
09 Jan, 2020
Like it or not, Labour, but a Progressive Alliance means coming to terms with the Lib Dems
Compass’ public meeting on the Progressive Alliance at the 2019 Labour Party Conference in Brighton was dogged by an almost visceral refusal on the part of many of those present…
17 Dec, 2019
Why we desperately need a Progressive Alliance
As we contemplate the prospect of five more years of the Tories, I am more convinced than ever that under our broken-beyond-repair electoral system, only a progressive alliance offers real…
22 Nov, 2019
Tactical voting: keep it proportional
Our letter to tactical voting organisations We recently contacted the various tactical voting organisations to review their recommendations for seats where tactical voting is unlikely to be needed. We argue…
07 Nov, 2019
Progressive Alliances 2019 – discuss!
Climate inaction. Brexit chaos. Endless austerity. The hostile environment. That’s where we are after almost a decade of Conservative-led governments. We now have a chance to elect a progressive government,…
14 Aug, 2019
Political conjuncture series #1: Uncertain Terrain
The long-term trend away from the two-party model has been exacerbated by Brexit. First-past-the-post voting still artificially inflates support for Labour and the Tories, but we clearly live in a…
05 Aug, 2019
We must build an imaginative and pragmatic alliance
A Remain Alliance is not the same as a Progressive Alliance. That’s what we said when we were asked for our view on the Brecon and Radnorshire by-election and it’s…
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,…