Ever since the 2017 general election, when we ran the Progressive Alliance campaign and Britain narrowly missed out on the prospect of a progressive coalition government, we have been thinking…
15 Apr, 2019
Progressive Alliance
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…
04 Jul, 2018
Introducing the Common Platform
“Short term hopes are futile, long term resignation is suicidal” - Hans Magnus Enzensberger We thought that cheery quote might grab your attention. Let us explain what it means in terms…
07 Jun, 2018
The Progressive Alliance council – what lies ahead?
One month on, and the dust has well and truly settled on the local elections of the 3rd May. As we take stock of the new political landscape at 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…
22 Apr, 2018
The Progressive Alliance lives on in Richmond
Here at Compass head office, we don’t usually get involved in local election campaigns. We do of course want progressive parties and candidates to win, but in many areas progressives…
26 Feb, 2018
Monopoly Socialism: why Labour needs to learn to live with complexity
How do progressives not just change society but transform it? As the 40-year reign of neo-liberalism stumbles but doesn’t yet tumble, where does hope come from? There are two schools…
23 Jan, 2018
Radical Liberalism in the 21st century
This think piece by Chris Bowers and Paul Pettinger makes the case for radical liberalism in today's political context. The authors, both linked to the Liberal Democrats, argue that their…
19 Dec, 2017
New group: Mothers for a Progressive Alliance
‘Mothers for a Progressive Alliance' was launched on 18th November, 2017 with the backing of Compass. The group is part of the Progressive Alliance movement. It will put at the forefront mothers as a…
02 Nov, 2017
What is the Progressive Alliance?
So there we were, some months ago, busy thinking about the progressive alliance and worrying that three years wouldn't be enough to build it, when Theresa May called an election…
29 Sep, 2017
PR, PA and patisserie
How can progressive parties work better together? How can we change the voting system to make it more proportional? And where can we find a good pastry on a grey…