As a country we need to talk about the scale and speed of change in our communities. We need a conversation about integration and community cohesion. We need to discuss…
25 Nov, 2025
Reform
29 Oct, 2025
Populism, Racism and Loose Language: How Should We Talk About Reform?
When Keir Starmer attacked Nigel Farage as a ‘racist’ some of us worried that the tactics were crass and potentially counter-productive by seeming to insult the values and intelligence of…
09 Oct, 2025
John Denham – Compass Labour Conference Event Speech – 29th September 2025
This address was given by John Denham at Compass' 2025 Labour Party Conference event, 'RESET: Winning a Decade of National Renewal' on 29th September 2025. Also on the panel was…
02 Sep, 2025
Compass Statement on Zack Polanski’s Election as Leader of the Green Party
Compass congratulates Zack Polanski on being elected leader of the Green Party. Winning by five to one against effective opponents shows the appetite for change and great radicalism in the…
21 Aug, 2025
‘Why Optimism of the Intellect Is Needed to Counter Britain’s Spiral Into Despair’
From public support for progressive policies to the courage of Palestine Action defenders, signs of a better future are emerging despite Labour’s authoritarian drift. Where does hope come from? The…
14 Jul, 2025
‘Progressives Must Unite Against Nigel Farage and National Populism or Reform Will Win’
The series of numbers that really matter in UK politics right now. What do this sequence of numbers represent and do they matter: 4, 5, 6, 9, 72,121 and 411?…
13 May, 2025
‘The Cold Electoral Cynicism Behind Keir Starmer’s Blue Labour Strategy’
The Prime Minister’s advisers believe that when push comes to shove most progressive voters will have no real choice but to vote Labour, and they may be right. Ok let's…
12 May, 2025
Keir Starmer Offers a Reform-lite Virtue Signalling Around Immigration
By any metric the political hard-right in the UK can claim a certain degree of success over the past 10 years, firstly by forcing an EU membership referendum, then winning…
09 May, 2025
How to Win Back Reform Voters
During regular canvassing in my Oxfordshire constituency of Didcot and Wantage, including for May 1st’s county council elections, it became increasingly common to encounter voters who are open about their…
02 May, 2025
Fragmentation and Farageism – Time for New Direction
There is nothing inevitable about the rise of Nigel Farage and Reform UK. Brits are not naturally predisposed towards national populism and all the divisions that come with it. Parties…
22 Apr, 2025
Speech to Oxfordshire Compass – 12th April 2025
This post was first given as a speech to members of Oxfordshire Compass by Compass Director, Neal Lawson on 12th April 2025. Winning office is never enough, we have to…
25 Feb, 2025
Keir Starmer Must Embrace Proportional Representation and End the Coercive Duopoly Throttling Our Democracy
Britain will never truly change for the better as long as Britain’s deeply unfair voting system remains in place, argues Neal Lawson This week I’m going to write about electoral…