Our research and reports brings together the councils and mayors up for election in May 2024, the democratic deficit in those races, the potential progressive tragedies and quotes from a…
15 Apr, 2024
21 Mar, 2024
A democratic revolt from below is bubbling up
No one outside of a diminishing band of party bureaucrats believes our political and democratic system is working. Of course, the charade continues; of PMQ's, of who's up and who's…
20 Mar, 2024
Scotland’s centre-left politics and the dynamics of the Labour-SNP divide
UK politics and the UK political system are broken. Every week political discourse finds new lows of invective fuelled by a failing Tory Government wanting to weaponise division, racism and…
05 Feb, 2024
A Green New Deal can’t be an ambition, it’s a necessity.
The planet needs to be saved, people need well paid jobs in the areas they live, and everyone wants to see their heating bills reduced. A big investment in a…
04 Dec, 2023
A bleak week in Dutch politics: where next for progressives?
Dutch parliamentary elections 2023: despite a progressive alliance of labour and greens, the extreme right were victorious. The result has shocked the country, and the world. So what happened, and…
30 Jun, 2023
A letter to Compass members and supporters from our board.
Sign the open letter now Dear Compass Members and Supporters, Our Executive Director Neal Lawson has had to inform the Board of Compass that he has received a letter from…
09 Jun, 2023
We’re Hiring a Local Campaigns Organiser
Apply now Compass is a growing organisation, with a network of over 40 local groups, and is looking for someone to help get these groups election-ready within the next…
22 May, 2023
Local elections 2023: What happened, why, and how we win again
As the dust settles on the 2023 local elections one thing is clear: cooperation is the future of our politics. It wasn’t that either Labour, the Lib Dems or the…
03 Apr, 2023
Compass launches local elections campaign in the Mirror with exclusive new research
Compass launched its local elections campaign today with new research in the Mirror that revealed the shocking democratic deficit at the heart of Tory-run councils across the country. Of the…
24 Mar, 2023
Watch Back: Post- Fordeism: Party and Political culture in a perma-crisis age
On March 20th, Compass hosted a webinar discussion, Post- Fordeism: Party and Political culture in a perma-crisis age. To watch contributions from Ruth Lister, Martin Forde KC, Daniel Levy and…
13 Feb, 2023
Geoff Crocker’s book review of Martin Wolf’s ‘The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism’
This book review was originally posted of ubi.org here. Martin Wolf is right. Capitalism is delivering rampant inequality, leading democracy to generate populist demagogues appealing to economically excluded voters. Wolf’s…
29 Jan, 2023
A Progressive Future for Waverley
This is the common programme written by South West Surrey Compass ahead of the 2023 Council Elections. To read the full story of South West Surrey Compass, click here. WHO…