From the death of a prince to the loss of our own loved ones, Mark Perryman goes in search of the connections. The Perryman family On last Friday evening, the…
15 Apr, 2021
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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,…
18 Mar, 2021
Constitutional reform must be led by people, not politicians
Everybody knows the UK’s political system is broken. Fixing our democracy can only be led by the citizens it exists to serve. That's why Compass has joined 17 other organisations…
16 Mar, 2021
Introducing the New Power Project
Compass and Labour Together are launching a new project to explore how new and old forms of power can work together – a progressive operating system for the 21st century.…
15 Mar, 2021
Progressive Collaboration in Brighton & Hove
Brighton & Hove Compass is working to build on the values of equality, democracy and a sustainable society to find a new direction for our city post Covid-19. Compass is…
04 Mar, 2021
The opportunity for green recovery – and why we need ecological interest rates
If the chancellor had got his carbon sums right, he could have helped save the economy and the climate together. An ecological interest rate would help. ‘Climate change is as…
26 Feb, 2021
Building Back Better with a Green Industrial Revolution
Simran Basi asks whether a green industrial revolution could help us tackle rising unemployment rates and climate change. The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted the UK economy and, nearly a year on…
25 Feb, 2021
Human Security: Future Generations and the Good Society
Human security has a tautological ring to it. How can we talk about security while leaving out the people we are securing? Yet that is by and large how international…
15 Feb, 2021
Sticking plaster or open-heart surgery? Time to create a good society
Friday 5th February saw the official launch of Poverty (2nd ed.) by Ruth Lister, member of the House of Lords and vice-chair of Compass (the first edition was published in 2004). The event was…
02 Feb, 2021
Book Review: Poverty (2nd ed.) by Ruth Lister
The last year has put poverty firmly back on the political agenda. As the pandemic and lockdown swept across the UK, it was abundantly clear that while we might all…