As Labour’s replacement for a party conference ‘Labour Connected’ meets online, Mark Perryman reflects on what’s Left of Keir Starmer. ‘Labour is haemorrhaging Left-wing activists. Will it survive?’ This was…
21 Sep, 2020
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17 Sep, 2020
Working differently within our current democratic structures
Grace Barnett’s recently published Compass paper, 'Democracy, Participation and Civil Society' contains wonderful examples of pioneers of the “cultural infrastructure for a new democratic settlement”, all with the aim to…
10 Sep, 2020
What comes after Richard Leonard for Scottish Labour? Time for an Independent Labour Party
Scottish Labour once seemed to have an ironclad grip on Scottish politics, winning election after election, and seeing off opponents whether it was Tories, SNP or the occasional Lib Dem.…
09 Sep, 2020
Green choices – hard choices
Congratulations to Sian Berry and Jonathan Bartley for winning the leadership of the Green Party. But now the party has chosen its leaders and placed its trust, it must make…
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…
27 Aug, 2020
The Lib Dems: new leadership, new politics?
Is this a new opportunity for realignment in UK politics? With only 11 MPs, polling around 7% and against the backdrop of the COVID-19 crisis, you can see why the…
17 Aug, 2020
Universal Basic Income & Universal Basic Services: How can we bring them together?
Universal Basic Income (UBI) is not a new idea but has recently gained some credence, with interest in possible pilot studies shown by the Scottish national government and one UK…
14 Aug, 2020
What will Spring be like? A post-pandemic agenda for a better world
The pandemic has been a master class in systems thinking on a global, national and community level. Social renewal is vital. This will seem but a utopian distraction from urgent…
07 Aug, 2020
Brighton & Hove Builds Back Better
It’s now over a month since Compass launched it’s national Build Back Better Campaign. At the heart of Build Back Better is the idea that we can bring together people…
05 Aug, 2020
Transformative Green Deal Politics
The urgency of the climate change challenge has been visibly growing, dramatically illustrated by the bush fires that swept across much of Australia at the end of 2019. The emergence…
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…
28 Jul, 2020
Sociocracy. What is it and what happens when we use it?
Ever been spoken over at work? Or excluded from a decision-making process because of arbitrary classifications of authority in the workplace? I have. It struck me as both annoying and…