The question of a Progressive Alliance is now on the political agenda. Calls for an anti-tory alliance are heard from figures as diverse as Corbynite MP Clive Lewis, Corbyn aligned…
28 Oct, 2016
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27 Oct, 2016
On Listening to Barking & Dagenham
In the weeks and months following the 23rd June, there has been no shortage of insightful commentators queuing up to explain the root causes of the Brexit vote. Most of…
26 Oct, 2016
Richmond By-election – time for a Progressive Alliance
A progressive alliance isn’t something we build for the future, but something we can create right now. Zac Goldsmith has given us a chance in Richmond Park – we must…
22 Oct, 2016
What the new, 21st-century left needs now
The left lives in two worlds at exactly the same time. In one world the left is in a grave existential crisis. This is the left of the 20th century.…
21 Oct, 2016
Our politics is in turmoil- a progressive alliance is the answer
The turmoil of politics both in this country and others have been breathtaking by any standards in the last 12 months. Who could have predicted Brexit, Trump, or even a…
10 Oct, 2016
Where Now for Progressive Politics? Surrey Event Write-Up
Compass volunteer Chuck Dreyer writes about the recent South West Surrey Compass meeting which asked: where now for Progressive Politics? The growing passion for a new kind of politics was…
05 Oct, 2016
SNP, Plaid and the Green Party join forces to resist Tories’ ‘toxic politics’
Nicola Sturgeon, the First Minister of Scotland, has joined forces with the leaders of Plaid Cymru and the Green Party to call for progressive parties to work together to resist…
03 Oct, 2016
A Labour party of the future is beginning to emerge
Anyone expecting the revolution will surely have walked into Liverpool’s gleaming Convention Centre and wondered where it was. The Labour party conference might now be Jeremy Corbyn’s domain, but it was all…
29 Sep, 2016
Will Labour’s Future be Tribal or Plural?
On behalf of Compass I had the huge pleasure of going to Labour’s conference in Liverpool and speaking at about 10 different events – mostly on proportional representation (PR) and…
23 Sep, 2016
Events in Liverpool during Labour Party Conference
Compass is organising and participating in a range of events on politics, progressive alliances and universal basic income to coincide with the Labour Party conference. All events are free, outside…
22 Sep, 2016
Progressive Alliance – The Story So Far
Compass, as our name suggests, is always on a journey. We started by just wanting to influence the direction of the Labour party, but we have grown into something much…
21 Sep, 2016
Our front is popular!
Mark Perryman revisits 1936 when anti-fascism was the cause home and abroad ‘ Hurrah for the Blackshirts!’ The notorious Daily Mail headline is just one chilling indication of the very…