The story of the Scottish Labour Party was, until recently, one of the defining stories of Scotland over most of the 20th century. First there was its rise - the…
26 Jun, 2015
How would a Good Society look and feel? And how do we move towards it? Read our blog, comment, share and get involved in the debate.
26 Jun, 2015
The story of the Scottish Labour Party was, until recently, one of the defining stories of Scotland over most of the 20th century. First there was its rise - the…
17 Jun, 2015
As the privatisation juggernaut – from Royal Mail to RBS – continues to roll, the government is hoping to net billions more from the sale of public assets. Privatisation was…
16 Jun, 2015
The Scottish sun is out, and summer is approaching. This is true not just of the weather but reflects the mood of the SNP, their popularity, and especially that of…
25 Jun, 2015
TO: PATRICK MCLOUGHLIN, SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRANSPORT Click here to sign the petition on 38 Degrees We call on the government to rule out the break-up and sell-off of Network…
25 Jun, 2015
As with the Scottish referendum, electoral defeat can be transformed into political success. A new movement is rising, says Hilary Wainwright. Two words have become mantras in the post-election babble:…
09 Jun, 2015
This week we published Downfall: Is Labour dead and how can radical hope be rebuilt? (PDF). It argues that 2015 was not like any other defeat. There are no…
03 Jun, 2015
In the aftermath of the 2015 election, much of the commentary centred on the Labour Party’s failure to speak to the ‘aspiration’ of voters to secure better lives for themselves…
30 May, 2015
Have a read of what happened in the open space groups at our London post election gathering in May and get involved in whatever way you can - some wonderful things…
29 May, 2015
Two weeks after the 1992 general election I could scarcely drag myself out of bed. So how come, two short weeks after another heart-sinking election victory for the radical right,…
28 May, 2015
In August 2010, Labour leadership frontrunner David Miliband made the argument that his brother Ed's policies risked returning Labour to "the comfortable but deadening policies of the past... its comfort…
22 May, 2015
Misinformation and vitriolic victim-blaming dominate politics in England. As we enter another five-year period under Conservative rule, policy may still roll out the old ‘what works?' mantra but with little…
21 May, 2015
A square one moment: That was how Guardian columnist John Harris described this post election phase at the excellent Compass Radical Hope event last Saturday – a time for drawing…