The only thing you have to fear is fear itself, but here we’ve managed to iron that out - there’s none of that need to own, to guard against the…
16 Aug, 2015
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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.
12 Aug, 2015
My utopian London is within touching distance
Utopia is a fictional, perfect place, but when I think about what I want to see London become it’s not far-fetched and fantastical – it’s real and within touching distance.…
04 Aug, 2015
Utopia
We're delighted to announce that on the evening of August 19th we'll be teaming up with the Roundhouse in Camden as part of their Utopia season to host a night…
29 Jul, 2015
Statement on the Labour leadership contest
As ever we'd love your input, thoughts and reflections and we encourage you to comment below. The Labour leadership contest forces Compass to think really hard about its political strategy.…
28 Jul, 2015
Compass Brighton, politics as it should be
Sometimes we get to experience politics as it should be – fun, informative, empathetic, deep and hopeful. Last night in Brighton and Hove was one of those moments. It was…
27 Jul, 2015
Statement on Welfare Reform & Work Bill – Time for Labour to find its voice
For what and for whom does the Labour Party stand? That has been – or at least should have been – a central question during the continuing post-mortem following the…
22 Jul, 2015
Leadership with Backbone and Heart
It is a great disappointment that Labour MPs have failed to provide leadership and voice on benefit cuts to defend the poorest and marginalised people. To take just one group…
21 Jul, 2015
Labour – Losing the election, losing its way
Labour has lost a lot of elections, and always wondered why. This has led to a whole literature of ‘why Labour lost’, highlights including the “affluent worker” debate, Crosland’s attempted…
20 Jul, 2015
True Stories – And How To Tell Them
The Progressive Narrative event organised by Compass West Midlands in Birmingham on Saturday was an ambitious event, in a low key way. A group of people came together in a…
15 Jul, 2015
My utopia: everything for everyone
Soon, always soon, Capital dreams, I will be free of the need for politics … and free of the need for humans too … Capital’s realised utopia would be a…
13 Jul, 2015
Child poverty is being erased from the political agenda
We need to think of poverty in relative terms – the fact that some people lack those things which others in society take for granted. 'So I want this message…
07 Jul, 2015
Should we be less “radical” and more “sensible”?
Did Labour lose the election because it was too left wing? That’s become a standard explanation in right-wing newspapers and among some Labour commentators. But Hopi Sen – who sits…