Uffe Elbaek is a Danish MP, former minister of culture and initiator of the entrepreneurial green party The Alternativet A little more than two years ago, I resigned from my…
23 Jan, 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.
23 Jan, 2015
Uffe Elbaek is a Danish MP, former minister of culture and initiator of the entrepreneurial green party The Alternativet A little more than two years ago, I resigned from my…
19 Jan, 2015
The people’s flag may be deepest red but for the 1994–2010 New Labour period it few from a pale grey masthead. What was therefore once distinct about the Labour Party…
12 Jan, 2015
The article below, written by Zoe Williams first appeared in today's Guardian. Click here to read our report out today 'Something's Not Right: Insecurity and an anxious nation.' The prospect…
09 Jan, 2015
Recorded originally by the Institute for Global Prosperity Soundbite series. Neal Lawson and Mary Davies talk about consumerism, shopping and the politics of a networked society. [audio m4a="http://www.compassonline.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/More-Fun-Than-Shopping.m4a"][/audio] http://www.bartlett.ucl.ac.uk/prosperity
09 Jan, 2015
100 Visionaries, 100 Stories, 100 Days before a nation decides.Part political festival, part live art installation, experience wall-to-wall, back-to-back storytelling: 15 minute sessions with 100 remarkable speakers who will share…
20 Dec, 2014
So much is changing, so fast. It’s hard for any of us to keep up. I know it’s a busy time but please try and take a moment to read…
18 Dec, 2014
Jean Hardy is a writer, teacher and editor, actively working towards social change. She writes for us about a time of considerable disenchantment with the political formula of Conservative -…
09 Dec, 2014
Is social democracy already dead and like the proverbial headless chicken are we simply running round the yard on instinct before we topple over for good? If social democracy is…
04 Dec, 2014
n 1858 MPs sitting in the House of Commons were so overcome by the stench of the sewage-ridden Thames flowing past Parliament that they hung enormous vinegar-soaked sheets over the…
01 Dec, 2014
Patterns of political patriarchy in Westminster can be broken by widening access for aspiring female MPs, protecting them from workplace harassment, and promoting a diversity of talented politicians to the…
28 Nov, 2014
It has become a cliché that since Scotland’s indyref the “winners” and “losers” have changed places. Yes campaigners who were in tears on September 19th are today mobilised as never…
21 Nov, 2014
Last night British politics took another turn for the worse. Will you help us fight back? Can you donate £10 (or whatever you can afford) today to strengthen the progressive…