Rosemary Bechler was an editor for openDemocracy, specifically Can Europe Make It? and founder member of DiEM25. She also edited several books of essays for the British Council and coordinated the…
22 Jan, 2024
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19 Jan, 2024
Compass activist and former Kent council leader publishes political memoir, ‘Inside Left’
The former Leader of the Swale Council five-group rainbow coalition, and member of Kent Compass, has published a political memoir called Inside Left, a title which the author describes as…
19 Dec, 2023
Compass in the media 2023
2023 has been a busy year for us at Compass HQ. We've continued to lead the charge fighting for a politics that's more equal, democratic and sustainable - and you…
18 Dec, 2023
Twelve Books for the Twelve Days of Christmas
Christmas is a time of giving, receiving, and treating ourselves. For those of us who like nothing more than to curl up with a good book to provoke our thoughts,…
15 Dec, 2023
How Extinction Rebellion is democratising to decarbonise
Extinction Rebellion (XR), in collaboration with over 200 environmental organisations, is actively addressing concerns about the richest 1% in our society contributing to a Sixth Extinction. We recognise the vital…
04 Dec, 2023
A bleak week in Dutch politics: where next for progressives?
Dutch parliamentary elections 2023: despite a progressive alliance of labour and greens, the extreme right were victorious. The result has shocked the country, and the world. So what happened, and…
01 Dec, 2023
Lessons from Uffe Elbæk and Denmark’s Alternativet
It’s said that ‘what goes up, must come down’. How do we make sure that this isn’t the case with the fight for a Good Society? In the UK, as…
23 Nov, 2023
Environmental campaigners call for voting reform to tackle the climate crisis
Some of the UK’s largest environmental organisations have come together ahead of the COP28 summit to call for voting reform to help tackle the climate crisis. Organisations backing the campaign,…
10 Nov, 2023
Israel & Gaza: Some thoughts on how we learn to talk
Compass staff and board members have been struggling to know whether or how to respond to the horrific recent and ongoing events in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank. While…
06 Nov, 2023
Why a hung parliament could be a blessing in disguise for Labour
In the end, the legacy of New Labour was mixed. International development, the minimum wage and record investment in public services, to name a few achievements, were all important and…
25 Oct, 2023
How to Fix Broken Britain
If someone tried to persuade you to exchange your new laptop for a Sinclair computer or your electric car for a Morris Minor, you’d give them short shrift. Their argument,…
20 Oct, 2023
How a Progressive Alliance Defeated the Far Right in Poland
“Ladies and Gentlemen, on 15th October 2023, the rule of PiS (Law and Justice) came to an end,” said Joanna Szczepkowska, a renowned Polish actress, in the middle of a…