Editor of the new book London 2012 How Was It For Us Mark Perryman argues why the Left should take sport seriously Of course how fast an individual can run, how far…
27 Jun, 2013
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25 Jun, 2013
The City of London: The primary constraint on the UK’s entrepreneurial imagination
The City of London can be fun. But it’s only fun to a point. I worked as a broker for two years, and sure, I learned some cool things and…
24 Jun, 2013
Our alternative spending review released
Today we've released an 'alternative spending review' titled ‘Invest to grow: a spending review to get Britain moving.’ Our Chair Neal Lawson has also written a related blog on comment is…
21 Jun, 2013
Generation Wireless – Will women and unconnected majority lose out?
Generation Wireless – Will women and unconnected majority lose out? Generation Y Milennials – aged 18 to 30 – will be led by a group of tech savvy, switched on…
20 Jun, 2013
Back to worrying about Labour
We don’t seem as far away from a Labour government as we did a month ago. UKIP is dividing the right-wing vote, the Tories are acrimoniously divided amongst themselves, some…
20 Jun, 2013
Compass Scotland event: A gathering of the open clan
Report back from out Compass Scotland launch event June 8th in Glasgow. Speakers included: Baroness Ruth Lister, Patrick Harvie MSP (Leader of the Scottish Greens), Esther Roberton, (recent coordinator of…
19 Jun, 2013
Ed Balls – don’t give Osborne a ‘get out of jail free card’
A week from now George Osborne will set out his spending plans for 2015 -16 and aims to continue austerity beyond the next General Election. This is no surprise to…
19 Jun, 2013
Ed Balls – don't give Osborne a 'get out of jail free card'
A week from now George Osborne will set out his spending plans for 2015 -16 and aims to continue austerity beyond the next General Election. This is no surprise to…
19 Jun, 2013
It’s simple: our current economic system can’t be repaired. It must be replaced.
What do we need to understand to move forwards in British (and global) politics? What's the simple message we need to get across? I would suggest that this message…
17 Jun, 2013
The failure of politics won’t be solved by single-issue campaigners
Must politics disappoint? This is the public affairs question of our age. While our economy is still in crisis, and those who contributed least are paying the highest price, and…
17 Jun, 2013
The failure of politics won't be solved by single-issue campaigners
Must politics disappoint? This is the public affairs question of our age. While our economy is still in crisis, and those who contributed least are paying the highest price, and…
13 Jun, 2013
Welcome to our new website
Firstly, a big thank you to everybody who has contributed time, money and ideas to make this website happen, we couldn't have done it without you. This new website forms…