It is hugely exciting to be heading to Brighton for the Lib Dem conference this weekend, where the party will be celebrating the election of 72 MPs! I think many of…
14 Sep, 2024
Local Government
10 May, 2024
Progressive collaboration in a Blue Wall constituency: Are we doing politics differently in Woking?
A week ago, in Surrey, the heart of the blue wall, the Conservatives were wiped out of Woking Borough Council. They had had members on the council since it was…
25 Aug, 2023
How the UK’s planning system is holding back the future
From the climate crisis to the cost of living crisis to the housing crisis, we need fast and radical change in how our society operates, and this cannot be achieved…
03 Apr, 2023
Compass launches local elections campaign in the Mirror with exclusive new research
Compass launched its local elections campaign today with new research in the Mirror that revealed the shocking democratic deficit at the heart of Tory-run councils across the country. Of the…
30 May, 2022
Progressive Alliances Work – Our new data shows impact on local election results of single progressive candidates
In May's local elections an unprecedented number of contests saw only one progressive candidate standing. By accident and, under the radar, by local design, progressive parties not competing had a…
14 Oct, 2020
Responding, building and transforming collaboratively in Barking and Dagenham
The Covid-19 crisis has challenged everyone, not least local government. Many councils have struggled to cope with the fallout from the virus, while others, like Barking & Dagenham, have managed…
09 Apr, 2020
2021 – Huddersfield in the New World
The coronavirus pandemic is making most of us feel quite scared at the moment, and it’s by no means certain that this fear will subside once we emerge from the…
23 Dec, 2019
Defying the Right – how Labour in East London fought back
The depth of the general election loss doesn’t get any easier to accept the further we get from the result. But there have been glimmers of light for Labour across…