Mark E Thomas of the 99% Organisation on how a Progressive Alliance can seize the narrative back from the hard right. In the UK, we have a government whose former…
09 Apr, 2021
Progressive Alliance
01 Apr, 2021
A Year of Keir: The Road Not Yet Travelled
On the anniversary of Keir Starmer's election as Labour leader, Compass reflects on opportunities missed – and the radical, plural politics Labour needs to help deliver the Good Society. If…
01 Apr, 2021
Place and People Before Party: how can we make a progressive alliance a reality in Hartlepool and beyond?
On May 6th, we were already going to see the biggest and most important set of elections this country has ever seen outside of a general election. The Welsh Senedd,…
27 Jan, 2021
I Want You to Understand My Party: I am not a Yellow Tory!
In this first post in a series in which Compass members explain their parties to outsiders, a Liberal Democrat calls on Labour to understand where he’s coming from. If I…
20 Oct, 2020
How the system hurts UK democracy
Shortly after the UK general election of December 2019 I wrote a policy article for the spring 2020 edition of Global Discourse, setting out what my involvement in politics has taught…
03 Sep, 2020
Working together or falling apart?
Jeremy Corbyn's leadership of the Labour Party was undoubtedly controversial. But it shouldn't be overlooked that under his tenure, membership grew to levels not seen for decades, the party was…
04 Aug, 2020
What would Greta do?
Green Party leadership election: how can the party boost its influence on national politics? “I don’t want you to be hopeful. I want you to panic. [...] And then I…
03 Apr, 2020
Labour: the Nation’s Capacity Builders?
Ultimately Labour’s new leadership must show they are willing to take the big progressive gamble – to trust the people. At any other time, the election of a new Labour…
22 Jan, 2020
The Green Party needs a new way forward
It's not just Labour that needs a re-think after the 2019 general election result, argues Stephen Clark. Together with this article by Remco van der Stoep, a group of Green…
09 Jan, 2020
Like it or not, Labour, but a Progressive Alliance means coming to terms with the Lib Dems
Compass’ public meeting on the Progressive Alliance at the 2019 Labour Party Conference in Brighton was dogged by an almost visceral refusal on the part of many of those present…
17 Dec, 2019
Why we desperately need a Progressive Alliance
As we contemplate the prospect of five more years of the Tories, I am more convinced than ever that under our broken-beyond-repair electoral system, only a progressive alliance offers real…
22 Nov, 2019
Tactical voting: keep it proportional
Our letter to tactical voting organisations We recently contacted the various tactical voting organisations to review their recommendations for seats where tactical voting is unlikely to be needed. We argue…