This think piece by Chris Bowers and Paul Pettinger makes the case for radical liberalism in today's political context. The authors, both linked to the Liberal Democrats, argue that their…
23 Jan, 2018
Progressive Alliance
19 Dec, 2017
New group: Mothers for a Progressive Alliance
‘Mothers for a Progressive Alliance' was launched on 18th November, 2017 with the backing of Compass. The group is part of the Progressive Alliance movement. It will put at the forefront mothers as a…
02 Nov, 2017
What is the Progressive Alliance?
So there we were, some months ago, busy thinking about the progressive alliance and worrying that three years wouldn't be enough to build it, when Theresa May called an election…
29 Sep, 2017
PR, PA and patisserie
How can progressive parties work better together? How can we change the voting system to make it more proportional? And where can we find a good pastry on a grey…
19 Apr, 2017
Together We Win
This has to be a General Election fought like no other. If we fight it the old way, the Tories will win a massive victory – not just for themselves…
28 Feb, 2017
Redirecting power, socialising capital without a revolution: it’s possible through values
This article is aimed at outlining a strategy to create authentically progressive communities, and help them to spread values such as social justice within society. Through the creation of progressive…
24 Feb, 2017
Our storm of change
At the end of the film Terminator 2 Sarah Connor looks across the New Mexico desert and says ‘there is a storm coming’. That storm is here. The aftermath of…
20 Feb, 2017
The Progressive Alliance and Hard Brexit
I was for a time a serious competitive middle distance runner, nurtured on the mantra of the great Franz Stampfl who coached Bannister to the four minute mile: “Go on…
21 Oct, 2016
Our politics is in turmoil- a progressive alliance is the answer
The turmoil of politics both in this country and others have been breathtaking by any standards in the last 12 months. Who could have predicted Brexit, Trump, or even a…
10 Oct, 2016
Where Now for Progressive Politics? Surrey Event Write-Up
Compass volunteer Chuck Dreyer writes about the recent South West Surrey Compass meeting which asked: where now for Progressive Politics? The growing passion for a new kind of politics was…
05 Oct, 2016
SNP, Plaid and the Green Party join forces to resist Tories’ ‘toxic politics’
Nicola Sturgeon, the First Minister of Scotland, has joined forces with the leaders of Plaid Cymru and the Green Party to call for progressive parties to work together to resist…
03 Oct, 2016
A Labour party of the future is beginning to emerge
Anyone expecting the revolution will surely have walked into Liverpool’s gleaming Convention Centre and wondered where it was. The Labour party conference might now be Jeremy Corbyn’s domain, but it was all…