Following the election of a majority Conservative government in 2015 many of us despaired about the devastating impact this would have on our country. We have seen them move with…
14 Sep, 2016
Progressive Alliance
25 Aug, 2016
‘The Alternative’ book launches, summer events & #burkiniban
There's a lot going on over the next few weeks with party conferences, fringe events, local progressive alliance events and even a festival in Brighton with our local organisers. There…
22 Aug, 2016
Corbyn is wrong – we must not rule out a deal with the SNP
It has been reported that during his visit to Scotland this week Jeremy Corbyn will rule out a progressive alliance type deal with the SNP. The story, published in The Herald, is just a…
11 Aug, 2016
Highlights: building progressive alliances
Highlights from our first progressive alliance meeting with Caroline Lucas MP (Greens), Clive Lewis MP and Shadow Defence Minister (Labour), John Harris (Journalist) Amina Gichinga (Take Back the City), Tommy…
01 Aug, 2016
Dear Labour
Dear Labour, B.B. (Before Brexit), I started writing constructively critical letters to other progressive parties; the Greens, the SNP and the Liberal Democrats. You can find them here. The reason…
01 Jul, 2016
Labouring on? It’s time to leap
“short term hopes are futile, long term resignation is futile” Hans Magnus Enzenberger For Labour this is not really about Brexit or Jeremy, they are respectively just the trip wires…
19 Jul, 2016
Brighton & Hove Compass report – What next?
What Next? Progressive Politics in Post-Brexit Britain A Brighton & Hove Compass Get Together Report. July 2016 About Brighton & Hove Compass Compass is the home for everyone who wants to…
15 Jul, 2016
Aftershocks of Brexit & building alliances
The aftershocks of Brexit keep coming. The leavers leave, resignations abound, a new Prime Minister and another Labour leadership election – the second in a year. And this is just…
25 Jul, 2016
Guidelines to organising local, regional or national alliance building events
Organising Local, regional or national post-Brexit alliance building events This is just the first step - we are working on a more detailed organising toolkit and online platforms for discussion…
14 Jul, 2016
North and South: bury our differences and build a progressive alliance for social justice and a Federal Britain
Is London the problem? It’s almost de rigeur among Northern regionalists to see ‘London’ as the problem – our great enemy, oppressor and cause of all our woes. Let’s be…
05 Jul, 2016
Post-Brexit alliance event – livestream
We were overwhelmed by the response to our event this evening on Post-Brexit Alliance building in London, which is now completely sold out. For those not based in London or unable…