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…
10 May, 2024
Win As One
27 Feb, 2024
Compass members on creating the blueprint for a new economy
Developing an alternative for the economy is essential for creating a new settlement and a ‘good society’. Britain needs a fundamental change in direction. The post -1980, pro-inequality, pro-market ideology…
04 Oct, 2023
The speech Keir Starmer should give at Labour conference
‘Conference – We come, hopefully, to the end of this Conservative government, marked by thirteen years of cruel austerity cuts, greed and cronyism, moral indifference, climate neglect and economic failure.…
29 Sep, 2023
What the Green Party wants from a Progressive Alliance
I think it would be fair to say that the idea of a Progressive Alliance originated in Green circles. Caroline Lucas made the case following the miserable election result in…
01 Sep, 2023
Labour and Lib Dems urged to unite in cross-party pact to avoid ‘getting another Nadine Dorries’
Labour and the Liberal Democrats have been urged to forge an electoral pact in the upcoming Mid Bedfordshire by-election to avoid splitting the progressive vote and ‘getting another Nadine Dorries’.…
21 Jun, 2023
Winning As One in Greater Manchester
Winning As One means that instead of working against each other, progressives will campaign and fight together - not just against the Conservatives, but for a different, more collaborative kind…
14 Jun, 2023
Principles before policies: Building a shared progressive agenda
Policies are difficult and too often bogged down in the complexities of implementation. Policies are important - of course they are - but where do they really come from, and…
28 Apr, 2023
Compass Oxfordshire issues tactical voting recommendations for West Oxfordshire District Council
Cross-party activists have issued recommendations on who voters should back to ensure progressives retain control of a key Oxfordshire council on May 4th. The 2022 local elections saw the Conservatives…
24 Apr, 2023
Compass research reveals why our politics needs a democratic reset
Anyone who is remotely interested in politics knows that the current First Past the Post (FPTP) system is heavily skewed towards the Tories – on average it requires 30% more…
12 Apr, 2023
Compass Oxfordshire issues tactical voting recommendations for Cherwell District Council
Cross-party activists in Oxfordshire have issued recommendations on who voters should back to remove the Conservatives from Oxfordshire’s last Conservative-controlled council and replace them with a truly representative progressive administration…
04 Apr, 2023
Small targets, big goals: Three lessons in alliance-building for Keir Starmer
Today marks three years of Keir Starmer’s leadership of Labour, three of the most turbulent years in UK politics. We’ve been rocked by a pandemic, corruption, wildly oscillating polls and…
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…