PODCAST OUT NOW! At a time of major turbulence for the Labour Government, and with their 2025 Party Conference coming this week, Compass Director Neal Lawson sits down with Mark Perryman to discuss his new book, 'The Starmer Symptom'. Available wherever you get your podcasts!

Last night, Clive Lewis MP (@labourlewis.bsky.social) delivered the 2025 Robin Cook Memorial Lecture. It was a wonderful evening paying tribute to a political titan and his humility, his intellect, and his commitment to progressive pluralism.

A reminder of our event at Lib Dem Party Conference tomorrow here!

On the eve of @libdems.org.uk Party Conference (and our event at 1pm in the Hardy Suite, Hermitage Hotel!), political commentator and former Lib Dem councillor Mathew Hulbert sets out what HIS leaders speech would be. Read it below!👇 www.compassonline.org.uk/the-conferen...

We're thrilled that @chrleft.bsky.social have sent the Compass, @peoplesmomentum.bsky.social and @openlabour.bsky.social motion on ending the two-child benefit limit to this year's Labour Party Conference. Ending the two-child limit is the right thing to do, morally, economically and politically.

It's clear the Labour government is on the ropes. But there is time for the party to save it, writes Compass Director Neal Lawson for @bylinetimes.bsky.social. www.compassonline.org.uk/there-is-sti...

Who owns Britain? @cmmonwealth.bsky.social have dared to ask. You won't like the answer. In the private water industry, 28% of your bills go to paying dividends and financing debt. And you don't even have a new reservoir to show for it.

🍃NEW EPISODE: "We are a society of altruists governed by psychopaths." @georgemonbiot.bsky.social shatters an entrenched myth around human nature in less than 90 seconds. Listen to the full episode of It’s Bloody Complicated, out now, wherever you get your podcasts.

Our event at @libdems.org.uk Party Conference is THIS SATURDAY! 1pm, Hardy Suite, Hermitage Hotel. The panel is a force to behold - @mp4stratford.bsky.social, @rozsavage.bsky.social, Vince Cable and @pauldfollows.bsky.social - will discuss what the Party can do to build an even bigger force.

The 2025 Robin Cook Memorial Lecture will take place tomorrow evening - delivered by @labourlewis.bsky.social. There are still a handful of spaces left to attend this wonderful event and celebrate Robin's legacy. Secure your tickets here: actionnetwork.org/ticketed_eve...

It's been a tumultuous time for the Labour Government at present - and Conference next weekend might be the last thing they want. Compass members can join us LIVE at 6pm on Tuesday 23rd as we sit down with @rachaelmaskell.bsky.social MP and @jemgilbert.bsky.social to discuss what's next!

193 BILLION POUNDS. That's how much has been paid in dividends by essential utility companies in the past 35 years. Including nearly £90bn by water companies. That money doesn't come from thin air. It comes from the bill payer. New @cmmonwealth.bsky.social analysis out now.

Welcome to Rip-Off Britain. A country remade by privatisation. Our latest project — Who Owns Britain? — explores how a radical experiment transformed our society and shapes your life. 🧵

🎙️NEW EPISODE: The eloquent and inspiring @georgemonbiot.bsky.social joins us to share his wisdom on how progressives can shape the next decade. For starters: ever heard of Public Luxury?

Danny Kruger's defection to Reform is a dangerous indication of Britain's drift to the Right. Labour promised a decade of national renewal but are delivering a Reform UK government. Compass in @theipaper.com.

Compass has joined with @citizennetwork.bsky.social and @unlockdemocracy.bsky.social to bring together Democracy SOS, a new paper presenting a joined-up case for everyone in public office to help secure the democratic governance our country needs. 👇 www.compassonline.org.uk/publications...

Do please have a listen. Compass gets to the heart of things.

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OUT NOW! In our first show back after the summer break, Compass Director Neal Lawson sat down with one of Britain's foremost progressives - @georgemonbiot.bsky.social. It's a conversation you won't want to miss. Available wherever you get your podcasts!

COMPASS @ LIB DEM PARTY CONFERENCE We cannot wait for our event at Lib Dem party conference this year! THE FUTURE IS ORANGE: What's next for the party? brings together the best minds old and new to discuss exactly where the Lib Dems go next. Please join us!

The next election poses existential question for progressives - and makes a progressive alliance all the more necessary. But what would happen if the progressive alliance won? Compass member Peter Davidson sets out the need for a Citizens' Convention👇 www.compassonline.org.uk/how-can-the-...

Anyone who is a Labour member or eligible to be a Labour member can become a member of @mainstreamlabour.bsky.social. Labour must put a bold but realisable offer to the country if it is to deliver real change and take on Reform UK. Join here here: mainstreamlabour.org/get-involved

Today, @mainstreamlabour.bsky.social has been launched. Mainstream is a new network for Labour members and supporters who want Labour to put a more transformative offer to the country. Initiated by Labour members of Compass with help from the @openlabour.bsky.social National Committee & others.

Angela Rayner's resignation was on technicality not morality - and now Labour has the opportunity to undertake the reset it very clearly needs. Compass in @labourlist.bsky.social.

The claim that PR will “let Reform in” is misleading. Our new publication, "The Temper Trap" by Stuart Donald shows coalition governments neutralise extreme policies. Under FPTP, Reform is more extreme than its European peers in government & has forced the Conservatives Rightwards regardless.

‼️COMING UP‼️ 🗣️Our podcast is BACK and to kick off the new political season we have the inimitable @georgemonbiot.bsky.social. ⚡️This recording is LIVE for Compass members at 6pm on 9th September and will be released on all podcast platforms the week after.

Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6XaK...

‼️NEW PODCAST OUT NOW!‼️ Compass Director Neal Lawson spoke to former Green Party co-leader Jonathan Bartley about what @zackpolanski.bsky.social's resounding victory this week means - for 'eco-populism', for the rise of Reform, and for all progressives Available wherever you get your podcasts!

🚨COMING TOMORROW!🚨 A special podcast episode drops in your feeds as Compass Director Neal Lawson sits down with former Green Party co-leader Jonathan Bartley to discuss Zack Polanski's victory in the Green Party leadership election. You won't want to miss it!

👏Fantastic to see @jessbrownfullermp.bsky.social, seconded by Win as One–endorsed candidate @sianberry.bsky.social, call for Sussex mayoral elections to use Supplementary Voting without delay. Huge credit to our Sussex group for mobilising supporters to contact MPs & raise this in the Chamber!

Think PR strengthens the Populist-Right? Our new publication, "The Temper Trap", shows the opposite. 🇫🇮 In Finland, support for Populist-Right party 'PS' tanked after joining a coalition government. They lost outsider status, had their promises tempered & their base split.

🔥 The UK's voting system is bust, writes Polly Toynbee: “The government needs to get to grips with this,” says @appgfairelections.bsky.social chair @alexsobel.co.uk. Keir Starmer could set up a commission right away and implement change before the next election.

Reform is polling to win a majority of seats on merely 30% of the vote thanks to #FPTP. Our new publication "The Temper Trap" by Stuart Donald shows that instead of emboldening populist right parties, #ProportionalRepresentation weakens them. Read: compassonline.org.uk/publications...

💯 "We can do better than this" ⚠ First Past the Post does not command public confidence when it comes to mayoral elections, says Angela Rayner 👉 The same is true of general elections. We need a National Commission on Electoral Reform

📢 “Isn't it also time for a National Commission on Electoral Reform?” 👏 Great to see Labour MPs like Euan Stainbank, @simonforstroud.bsky.social & Olivia Blake calling for the Government to address First Past the Post for general elections 🌹 We need Proportional Representation #Labour4PR

🗣️"How does Zack Polanski, 'Your Party', the Liberal Democrats, and a more progressive and plural Labour Party unite to defeat the Right?" Compass Director Neal Lawson poses the biggest question facing progressives, on @lbc.co.uk

This rigorous, data-driven report from Compass should be compulsory reading for Labour MPs. PR contains the populist right, not enables it, unlike the current pressure cooker FPTP system that causes unrepresentative radical sentiment to explode, fracturing and distorting our politics.

🟢 Zack Polanski's victory today shows an overwhelming desire for a new direction from Green members. But it leaves him questions to answer and cooperation to organise - with Reform lurking over shoulder. Compass for @theipaper.com.

❗️🌹Eliminating child poverty is a moral obligation for the Labour Party. Thank you, @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social, for supporting the Compass x Momentum x Open Labour conference motion calling for an end to the two-child benefit limit.

"But #PR will let the populist right in!" Reform is on track for 100% power on only 30% of the vote. Time to revisit that argument. Our new paper, "The Temper Trap", shows how PR leads to the downfall of Populist-Right parties - not their rise. (Data: @electionmaps.uk Nowcast)

Congratulations to @zackpolanski.bsky.social on becoming the new leader of @greenparty.org.uk. His election comes at a pivotal moment for the party and wider questions on how to navigate the new left party and Labour. Read the full Compass statement below👇 www.compassonline.org.uk/compass-stat...

🗣️ Today, MPs will debate the English Devo Bill. There's a notable omission: fiscal devo. 💬 In a new essay for @compassoffice.bsky.social, @sarahlonglands.bsky.social explains the fiscal devo debate, & argues for Prescott’s vision for a federalist nation. 🔗 www.compassonline.org.uk/publications...

As the results of @greenparty.org.uk leadership election are set to be announced tomorrow, it's as important now as it ever has been to ensure the party is dynamic and combative. Compass Director Neal Lawson in @theguardian.com.

🚨Our NEW report on PR and the far-right has just dropped!🚨 It's an amazing piece of work that shows how PR systems temper Populist-Right parties. And every Labour MP should study it. But don't take our word for it, take @pollytoynbee.bsky.social's coverage in @theguardian.com 👇

‪@compassoffice.bsky.social‬'s new report, "The Temper Trap", explains how PR systems actually temper Populist-Right parties, instead of aiding and abetting them. www.compassonline.org.uk/publications...

Reform is polling to win a majority of seats on merely 30% of the vote thanks to #FPTP. Our new publication "The Temper Trap" by Stuart Donald shows that instead of emboldening populist right parties, #ProportionalRepresentation weakens them. Read: compassonline.org.uk/publications...

🔴‘Progressive Parties Must Start Working Together or Concede the Next General Election to the Nationalist Right’ If parties on the left can’t find a way of working together, then the Conservatives and Reform will, argues Neal Lawson bylinetimes.com/2025/08/29/l...

Have you booked your space at the Robin Cook Memorial Lecture yet? Don't miss out on this special event on Thursday 18th September, with @labourlewis.bsky.social and a number of brilliant commentators. Tickets: actionnetwork.org/ticketed_eve...

Compass members and supporters can get 30% off when ordering 'The Starmer Sympton' from Pluto Press with the code 'STARMER30' HERE! www.plutobooks.com/978074535109...

The policy platform that the soft left backs is the one the country backs too - but it's a movement that needs bringing together. Read this excerpt of Compass director Neal Lawson chapter in Mark Perryman's new book, 'The Starmer Symptom'👇 www.compassonline.org.uk/time-to-resh...