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“And you don’t think whacking up taxes and putting up welfare is going to provide low hanging fruit for, well, Reform UK for example?”
Compass Director Neal Lawson outlining how narratives need to be faced head-on to stop a rightwards shift on @thetimes.com Radio.
Compass Director Neal Lawson outlining how narratives need to be faced head-on to stop a rightwards shift on @thetimes.com Radio.
November 28, 2025 at 2:02 PM
“And you don’t think whacking up taxes and putting up welfare is going to provide low hanging fruit for, well, Reform UK for example?”
Compass Director Neal Lawson outlining how narratives need to be faced head-on to stop a rightwards shift on @thetimes.com Radio.
Compass Director Neal Lawson outlining how narratives need to be faced head-on to stop a rightwards shift on @thetimes.com Radio.
TONIGHT: We will host our special post-Budget podcast LIVE for Compass members!
Special guest host Clive Lewis MP (@labourlewis.bsky.social) will be joined by @womensbudgetgrp.bsky.social's Erin Mansell and economist Michael Jacobs (@michaelujacobs.bsky.social).
You WON'T want to miss this one.
Special guest host Clive Lewis MP (@labourlewis.bsky.social) will be joined by @womensbudgetgrp.bsky.social's Erin Mansell and economist Michael Jacobs (@michaelujacobs.bsky.social).
You WON'T want to miss this one.
November 27, 2025 at 11:40 AM
TONIGHT: We will host our special post-Budget podcast LIVE for Compass members!
Special guest host Clive Lewis MP (@labourlewis.bsky.social) will be joined by @womensbudgetgrp.bsky.social's Erin Mansell and economist Michael Jacobs (@michaelujacobs.bsky.social).
You WON'T want to miss this one.
Special guest host Clive Lewis MP (@labourlewis.bsky.social) will be joined by @womensbudgetgrp.bsky.social's Erin Mansell and economist Michael Jacobs (@michaelujacobs.bsky.social).
You WON'T want to miss this one.
Our paper published back in May, 'The Good Society Starts Small', called for the end of the two-child benefit limit.
Baroness Ruth Lister made an inarguable case for it - morally and economically.
We are ecstatic it is being ended.
But this is just the beginning.
Baroness Ruth Lister made an inarguable case for it - morally and economically.
We are ecstatic it is being ended.
But this is just the beginning.
November 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Our paper published back in May, 'The Good Society Starts Small', called for the end of the two-child benefit limit.
Baroness Ruth Lister made an inarguable case for it - morally and economically.
We are ecstatic it is being ended.
But this is just the beginning.
Baroness Ruth Lister made an inarguable case for it - morally and economically.
We are ecstatic it is being ended.
But this is just the beginning.
Today's Budget was a real victory for some of the brilliant groups across civil society campaigning to help people in this country.
The end of the two-child benefit limit, a tourism tax - policies we are proud to have done our bit in calling for.
Compass in @theipaper.com.
The end of the two-child benefit limit, a tourism tax - policies we are proud to have done our bit in calling for.
Compass in @theipaper.com.
November 26, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Today's Budget was a real victory for some of the brilliant groups across civil society campaigning to help people in this country.
The end of the two-child benefit limit, a tourism tax - policies we are proud to have done our bit in calling for.
Compass in @theipaper.com.
The end of the two-child benefit limit, a tourism tax - policies we are proud to have done our bit in calling for.
Compass in @theipaper.com.
The Labour Government's unwillingness to do anything to fix Britain's broken water system is a national travesty.
Thames Water is the microcosm - over £20bn in debt and bills rising.
Cllr @martinabrams.bsky.social on why he defected to the Greens from Labour in @left-foot-forward.bsky.social.
Thames Water is the microcosm - over £20bn in debt and bills rising.
Cllr @martinabrams.bsky.social on why he defected to the Greens from Labour in @left-foot-forward.bsky.social.
November 24, 2025 at 11:06 AM
The Labour Government's unwillingness to do anything to fix Britain's broken water system is a national travesty.
Thames Water is the microcosm - over £20bn in debt and bills rising.
Cllr @martinabrams.bsky.social on why he defected to the Greens from Labour in @left-foot-forward.bsky.social.
Thames Water is the microcosm - over £20bn in debt and bills rising.
Cllr @martinabrams.bsky.social on why he defected to the Greens from Labour in @left-foot-forward.bsky.social.
“I’m not a member of Your Party and won’t be joining.”
In our latest episode of #ItsBloodyComplicated, Former Mayor of North of Tyne & founder of Majority @JamieDriscollNE opens up - amongst other things - about his turbulent experience with the founders of Your Party.
In our latest episode of #ItsBloodyComplicated, Former Mayor of North of Tyne & founder of Majority @JamieDriscollNE opens up - amongst other things - about his turbulent experience with the founders of Your Party.
November 19, 2025 at 5:11 PM
“I’m not a member of Your Party and won’t be joining.”
In our latest episode of #ItsBloodyComplicated, Former Mayor of North of Tyne & founder of Majority @JamieDriscollNE opens up - amongst other things - about his turbulent experience with the founders of Your Party.
In our latest episode of #ItsBloodyComplicated, Former Mayor of North of Tyne & founder of Majority @JamieDriscollNE opens up - amongst other things - about his turbulent experience with the founders of Your Party.
It was fantastic to see so many members at Saturday’s event.
Compass members are not passive observers but co-conspirators for change, driven by the belief that politics can be different.
Together, we build ideas, alliances, and power to challenge the status quo.
Join: action.compassonline.org.uk
Compass members are not passive observers but co-conspirators for change, driven by the belief that politics can be different.
Together, we build ideas, alliances, and power to challenge the status quo.
Join: action.compassonline.org.uk
November 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
It was fantastic to see so many members at Saturday’s event.
Compass members are not passive observers but co-conspirators for change, driven by the belief that politics can be different.
Together, we build ideas, alliances, and power to challenge the status quo.
Join: action.compassonline.org.uk
Compass members are not passive observers but co-conspirators for change, driven by the belief that politics can be different.
Together, we build ideas, alliances, and power to challenge the status quo.
Join: action.compassonline.org.uk
OUT NOW: This week, our Director Neal sits down with @jamiedriscoll.bsky.social to discuss all things fragmentation - including with Your Party, Majority and Labour.
Plus, the team discuss if Wes Streeting in on manoeuvres.
Available wherever you get your podcasts!
Plus, the team discuss if Wes Streeting in on manoeuvres.
Available wherever you get your podcasts!
November 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
OUT NOW: This week, our Director Neal sits down with @jamiedriscoll.bsky.social to discuss all things fragmentation - including with Your Party, Majority and Labour.
Plus, the team discuss if Wes Streeting in on manoeuvres.
Available wherever you get your podcasts!
Plus, the team discuss if Wes Streeting in on manoeuvres.
Available wherever you get your podcasts!
Compass founder Neal Lawson now rounding off an inspiring day:
"We need to go beyond voting for the least bad option, or getting 40 seats at the next election. We need 400 of them." #ChartingOurCourse #Compass
"We need to go beyond voting for the least bad option, or getting 40 seats at the next election. We need 400 of them." #ChartingOurCourse #Compass
November 15, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Compass founder Neal Lawson now rounding off an inspiring day:
"We need to go beyond voting for the least bad option, or getting 40 seats at the next election. We need 400 of them." #ChartingOurCourse #Compass
"We need to go beyond voting for the least bad option, or getting 40 seats at the next election. We need 400 of them." #ChartingOurCourse #Compass
"Every society in the world has an extreme poverty line. Why couldn't we have a line where we believe a household couldn't hold more wealth?"
💸 @dhnnjyn.bsky.social | @neweconomics.bsky.social
#ChartingOurCourse #Compass
💸 @dhnnjyn.bsky.social | @neweconomics.bsky.social
#ChartingOurCourse #Compass
November 15, 2025 at 2:12 PM
"Every society in the world has an extreme poverty line. Why couldn't we have a line where we believe a household couldn't hold more wealth?"
💸 @dhnnjyn.bsky.social | @neweconomics.bsky.social
#ChartingOurCourse #Compass
💸 @dhnnjyn.bsky.social | @neweconomics.bsky.social
#ChartingOurCourse #Compass
"It's not that we don't have good ideas. It's that we don't have any power."
“We are living now, after 50 years not of losing the argument… but of extremely effective counter-revolution which has played out across the globe.”
🧭@peoplesmomentum.bsky.social co-founder James Schneider
“We are living now, after 50 years not of losing the argument… but of extremely effective counter-revolution which has played out across the globe.”
🧭@peoplesmomentum.bsky.social co-founder James Schneider
November 15, 2025 at 1:45 PM
"It's not that we don't have good ideas. It's that we don't have any power."
“We are living now, after 50 years not of losing the argument… but of extremely effective counter-revolution which has played out across the globe.”
🧭@peoplesmomentum.bsky.social co-founder James Schneider
“We are living now, after 50 years not of losing the argument… but of extremely effective counter-revolution which has played out across the globe.”
🧭@peoplesmomentum.bsky.social co-founder James Schneider
Joining us now are @neweconomics.bsky.social director @dhnnjyn.bsky.social and Momentum co-founder James Schneider, sharing ideas on tackling today’s many crises from bold economic reform to building civil and electoral power.
#ChartingOurCourse #Compass
#ChartingOurCourse #Compass
November 15, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Joining us now are @neweconomics.bsky.social director @dhnnjyn.bsky.social and Momentum co-founder James Schneider, sharing ideas on tackling today’s many crises from bold economic reform to building civil and electoral power.
#ChartingOurCourse #Compass
#ChartingOurCourse #Compass
"Sometimes the mainstream is scared of calling out where the system is rigged."
@luketryl.bsky.social | @moreincommonuk.bsky.social #ChartingOurCourse #Compass
@luketryl.bsky.social | @moreincommonuk.bsky.social #ChartingOurCourse #Compass
November 15, 2025 at 11:58 AM
"Sometimes the mainstream is scared of calling out where the system is rigged."
@luketryl.bsky.social | @moreincommonuk.bsky.social #ChartingOurCourse #Compass
@luketryl.bsky.social | @moreincommonuk.bsky.social #ChartingOurCourse #Compass
“I think saying you can’t change Prime Minister because of the bond markets is a very dangerous thing.”
📣 @luketryl.bsky.social | @moreincommonuk.bsky.social #ChartingOurCourse #Compass
📣 @luketryl.bsky.social | @moreincommonuk.bsky.social #ChartingOurCourse #Compass
November 15, 2025 at 11:53 AM
“I think saying you can’t change Prime Minister because of the bond markets is a very dangerous thing.”
📣 @luketryl.bsky.social | @moreincommonuk.bsky.social #ChartingOurCourse #Compass
📣 @luketryl.bsky.social | @moreincommonuk.bsky.social #ChartingOurCourse #Compass
Some great interventions and questions from our members.
Our members are not passive observers; they are co-conspirators for change, driven by the belief that politics can be different.
🙌 #ChartingOurCourse #Compass
Our members are not passive observers; they are co-conspirators for change, driven by the belief that politics can be different.
🙌 #ChartingOurCourse #Compass
November 15, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Some great interventions and questions from our members.
Our members are not passive observers; they are co-conspirators for change, driven by the belief that politics can be different.
🙌 #ChartingOurCourse #Compass
Our members are not passive observers; they are co-conspirators for change, driven by the belief that politics can be different.
🙌 #ChartingOurCourse #Compass
"The Labour brand has been diluted to the point where people don't know what we stand for."
🌹 @dawnbutlerbrent.bsky.social #ChartingOurCourse #Compass
🌹 @dawnbutlerbrent.bsky.social #ChartingOurCourse #Compass
November 15, 2025 at 11:34 AM
"The Labour brand has been diluted to the point where people don't know what we stand for."
🌹 @dawnbutlerbrent.bsky.social #ChartingOurCourse #Compass
🌹 @dawnbutlerbrent.bsky.social #ChartingOurCourse #Compass
Our first panel features @luketryl.bsky.social director of @moreincommonuk.bsky.social on party fragmentation and cooperation across divides, joined by @dawnbutlerbrent.bsky.social to discuss how Labour can become a more progressive force.
🧭 #ChartingOurCourse #Compass
🧭 #ChartingOurCourse #Compass
November 15, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Our first panel features @luketryl.bsky.social director of @moreincommonuk.bsky.social on party fragmentation and cooperation across divides, joined by @dawnbutlerbrent.bsky.social to discuss how Labour can become a more progressive force.
🧭 #ChartingOurCourse #Compass
🧭 #ChartingOurCourse #Compass
Unveiling our new strategy:
We don’t just need to stop Reform - we need to stop the causes of Reform.
So we’re building a pincer movement of alliances between progressive parties and civil society - for a deep, radical transformation of society by 2029. #Compass
We don’t just need to stop Reform - we need to stop the causes of Reform.
So we’re building a pincer movement of alliances between progressive parties and civil society - for a deep, radical transformation of society by 2029. #Compass
November 15, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Unveiling our new strategy:
We don’t just need to stop Reform - we need to stop the causes of Reform.
So we’re building a pincer movement of alliances between progressive parties and civil society - for a deep, radical transformation of society by 2029. #Compass
We don’t just need to stop Reform - we need to stop the causes of Reform.
So we’re building a pincer movement of alliances between progressive parties and civil society - for a deep, radical transformation of society by 2029. #Compass
To kick off our members event #ChartingOurCourse, Compass founder Neal Lawson starts off with provocative words:
“We are tired of saying ‘we told you so.’”
#Compass
“We are tired of saying ‘we told you so.’”
#Compass
November 15, 2025 at 11:10 AM
To kick off our members event #ChartingOurCourse, Compass founder Neal Lawson starts off with provocative words:
“We are tired of saying ‘we told you so.’”
#Compass
“We are tired of saying ‘we told you so.’”
#Compass
The only worthwhile leadership change for Labour would be one that changes the direction and culture of the Party.
Nothing else will bring it back from the brink.
Compass Director Neal Lawson in @theguardian.com.
Nothing else will bring it back from the brink.
Compass Director Neal Lawson in @theguardian.com.
November 13, 2025 at 5:38 PM
The only worthwhile leadership change for Labour would be one that changes the direction and culture of the Party.
Nothing else will bring it back from the brink.
Compass Director Neal Lawson in @theguardian.com.
Nothing else will bring it back from the brink.
Compass Director Neal Lawson in @theguardian.com.
"We need to change the purpose of this government, the direction of this government and the culture of this government."
Compass Director Neal Lawson on @thetimes.com Radio this morning👇
Compass Director Neal Lawson on @thetimes.com Radio this morning👇
November 13, 2025 at 2:18 PM
"We need to change the purpose of this government, the direction of this government and the culture of this government."
Compass Director Neal Lawson on @thetimes.com Radio this morning👇
Compass Director Neal Lawson on @thetimes.com Radio this morning👇
Zoe Williams (@zoesqwilliams.bsky.social) diagnoses Labour's problems better than most.
The only worthwhile leadership change is one that fundamentally changes the party's direction and culture.
The only worthwhile leadership change is one that fundamentally changes the party's direction and culture.
November 13, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Zoe Williams (@zoesqwilliams.bsky.social) diagnoses Labour's problems better than most.
The only worthwhile leadership change is one that fundamentally changes the party's direction and culture.
The only worthwhile leadership change is one that fundamentally changes the party's direction and culture.
Starmer and McSweeney's project has never been about governing the country - it's always been about hyperfactional control.
And it rears its head on its own people in the end.
Compass in @theipaper.com.
And it rears its head on its own people in the end.
Compass in @theipaper.com.
November 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Starmer and McSweeney's project has never been about governing the country - it's always been about hyperfactional control.
And it rears its head on its own people in the end.
Compass in @theipaper.com.
And it rears its head on its own people in the end.
Compass in @theipaper.com.
The Dutch election proved what we've been saying for ages: that PR voting systems tame extremist parties and expose them.
FPTP in Britain has delivered Reform's agenda without them needing to get anywhere near Number 10.
The Temper Trap author Stuart Donald for @politicshome.bsky.social.
FPTP in Britain has delivered Reform's agenda without them needing to get anywhere near Number 10.
The Temper Trap author Stuart Donald for @politicshome.bsky.social.
November 11, 2025 at 2:59 PM
The Dutch election proved what we've been saying for ages: that PR voting systems tame extremist parties and expose them.
FPTP in Britain has delivered Reform's agenda without them needing to get anywhere near Number 10.
The Temper Trap author Stuart Donald for @politicshome.bsky.social.
FPTP in Britain has delivered Reform's agenda without them needing to get anywhere near Number 10.
The Temper Trap author Stuart Donald for @politicshome.bsky.social.
NEW PODCAST!
Following up from our episode on The Fraud with Paul Holden, we now take a deep dive into Labour's history of factions with @jemgilbert.bsky.social and Alan Finlayson to ask: how did it get so hyperfactional?
Available wherever you get your podcasts!
Following up from our episode on The Fraud with Paul Holden, we now take a deep dive into Labour's history of factions with @jemgilbert.bsky.social and Alan Finlayson to ask: how did it get so hyperfactional?
Available wherever you get your podcasts!
November 11, 2025 at 1:35 PM
NEW PODCAST!
Following up from our episode on The Fraud with Paul Holden, we now take a deep dive into Labour's history of factions with @jemgilbert.bsky.social and Alan Finlayson to ask: how did it get so hyperfactional?
Available wherever you get your podcasts!
Following up from our episode on The Fraud with Paul Holden, we now take a deep dive into Labour's history of factions with @jemgilbert.bsky.social and Alan Finlayson to ask: how did it get so hyperfactional?
Available wherever you get your podcasts!