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1 month ago | 
compassonline.org.uk | Ken Spours |Lena Swedlow |Matthew Sowemimo |Neal Lawson
We all know our water system was broken when it was privatised. Passing an essential of life that is a natural monopoly into private and profit maximising hands was always going to lead to disaster. Yet there is a solution that unites our desire for an economy that works for everyone, handing genuine power back to communities through democratic reforms, and the need for real sustainability – public ownership.
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2 months ago | 
compassonline.org.uk | Lena Swedlow |Matthew Sowemimo |Neal Lawson |Clare Short
Published 21st February 2025National populism is surging across the globe. With Trump 2.0 entering a new and aggressive phase marked by alliances with Big Tech, authoritarian power grabs and US expansionism, and Reform UK experiencing a meteoric rise at home, how can progressives navigate a way through to a Good Society?
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
compassonline.org.uk | Lena Swedlow
Compass is looking to recruit a Communications Officer as we enter an exciting new period for UK politics in 2025. The Communications Officer will take a lead on commissioning, producing and distributing our content to help grow awareness of Compass and our work. We’re looking for a communications generalist, who has experience working with social media, media and digital communications.
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Oct 11, 2024 | 
compassonline.org.uk | Lena Swedlow
Hundreds of Green Party activists are staging a grassroots revolt against the leadership’s decision to expel two experienced Green Party councillors for supporting tactical voting in this year’s general election. More than 300 Green Party members, including more than a 20 local councillors and a dozen former parliamentary candidates, have signed an open letter calling on the Green Party to reinstate the members, who were expelled this July.
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Oct 4, 2024 | 
compassonline.org.uk | Lena Swedlow |Anushka Asthana
Compass members can receive 30% off all variants of Anushka Asthana’s Taken As Red until 3rd November at midnight. Find out how at the bottom of this blog post. When I was investigating Keir Starmer’s route to Downing street – one of things that struck me as most intriguing was when Morgan McSweeney turned up at Dartington Hall, Totnes, in November 2019, for a Compass strategy away weekend.
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Sep 17, 2024 | 
compassonline.org.uk | Lena Swedlow
Tuesday, 17 September 2024 Compass At Lib Dem Conference Compass If you didn’t make it to Liberal Democrat Conference this year, we recorded our event with Layla Moran MP, Vince Cable, Cllr Lucy Nethsingha, and Roz Savage MP. Listen back to our event, and read Lucy’s thoughts on what’s next for the Lib Dems below. Our event on the 15th September:VIDEORead Lucy’s Blog here.
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Jul 9, 2024 | 
compassonline.org.uk | Lena Swedlow
We have completed an analysis of the election results in a different post. This post is specifically about what our campaign achieved. To read a full analysis of the data please click here. Thursday was a day to celebrate. The end of 14 years of a miserable government with so much suffering, corruption, denial and delay around the enormous challenges of the 21st Century. This time Labour has run a focused and efficient campaign and have secured a historic victory.
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Jul 8, 2024 | 
compassonline.org.uk | Lena Swedlow
Party Seats Change Votes (%) Change (% pt) Votes MP/Vote Labour 412 +214 33.8 +1.7 9,725,117 23,605 Conservative 121 -252 23.7 -19.9 6,824,610 56,402 Liberal Democrat 71 +63 12.2 +0.6 3,501,004 49,310 Scottish National Party 9 -37 2.5 -1.3 708,759 78,751 Sinn Féin 7 0 0.7 +0.2 210,891 30,127 Others 7 +4 2.9 – 841,835 120,262 Reform UK 5 +5 14.3 – 4,103,727 820,745 Democratic Unionist Party 5 -3 0.6 -0.2 172,058 34,412 Green 4 +3 6.8 +4.1 1,941,220 485,305 Plaid Cymru 4 +2 0.7 +0.2 194,811...
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Jun 19, 2024 | 
compassonline.org.uk | Lena Swedlow
Are you voting tactically to support a champion of PR? Can you put a poster in your window to let everyone know? Are you a Green voter voting Lib Dem? Put this poster in your window. Are you a Lib Dem voter voting Labour? Put this poster in your window. Are you a Labour voter voting Lib Dem? Put this poster in your window. Are you a Lib Dem voter voting Green? Put this poster in your window. Are you a Green voter voting Labour? Put this poster in your window. Are you a Labour voter voting Green?
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May 4, 2024 | 
compassonline.org.uk | Lena Swedlow
It’s obvious that the Tories are out of touch, out of ideas, and out of road. They have increasingly limited options – and changing the voting system for Mayoral elections and voter ID were textbook attempts to consolidate their grip on power through gerrymandering and voter suppression. But what comes next is still to fight for. Nothing is promised. Thursday’s results show that the Tories are collapsing and Labour is likely on course to win a majority at the next general election.
