Matthew Sowemimo

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.

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?

Sep 2, 2024 | labourlist.org | Matthew Sowemimo

Labour’s election victory was built on winning very specific types of parliamentary constituencies. My work in Labour Together’s Electoral Coalition group in 2018 identified the following key groups of constituencies:Traditional Southern English marginals like Swindon South and HarlowThe so-called ‘Red Wall’ North of England post industrial towns that were decisively lost in 2019.