Neal Lawson: Labour’s polling woes show why we need to do a deal with rival parties
It doesn’t matter how much you wish it away, or ignore it, that damned Progressive Alliance idea keeps…
Compass
Neal Lawson: Progressive Alliance led by Labour the only hope for the country’s future
I woke today with two emotions. Joy that the Tories, UKIP and the candidate they supported had lost…
Neal Lawson: The pace of change demands Labour reinvents itself for the 21st century
The look and feel of an organisation reflects its view of the world and how it wants to…
Exclusive: Labour activists failed in last-ditch bid to halt Richmond Park selection
Labour members selected a candidate for the Richmond Park by-election despite an eleventh hour bid by some activists to…
Neal Lawson: The era of two party politics is over – Labour should have a done a deal with the Lib Dems in Richmond Park
On Saturday, Labour members in Richmond Park selected Christian Wolmar as their candidate for the by-election on December…
Neal Lawson: Corbyn is wrong – we must not rule out a deal with the SNP
It has been reported that during his visit to Scotland this week Jeremy Corbyn will rule out a progressive…
Neal Lawson: Labour is stuck but the people who want to leap to a new politics are scattered across the party
Dear Labour, B.B. (Before Brexit), I started writing constructively critical letters to other progressive parties; the Greens, the…
McDonnell considers universal basic income as Compass swings behind the flat-rate payment
John McDonnell has paved the way for Labour to adopt the Green Party policy of providing a flat…
Neal Lawson: Labour must back the universal basic income and use it as a springboard to power
There are moments in your political life when you have to pinch yourself. When John McDonnell, Labour’s Shadow Chancellor…
Neal Lawson: It’s time for Labour to give up on tribalism and embrace PR
At the weekend John McDonnell made a call for the party to support a shift to proportional…
