News Labour members expelled for backing Lib Dems to oust Tories in non-priority seat Two Labour members in an East Sussex CLP have been expelled from the party over allegations they had… James Moules 6th March, 2025, 4:00 am
News Nearly half of Labour voters weak supporters or tactical voters, Compass report suggests Nearly half of voters who backed Labour in July’s general election were either tactical voters or did not… James Moules 9th December, 2024, 10:28 am
Comment ‘Labour’s ‘non-battleground’ seats list underlines the need for electoral reform’ Should it be normal for a national party in a democracy to deprioritise a third of the country?… Frances Foley 15th December, 2023, 8:30 am
Comment ‘Forget the progressive alliance. Labour must fight as many seats as possible’ As the next general election fast approaches, there is talk amongst supporters of the ‘progressive alliance’ about Labour… Keith Dibble 16th September, 2023, 10:15 am
Comment ‘Labour must work with the Greens – or risk again splitting the progressive vote’ Despite a historic win in Selby, Labour couldn’t resist indulging in some characteristic self-flagellation over its ULEZ-induced defeat… Harry Gold 10th August, 2023, 3:48 pm
Daily email Council coalitions: Progressive dream or recipe for Daily Mail attacks? Good morning. Parliamentary recess continues, so we thought we’d turn our attention to an under-reported story following the… Tom Belger 2nd June, 2023, 11:05 am
Comment Proportional representation is not the answer to Labour’s electoral woes There are an increasing number of voices on the left and the fringes of British politics advocating for… Graham Stringer 16th August, 2022, 4:56 pm
Comment Why Labour must take the insurance offered by a progressive alliance My lasting impression from canvassing in the Tiverton and Honiton by-election is that people across the political spectrum… Richard Clarke 23rd July, 2022, 9:00 am
Comment An electoral pact would be insulting to voters and hamper party organisation On Tuesday, Compass director Neal Lawson argued in an article for LabourList that tactical voting is already a… Chris Watt 30th June, 2022, 2:38 pm
Comment Labour is doing better, but not well enough to reject deals with other parties On his tour of the Sunday politics shows, David Lammy did two things: he claimed Labour is now… Neal Lawson 27th June, 2022, 1:07 pm