‘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…
Tactical Voting
Operation Mid Beds: Inside Labour’s audacious bid for a Tory crown jewel
Out on the doorstep in Mid Bedfordshire, two things become quickly apparent. The first is that the voters…
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…
Poll shows Labour voters back the idea of standing aside in unwinnable seats
Compass Labour supporters launched a campaign in January for a party rule change that would allow local parties…
North Shropshire by-election: don’t play into the cynical hands of the Lib Dems
The efforts of the Lib Dems to establish themselves as the main challenger in the North Shropshire by-election,…
Tactical voting for candidates who share our values could put Corbyn in No 10
This is the full text of an open letter sent to Jeremy Corbyn by three former members of…
Don’t gamble – Vote Labour
It’s been interesting watching the Tory media over the election period as they panic more and more as…
The case against tactical voting and protest votes
We’re only a few weeks from the general election. Tonight is the challengers debate. So we’re going to…
Tactical voting: unless we are an open tribe, we will die
So Compass holds a debate about the relevance, or not, of tactical voting in the run up May…
It’s naive for Labour activists to encourage people to vote tactically for other parties
It is good to see the vast majority of Labour members focussed on campaigning in key marginal seats…
