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Compass @compassoffice.bsky.social · 1d

8PM TONIGHT!

Author of our paper, 'The Temper Trap: How Proportional Representation Tames the Populist-Right', Stuart Donald will be discussing all things tackling the far-right on @scottishindypod.bsky.social!

Tune in below👇

www.youtube.com/watch?v=gt3X...

Can PR De-Fang Farage?

YouTube video by Scottish Independence Podcasts: IndyPod Extra

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Compass @compassoffice.bsky.social · 1d

Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5CmA...

Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i...

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Compass @compassoffice.bsky.social · 1d

HAVE YOU LISTENED TO THIS WEEK'S EPISODE YET?

On the back of Labour Party Conference, our Director Neal Lawson digs into what's next for a Labour Party seemingly in the wilderness - joined by @rachaelmaskell.bsky.social MP and @jemgilbert.bsky.social.

Available wherever you get your podcasts!

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Jeremy Gilbert @jemgilbert.bsky.social · 2d

It was a real privilege to take part in this podcast with
@rachaelmaskell.bsky.social @compassoffice.bsky.social
- an excellent discussion of Labour's current predicaments.
www.compassonline.org.uk/podcast/upco...

It's Bloody Complicated: Labour's Autumn of Discontent - Compass

The Labour Government find themselves in a difficult moment. On the eve of their 2025 Conference, they are faced with the knowledge that their 'decade of national renewal' currently seems stuck in fir...

www.compassonline.org.uk

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Compass @compassoffice.bsky.social · 2d

Labour's Deputy Leadership election isn't a battle for the party's soul - it's a battle for democracy, writes Ash Taylor and Minesh Parekh.

www.compassonline.org.uk/labours-depu...

Labour's Deputy Leadership Election is a Battle for Democracy

More than the soul of the party is on the line, write Ash Taylor and Minesh Parekh.

www.compassonline.org.uk

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Compass @compassoffice.bsky.social · 5d

We're hiring!

Compass is looking to recruit a Political and Campaigns Organiser as we enter an exciting new period for UK politics.

Learn more and apply here: apply.workable.com/compass-14/j...

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Compass @compassoffice.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you very much Simon! Although we were just boosting the great work led by @equalitytrust.bsky.social and @highpaycentre.bsky.social ! They’re the ones who’re running the campaign and deserve the praise.

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Compass @compassoffice.bsky.social · 5d

« We can decide that we are the one solution to the problem, or that we are but one part of that solution. My instinct is that the Green Party is more about the latter. »

Green activist Danny MacNamara on cross-party collaboration.

🌿 #Greens25

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Compass @compassoffice.bsky.social · 5d

« A lot of people are asking us about Your Party. It’s too soon to say whether we can build electoral alliances. We need to see what they stand for & build trust & relationships.

For the time being, it’s a positive there’s more voices on the Left. »

Green MP @sianberry.bsky.social
🌿 #Greens25

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Compass @compassoffice.bsky.social · 5d

« Sadiq Khan was pushed to be more progressive thanks to the pressure of the PR-elected assembly. We shifted the Overton window, and now he’s defending renters and cleaning London’s air. »

MP @sianberry.bsky.social on her experience of cross-party cooperation in the London Assembly.

🌿 #Greens25

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Compass @compassoffice.bsky.social · 5d

« Cooperation is hard. All cooperation is built from slow relationship building. And therefore you have to try. Nothing in politics is simple. »

Greens Councillor Clare Weightman on whether the Green Party should do cross-party cooperation.

🌿 #Greens25

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Compass @compassoffice.bsky.social · 5d

« The long term solution to the rise of the far-right is to end austerity and create a more equal society - the breeding ground for the poison of Farage will dry up. »

Green Activist Danny MacNamara

🌿 #Greens25

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Compass @compassoffice.bsky.social · 5d

« Reform UK in the last council elections used extremely targeted social media advertising - that cost a lot of money.

We can’t just replicate that through normal leafleting. »

Brighton MP @sianberry.bsky.social on the threat of Reform.

🌿 #Greens25

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Compass @compassoffice.bsky.social · 5d

When asked how she feels about the Green Party, councillor Clare Weightman said:

« It feels right now that, unlike the Labour Party, the Greens have a vision. They’re telling a different story, not just being technocratic about things. Zack Polanski’s speech today showed that. »

🌿 #Greens25

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Compass @compassoffice.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you to everyone who attended our event at @greenparty.org.uk Conference: Greens Roots, Shared Ground?

In case you missed it, here are the highlights. 🧵

#GreensConference
#Greens25

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Compass @compassoffice.bsky.social · 5d

We're hiring!

Compass is looking to recruit a Political and Campaigns Organiser as we enter an exciting new period for UK politics.

Learn more and apply here: apply.workable.com/compass-14/j...

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Compass @compassoffice.bsky.social · 5d

The Compass team is at the Green Party Conference today! We’re so glad to see that our water is a major focus for the Greens.

Excited to work with them to push for public ownership!

@greenparty.org.uk
@rachelmillward.bsky.social

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Compass @compassoffice.bsky.social · 5d

Ahead of @greenparty.org.uk Conference, member @greenmarykm.bsky.social sets out her hopes and fears for where the party is currently at.

Read it now👇

www.compassonline.org.uk/green-party-...

Green Party Conference: Hopes and Fears - Compass

Green Party member Mary Marshall gives her take on where the party is at headed into their 2025 Conference.

www.compassonline.org.uk

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Compass @compassoffice.bsky.social · 5d

Should your boss be paid 431 times more than you?

There is a simple, evidence-based step to tackle extreme inequality and promote a fairer economy: a 10:1 pay ratio.

Add your voice to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/it...

@equalitytrust.bsky.social @highpaycentre.bsky.social

It's time for a maximum wage

New data from the High Pay Centre shows that the median FTSE 100 CEO now earns £4.58 million a year – 122 times more than the typical UK worker, with some, like Tesco’s CEO, paid 431 times more than t...

you.38degrees.org.uk

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Compass @compassoffice.bsky.social · 5d

Come join us at @greenparty.org.uk Conference today!

In a time when five parties are polling at over 10%, the Greens are in a defining moment - so how can pluralism work in this fragmented system?

2:30pm - Clifton Suite, Hermitage Hotel!

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Clive Lewis MP @labourlewis.bsky.social · 7d

20 years on from the passing of Robin Cook, I delivered the Robin Cook Memorial Lecture.

You can read the published version of my speech here.

www.compassonline.org.uk/publications...

2025 Robin Cook Memorial Lecture - Compass

20 years on from his passing, it is as important now just as it ever has been to remember Robin Cook's life and reflect on his political commitment to democracy, environmental justice and internationa...

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Mainstream @mainstreamlabour.bsky.social · 8d

A step in the right direction, but nothing less than the total abolition of the limit will suffice.

This is what the Mainstream of the Party and the country want. If it just becomes a ‘three-child benefit limit’, millions of children will keep suffering.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Rachel Reeves to lift two-child benefit cap in November’s budget

Exclusive: Officials exploring options to change rule that affected 1.7 million children in Great Britain last year

www.theguardian.com

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Hannah Rich @hannahmerich.bsky.social · 8d

Thanks to @compassoffice.bsky.social for having me last night, speaking alongside @jydenham.bsky.social & @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social on why I think Labour needs the moral courage to do things simply because they’re the right thing to do, and how we should embrace the broad church.

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Compass @compassoffice.bsky.social · 8d

Massive applause as Neal Lawson says: « Andy Burnham is by far away the best person to lead our Party and our Country right now. »

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Compass @compassoffice.bsky.social · 8d

Neal Lawson:
« I think Keir Starmer should look in the mirror and ask himself if he has the wherewithal to lead this country. And I don’t think he has. »

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