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"Our political system is not working. We don't have fair votes, we don't have fair media and we don't have fair taxes." If we fix these three things, we can start to fix everything else. Things can be Better!
Today we've joined with 10 other organisations to launch Better! Better Votes. Better Media. Better Taxes. If we can change these three then we can change the entire operating system of broken politics in Britain. Coverage in @theipaper.com.
Votes, taxes, media. Together, we can break the cycle. ft. @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social @unlockdemocracy.bsky.social @makevotesmatter.bsky.social @mediareformuk.bsky.social @communityenergyengland.org @mediarevolution.channel.org @hackedoff.bsky.social 🧵2/4
Britain is facing a crisis of trust and power. That's why today we're launching Better! - an alliance to remove the grip on power, wealth and information by the few - and return it to the many - for a better future for all. 🧵1/4
EMERGENCY PODCAST! Andy Burnham has pledged to 'end 40 years of neoliberalism' - but is that what he's actually set out to do? Compass Director Neal Lawson sits down with @labourlewis.bsky.social, @profafinlayson.bsky.social @jemgilbert.bsky.social & Sue Goss. Wherever you get your podcasts!
Come join the Compass team! We're hiring an Organiser 🤝📣 If you like talking to and building with volunteers across different progressive political traditions, then apply here: www.compassonline.org.uk/were-hiring-...
Come work with us! 💻📢 We're looking for a Digital Engagement Officer! If you like creating content, moving people to action and finding the perfect words to land a message, then apply to join our growing team: www.compassonline.org.uk/digital-enga...
The Greater Manchester Mayoral by-election showed Britain's fragmented politics for what it is: a two-bloc system where a Progressive Majority are willing to form. But there are bigger issues facing progressives down the line. Compass Director Neal Lawson for @theguardian.com.
Compass are hiring for two roles! The first is a Political Organiser - getting us ever closer to politicians, civil society and our members on the ground. Second is a Digital Engagement Officer - covering all things on our digital communications! Apply below!
Talks of a Reform-Restore pact - a Regressive Alliance - should alarm every progressive in this country. It is time to galvanise Britain's Progressive Majority.
A real debate on ensuring social care doesn't run people's lives is well past welcome. And if Andy Burnham wants inspiration, he has to look no further than South Yorkshire. Compass Director Neal Lawson for @theipaper.com.
TONIGHT! Compass Members can join our Deputy Director, Lena, as we get into the nitty gritty on a topic incredibly close to Compass' heart: public ownership of water. With @cathobbs.bsky.social and @ewanmg.bsky.social!
Our episode on The Guardian’s Legacies of Enslavement Programme is now available wherever you get your podcasts! Tune in for a fascinating discussion of Restorative Justice between the Programme's Director, Ebony Riddell Bamber, its editorial lead, Maya Wolfe-Robinson, and Clive Lewis MP.
🌊 Fantastic to see another council call for water to be brought back into public hands! Privatised water means shareholders gain and we pay for their mess. We're sick of it. Cornwall Council is now one of a dozen councils standing up for what 82% of the public want.
We always say that our members are the lifeblood of Compass, and last week showed that. It was incredible to see their passion, ideas and energy at our first ever Membership Convention - identifying challenges, exploring opportunities & debating where Compass can have the greatest impact.
Public ownership is the only viable model to make Britain's water industry work for customers. Talk of mutualisation or not-for-profit models simply faces the same problems we're seeing right now. Compass Deputy Director Lena Swedlow for @labourlist.bsky.social.
PM Andy Burnham's instincts are right so far - but if he is to get Britain out of this political mire then he must stick to his promise to 'end business as usual'. That means wholesale democratic, electoral and economic reform. Compass Director Neal Lawson for the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social.
This is a momentous day, but there's a huge challenge ahead for Andy Burnham.
⏰Andy Burnham: it’s time to fix our broken voting system! 👇Add your name to the open letter 👇 actionnetwork.org/petitions/an... @makevotesmatter.bsky.social @unlockdemocracy.bsky.social
Our post-Makerfield reaction episode is now available wherever you get your podcasts! Tune in for searing analysis from @avasantina.bsky.social, @anouschka-r.bsky.social, @mainstreamlabour.bsky.social Kerry Postlewhite and stand-in @wstronge.bsky.social!
If Andy Burnham can make Labour palatable for Makerfield then he can make it palatable for the entire country. The transition to a new Prime Minister must be orderly, but it must happen.
Makerfield is a real victory for progressives. But this moment is bigger than one person or one party. Defeating Reform and the causes of Reform requires all of us, working together. The progressive majority must now be activated. Read our full statement below.
That tingle of hope you felt this morning? It comes from Makerfield. Andy Burnham has shown that a bold, purposeful progressive politics can beat Reform. Now he (and we) must deliver. Or the consequences will be grave.
The good society isn't utopian - it's already all around us. @profkepickett.bsky.social has got the examples to back it up. After you've watched, we want to hear yours. Which existing project gives you the most hope? 💭
At 'Change: NOW! Mobilising the Progressive Majority', over 700 progressives came together to figure out how we make this country better. Full video coming next week.
OUT NOW! We sat down with economist @meadwaj.bsky.social to discuss how progressives can be trusted on the economy and how we re-commit to environmentalism is this fragmented age. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts!
Keir Starmer’s time as Prime Minister will be remembered for indecision and an unwillingness to commit to the difficult decisions. You can’t please everyone in Government, yet Starmer has uniquely managed to please no one. Compass on John Healey's resignation as Defence Secretary👇
Our Director @Neal_Compass sat down with @mandascott.bsky.social of the Accidental Gods podcast (and @rupertread.bsky.social) to discuss Britain's progressive majority and the world we're within the grasp of building. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts!