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'Labour must confront the crisis of first past the post before it’s too late' - LabourList First past the post is fuelling distrust, fragmentation and instability. If Labour is serious about democratic renewal, it must lead the case for electoral reform now

🚨"Right now, Labour has the chance to lead this conversation and head off this issue. There is no time for complacency."
Sean Woodcock MP & Jo Platt MP warn that FPTP is headed for chaos.

✍️ For @labourlist.bsky.social @seanlwoodcock.bsky.social @joplatt.bsky.social

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McSweeney is the symptom of a deeper malaise within the Labour Party.

One that will not dissipate until they can fundamentally rethink what they’re there to do and how they’re going to achieve it.

🎙️Director Neal Lawson for BBC Radio 4

To revive the Labour Party, a leadership change is not enough. But what will be?

@labourlewis.bsky.social argues renewing democracy, within and outside the Party, is the fundamental key.

Listen to the full episode w/ Mainstream Interim Council Chair Kerry Postlewhite & @paulabarkermp.bsky.social 👇

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To revive the Labour Party, a leadership change is not enough. But what will be?

@labourlewis.bsky.social argues renewing democracy, within and outside the Party, is the fundamental key.

Listen to the full episode w/ Mainstream Interim Council Chair Kerry Postlewhite & @paulabarkermp.bsky.social 👇

Founding Mainstream Signatories @paulabarkermp.bsky.social
& @labourlewis.bsky.social, Interim Council Chair Kerry Postlewhite and National Coordinator Luke Hurst joined the Compass podcast to discuss the tumultuous past few days for the Labour Party.

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McSweeney is the symptom of a deeper malaise within the Labour Party.

One that will not dissipate until they can fundamentally rethink what they’re there to do and how they’re going to achieve it.

🎙️Director Neal Lawson for BBC Radio 4

Starmer's Last Stand: What Next for the Labour Party? with Paula Barker MP, Clive Lewis MP, Kerry Postlewhite and Luke Hurst Podcast Episode · It's Bloody Complicated - A Compass Podcast · 10/02/2026 · Bonus · 36m

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OUT NOW:

This week's Labour Party crisis called for an emergency episode - so our Director Neal Lawson is joined by @paulabarkermp.bsky.social, @labourlewis.bsky.social, Kerry Postlewhite and Luke Hurst.

Available wherever you get your podcasts!

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🎙️Party leadership makes a difference - to your culture, to your direction, but also to how others see you.

The Greens' @rachelmillward.bsky.social showed us just how much it matters when discussing electoral alliances.

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McSweeney, Mandelson and the stain of New Labour We must dispense with the failed politics and toxic methods of the Blairites for good

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Ultimately, this is not the scandal of Mandelson or McSweeney. It is the endpoint of New Labour.

A total reset of the Labour project must begin. Until then, nothing will truly change.

Neal Lawson for @newstatesman1913.bsky.social

McSweeney, Mandelson and the stain of New Labour We must dispense with the failed politics and toxic methods of the Blairites for good

McSweeney, Mandelson and the stain of New Labour: We must dispense with the failed politics and toxic methods of the Blairites for good.

🖊️ Neal Lawson

NEW! Join us on 20 Feb when we host a book launch @york.ac.uk with @profkepickett.bsky.social,
@rachaelmaskell.bsky.social and @helenbarnard.bsky.social - (@trusselluk.bsky.social).

With @compassoffice.bsky.social and @jrf-uk.bsky.social

The Good Society

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NEXT WEEK:

After the incursion into Venezuela, threats towards Greenland and NATO - and the backdrop of international law crumbling in the Gaza genocide and Ukraine - we have experts @nickdearden.bsky.social and Mary Kaldor on the podcast to discuss if US hegemony is failing.

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Want to get involved in local politics & make an impact?

It may be simpler than you think.

Green Party Deputy Leader @rachelmillward.bsky.social's story is a brilliant example of the power of how seizing opportunities and creating alliances can build progressive power.

Episode out now👇

The Good Society Book Launch with Kate Pickett, George Monbiot, Caroline Lucas and Baroness Ruth Lister Join us on Wednesday 4th February for the launch of Professor Kate Pickett's new book, The Good Society! The 'Good Society' is a paragon of Compass' work - the lodestar that we hold in all things we ...

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TONIGHT! Very limited places left for this online launch of
@profkepickett.bsky.social's new book, 'The Good Society'.

A brilliant set of speakers join us to discuss how we fix the rampant inequality across all of our society.

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The Good Society Join the University of York, Compass and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation on Friday 20 February as we partner for the launch of Professor Kate Pickett’s new book.

NEW! Join us on 20 Feb when we host a book launch
@york.ac.uk with @profkepickett.bsky.social and @rachaelmaskell.bsky.social

With @compassoffice.bsky.social and @jrf-uk.bsky.social .

The Good Society

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Care is a Societal Challenge: Purpose Before Process - Compass This paper, authored by Bob Rhodes, provides the argument for systemic overhaul in the care sector, including oversight moved to the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government, and impetus...

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Our new paper on social care policy suggests some radical alternatives to the current direction of 'social care' - including moving it out of the Health Department.

Bob Rhodes, author of our new publication 'Care is a Societal Challenge', in @labourlist.bsky.social.

Care is a Societal Challenge: Purpose Before Process - Compass This paper, authored by Bob Rhodes, provides the argument for systemic overhaul in the care sector, including oversight moved to the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government, and impetus...

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NEW PUBLICATION!

'Social care' is a situation multiple governments - Labour, Tory, coalition - have tried to solve.

This new paper by Bob Rhodes makes the arguments for a holistic re-think of the entire sector - including removing it from the Health Department entirely.

The Good Society Book Launch with Kate Pickett, George Monbiot, Caroline Lucas and Baroness Ruth Lister Join us on Wednesday 4th February for the launch of Professor Kate Pickett's new book, The Good Society! The 'Good Society' is a paragon of Compass' work - the lodestar that we hold in all things we ...

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NEXT WEEK: We cannot wait to host the launch of @profkepickett.bsky.social's new book, 'The Good Society', with @equalitytrust.bsky.social!

A star-studded lineup of @georgemonbiot.bsky.social, @carolinelucas.bsky.social and Baroness Ruth Lister join us online. Use the link below this to sign up!

🎙️OUT NOW: Labour is tanking in Wales.

The next elections look like a two-horse race between Reform and Plaid Cymru, now leading on 33%.

Fresh off a key Caerphilly by-election win, we’re joined by Plaid leader @rhunapiorwerth.bsky.social for the insider view on their plan for success. 👇

Can First Past the Post cope with multi-party politics?

🗒️ The APPG was delighted to host a private briefing in Parliament today with…

🗣️ Professor Sir John Curtice of @unistrathclyde.bsky.social
🗣️ Dr David Klemperer of @uniofbath.bsky.social
🪑 Emma Harrison of @makevotesmatter.bsky.social

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