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Hear from the widest range of voices in the progressive movement. Every week, host Neal Lawson, speaks with progressive thinkers, writers and politicians from the UK and beyond about current affairs and how to build the Good Society. Visit compassonline.org.uk to learn more about Compass.
Compass hosts It's Bloody Complicated - A Compass Podcast, a society show with 181 episodes published.
The Scott Trust is the parent company that owns The Guardian Media Group. In 2023, the Trust launched their ‘Legacies of Enslavement Programme’, formed to acknowledge that the founder of the Manchester Guardian, John Edw
10 years on from the vote to leave the European Union, Lena is joined by Stella Creasy MP to discuss the impact of that decision, and what the future holds for our relationship with Europe. Plus: the staff team react to
It’s probably not being dramatic to suggest that the 2026 Makerfield by-election could go down as the most influential Westminster by-election of all time. As Labour’s woes in government continue, sitting 8 points behind
Perhaps the foremost crisis of the omnicrisis that is seeming to plague British politics these days is the cost of living. With inflation through the roof over the past decade due to a series of seismic economic shocks –
This month, something happened in British politics that would normally sound completely impossible. A Labour mayor appointed a Green council leader as her deputy. Not after a coalition deal, or an election without a clea
Neal Lawson is joined by Uffe Elbæk, Danish politician, former Minister of Culture, founder of The Alternative political party, and long-time friend of Compass. They discuss Uffe's new book Doubt, Hope, Action which is o
At this pivotal moment for British politics, Compass has been very proud to release ‘ What is the Soft Left? ‘. Our newest publication – which you can read here – dives into the history of the soft left within the Labour
The 2026 Local Elections have been some of the most seismic in British history. Across England the public took their chance to give Labour a kicking, with Reform winning big and the Greens bringing about their best-ever
The 2026 Local Elections are set to be the most seismic the country has faced in a generation. Across all of Britain the old order is being thrown out of the window and the brave new world of six-party fragmentation will
On May 7th 2026, the Scottish people go to the polls to elect a new Scottish Parliament. In and amongst what look like seismic losses for the Labour Government across the English local elections and in the Welsh Senedd,
Aneurin Bevan called it “quite the most ambitious adventure in the care of national health that any country has seen”. Nigel Lawson called it “the closest thing the English have to a religion.” And it’s been called by ou
The world that Compass has long predicted is now becoming self-evident: Britain no longer lives in its two-party system. The Conservative-Labour duality that has dominated British politics since the 20th Century is no lo
In this bonus episode, Neal and Lena are joined by the political commentators Megan Kenyan and Peter Kellner to dissect the result of this week's by-election in Gorton & Denton. Support the show Enjoyed the podcast and w
One of Compass’ evergreen campaigns is that for proportional representation. Doing away with the archaic first-past-the-post voting system is something self-evident to the new politics we here at Compass are trying to bu
‘We’re living through unprecedented times’ seems to be the slogan of the past decade now, which is a grim reality. But, when facing the international space, it’s difficult to argue. The rampant chaos that has been seen t
This EMERGENCY episode of It's Bloody Complicated was deemed necessary due to the rapidly moving events of the past weekend. Recorded on Monday 9th February 2026, the day after Morgan McSweeney resigned as the Prime Mini
Even for the most stalwart party member, the meteoric rise of popularity for the Green Party since the 2024 General Election would have caught them off guard. After a record-setting performance at the election – 6.8% vot
The elections happening for the Welsh Senedd in 2026 are held at the same time as the English local elections and the vote for the Scottish Parliament – but there’s an argument to be made that they’re by far the most imp
The New Year is, understandably, a time for both self-reflection and for figuring out the future. With January comes confronting what you might want to happen in your life. But in politics, what you want to happen and wh
The launch of Mainstream, the election of Zack Polanski as Green Party leader, Angela Rayner’s resignation and Peter Mandelson’s sacking – just some of the headline events of another chaotic year in British politics. 202
Emma Harrison
choreographer and dancer · Mills & Reeve
1 appearance on this show
Michael Jacobs
50 Best Teacher in America by Golf Digest, top 100 Teacher in America by Golf Magazine · Herbert Smith Freehills
1 appearance on this show
Sir Keir Starmer
Leader of the Labour Party · United Kingdom
1 appearance on this show
Morgan McSweeney
1 appearance on this show
George Monbiot
2 appearances on this show
Zack Polanski
leader of the British Green Party and prospective British Prime Minister · The Green Party of England and Wales
2 appearances on this show
Laura Parker
Complex Rehabilitation Ward Manager · Science and Technology Directorate
1 appearance on this show
James Meadway
host of the Macrodose podcast
1 appearance on this show
Mark Drakeford
former Welsh First Minister · Welsh government
2 appearances on this show
Caroline Lucas
MP · Green Party
2 appearances on this show
Sam Freedman
Education reformer & co-author of UK's most popular political substack · Anthony & Sam Freedman Racing
1 appearance on this show
Ben Walker
2018 Alaska Teacher of the Year · Vernon County Youth Fair
1 appearance on this show
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