It's Bloody Complicated - A Compass Podcast

Join Frances in conversation with long time friend of Compass, Lisa Nandy MP about her new book "All In: How we build a country that works".

This brilliant new book reveals how Britain can leave behin…

As part of Win As One, we’re going round the country holding podcasts in key regions to talk to local activists about the issues they’re facing, and ask the golden question – what do you want to win …

We need a leadership revolution if we are to reach our collective potential and address our complex challenges. 

Through her work as an activist and grassroots organiser, Clare Richmond is calling for…

Tuesday 8th November marked a decisive day in the US political calendar - the midterms elections - which set the scene for the rest of Biden's presidency and beyond. Following a summer of positive po…

Perhaps the biggest reason we need to Win As One is the urgency and scale of the climate emergency, which impacts every one of us and demands a collective response like no other. 

On this episode of t…

Roger hosts this special episode in conversation with activists fighting the cost of living crisis whilst working for a pluralist, progressive politics in Buckinghamshire.

If you're curious about the …

Our economy is in crisis.  Ordinary people can’t afford even the basics – heating, eating and transport, mortgages are going up and pensions going down. Some of this is down to geo-politics, much of …

 The Teal Independents are marking waves in Australian politics, finding electoral success by putting community and climate first.

They're bringing difference and creativity into their political syste…

Labour faces a huge challenge, not just to win power but to use it to transform the country. The old politics that allows the domination of elites and swing voters constrains what we can do in the fa…

In this special edition of the podcast Neal talks to Andrew Murray, former advisor to Jeremy Corbyn, about the lessons of the Corbyn era and what that means for the future of socialism in Britain.

Enj…

This podcast makes reference to slides presented by Ken Spours. To view these, watch the podcast video on our CompassTV youtube channel

The right is shape shifting again - from Johnson to now Liz Tru…

Original recording of this special episode was on video, references to slides are mentioned throughout the recording.

This episode is part 1 of 2 of a education series special. Part 2 of the education…

Stella Creasy is one of the most dynamic back-benchers in Parliament. She campaigns nationally on issues such as abortion rights, making Westminster a child friendly workplace, and how to deepen demo…

Another world is possible. 

A professor of Collective Intelligence, Public Policy and Social Innovation at University College London, Geoff Mulgan is a prolific writer, thinker and doer. 

He was a stra…

Basic income is a regular payment everyone receives. Forever.

Now, the Welsh and Irish governments have followed the examples of the United States and elsewhere, and are piloting basic income programm…

What would your life look like with less time spent at work?

Across the UK, thousands at workers at 70 companies are taking part in the biggest-ever trial of a four-day working week.

Joining It’s Blood…

From fines for the prime minister to shocking allegations of harassment, bullying and sexism in the workplace, Parliament has been bedevilled by scandal once again.

We’re joined by Dr Hannah White, Je…

It’s Bloody Complicated brings you a special episode on a fascinating set of elections across the UK. Joining us is elections guru Professor Rob Ford.

What were the progressive triumphs and tragedies …

Orwell Youth Fellows Jamie See and Noah Robinson meet poet Tishani Doshi to explore protest, poetry and performance.

Tishani Doshi is an award-winning poet, novelist, dancer and journalist.

The episode…

On Monday 11th April we saw the consequences when progressives divide and centrists ignore the ground to their left. A rightward-shifting Emmanuel Macron finds himself in a second-round matchup with …