[Opinion] Compass is pointing back to Labour

Compass is pointing back to Labour

Compass began life in 2003, as a grouping of Labour figures discontented with the direction of the government under then Prime Minister Tony Blair. They were somewhat grandiosely described in the Guardian at the time as a “roll call of the intellectual heartland of New Labour”. For the next eight years, the organisation grew but continued to concern itself primarily with the Labour Party, backing candidates for internal elections (among their su…

Labour members want change

Compass, the left-of-centre think tank, published polling yesterday on the opinion of Labour Party members that states a blunt truth, which is that the Labour government is out of step with its own grassroots. And it is not just slightly out of step. On issue after issue, Labour members want bold, progressive action, but instead the government is delivering caution, compromise, or outright opposition. In summary, the polling found that: 92% of …