It's Bloody Complicated - A Compass Podcast
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.
Podcasting since 2020 • 140 episodes
It's Bloody Complicated - A Compass Podcast
Latest Episodes
Has Labour outgrown net-zero? | ep 122
We were delighted to be joined by Will McCallum, co-executive director of Greenpeace and Tessa Khan, executive director of Uplift.Last year was the first calendar year to globally reach
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German Election Special | ep. 121
It’s been said that German elections are usually dull affairs. Well, whether that’s been true in the past, it’s certainly not true this time – it’s bloody complicated.The result Sunday 23rd, brought success for the CDU/CSU conservatives,...
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The French New Popular Front | ep. 120
In July 2024 the New Popular Front (NFP), a coalition of left-wing parties, came out on top in a snap general election in France, winning 193 seats in the National Assembly. The centrist bloc supporting President Emmanuel Macron got 166 seats, ...
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119. A New Settlement for Water
Britain’s infrastructure is struggling. We’ve seen stories of concrete falling down in schools, unreliable public transport, and an NHS at breaking point after chronic neglect and the Covid-19 pandemic. But little has captured people’s attentio...
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Electoral jenga, sandcastle majorities, and polling on thin ice w/ Rob Ford | ep. 118
For our first podcast of 2025, Neal and Lena were be joined by Rob Ford to discuss electoral chaos, First Past the Post and political instability, his recent work, and our recent publication
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