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.
It's Bloody Complicated - A Compass Podcast
Latest Episodes
It’s Bloody Complicated – Start Spreading the Blues: What do the US Midterm Results Mean for Us? with Grace Mausser
Last week, midterm elections were held in the USA and it proved a historic night for the Democratic Party. We saw what many termed a ‘blue wave’, as Democrat candidates swept victories across the entire country.They managed to flip both ...
What are the Progressive Answers on Immigration? With Beth Gardiner-Smith & Tobias Phibbs
Immigration has become one of the political buzzwords of the 21st Century – which is a sad indictment of where our politics is at. The nationalist right have exploited the issue to stoke fears and division of a country whose essential services ...
The Fair Necessities: Why We Need A Fairer Britain and How to Make It Happen with Will Snell
For this week’s episode, our Deputy Director Lena is joined by the Chief Executive of the Fairness Foundation, Will Snell. The title for the episode is that of Will’s new book which is out now, and this conversation gets into the weeds of the b...
Holborn & St. Pancras By-Election Reaction with Damian Lyons Lowe and Faye Brown
In a year of historic by-elections, October has brought us another. After Makerfield in May led directly to Andy Burnham returning to Parliament and becoming Prime Minister, so ousted PM Keir Starmer resigns his seat and gives the new Labour le...
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Red Herring or Red Line?: The Politics of the Rosebank and Jackdaw Oil and Gas Field Decisions
In 2024, Labour's manifesto explicitly ruled out any new licenses being granted for oil and gas drilling in the North Sea. Since then, Donald Trump's war in Iran has brought about the biggest energy crisis seen in Britain since 1979. As a resul...
