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"Mutualisation sounds great but when you lift the veil… it’s a cop-out." @labourlewis.bsky.social MP for Norwich South @serauk.bsky.social

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“Workers have been at the forefront of making sure we have decent water” @labourlewis.bsky.social MP for Norwich South @serauk.bsky.social

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"This is a negotiation and it takes political will. But this Labour Government needs to show it can do difficult things." Lena Swedlow, Compass Deputy Director #LabourConference2026 @serauk.bsky.social

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"Our campaign has grown from a handful of MPs up to 70-80 MPs now willing to stick their heads about the parapet to support public ownership." That's not enough, but it shows we're growing momentum fast. @labourlewis.bsky.social MP for Norwich South @serauk.bsky.social

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"Andy Burnham wants to end neoliberalism. What’s more neoliberal than privatised water?" So why are we kicking public ownership down the long grass? @labourlewis.bsky.social MP for Norwich South @serauk.bsky.social

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"We're late to the transition to public ownership. Across Europe, there's so many examples of water being brought back into public ownership - in many different ways. And they've told us: we'll help you get there." Lena Swedlow, Compass Deputy Director #LabourConference2026 @serauk.bsky.social

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We're speaking about public ownership of water at #LabourConference2026 w/ @serauk.bsky.social, @sascampaigns.bsky.social & @labourlewis.bsky.social. Our privatised water system is broken. 92% of Labour members back public ownership. It's not only essential, is feasible.

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"If we don't genuinely empower local councils, whatever we do at a national level will fail... People don't feel control over their daily lives and there is no way for people to express that." @ellybakeram.bsky.social, London Assembly Member #LabourConference2026

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"Labour has been the party of devolution throughout the country, but we don't have devolution within our own party." Mark Drakeford, Former First Minister of Wales #LabourConference2026

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What Labour can bring when working with other progressives: "[Because of our history] we have a belief in collective action. How people organise and act together. We can be at the forefront of the organising." Mark Drakeford, Former First Minister of Wales #LabourConference2026

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"If we can’t work with ourselves, how are we going to work with others who we need to work on issues with?" @ellybakeram.bsky.social, London Assembly Member #LabourConference2026

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The amount of NEU members who voted Labour just a few years ago was 60%. That went down to barely 18% in latest polling. Debra Beale, National President of the NEU herself left the Labour Party after Keir Starmer's "Island of Strangers" speech in 2025. #LabourConference2026

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"Our members want to see Labour reinvesting properly in public services." Debra Beale, National President of the @neunion.bsky.social #LabourConference2026

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"The way that we have fought recent mayoral elections, we’ve been very focused on our squeeze vote … but we’ve been losing our core vote." @ellybakeram.bsky.social, London Assembly Member #LabourConference2026

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"This comes down to us working out what we stand for again… we have to say, on big issues, this is what Labour stands for." @ellybakeram.bsky.social, London Assembly Member #LabourConference2026

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"Democracies erode when progressive parties spend more time attacking one another over nuances." Mark Drakeford, Former First Minister of Wales #LabourConference2026

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Compass @compassoffice.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

"The last few years have taught us that the political settlement that built Labour has changed." In a multi-party system, it's likely no Burnham bounce will hand Labour a majority in 2029. Could it lead a progressive majority instead? Lena Swedlow, Compass Deputy Director #LabourConference2026

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An excellent and insightful report from @jamiedriscoll.bsky.social on the relationship between the fiscal and political mess we find ourselves in, and finding a way out of the "We can’t afford it" argument: hostagenation.com

hostagenation.com

HOSTAGE NATION: Britain’s Escape Plan

Britain has the money, the land and the people. What it lost was the nerve. Hostage Nation is the practical plan to escape, ready to implement today

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Compass @compassoffice.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Andy Burnham's aim to 'end forty years of neoliberalism' is the right one - so how can it be achieved? LSE's @andreacapussela.bsky.social thinks that Schumpeterian theory might help us find out. www.compassonline.org.uk/a-suggestion...

compassonline.org.uk

A Suggestion for the New PM: The Political Economy of Egalitarian Liberty - Compass

What can we learn from Schumpeter?

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Compass @compassoffice.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

anting to know what the deal is with this week's Labour Conference? You're in luck: our LABOUR CONFERENCE PREVIEW podcast is out now! @paulabarkermp.bsky.social and Equity's Paul Fleming join Neal Lawson to break it all down. Available wherever you get your podcasts!

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Compass @compassoffice.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

From our Change: HOW? conference last May to Number 10 now - The Guardian's Long Read charts Andy Burnham's path to Number 10. 👇

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Compass @compassoffice.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Unless someone starts polling at 40% the bare reality is that progressive parties have to work with each other. There is a Progressive Majority in this country. It either works together or fails apart.

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Compass @compassoffice.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

"The King is dead, long live the King". Compass Director Neal Lawson has written an autopsy of Keir Starmer's time as leader of the Labour Party. Go read now👇 neallawson2u.substack.com/p/starmerism...

neallawson2u.substack.com

Starmerism: An Autopsy

The king is dead, long live the king.

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‘Do you think Ed Davey is the right leader to tell the LibDems’ story?’ Vince Cable, answering this question from a BBC journalist: “My only grievance against Ed Davey is that 30 years ago he contested the Twickenham seat against me.” #LDConference

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"Devolution isn’t just about regional government. What matters is what happens at the local level. Councils, parishes, community groups that are empowered to mobilise ordinary people." Vince Cable, former LibDem Party leader #LDConference

How do you fight back against populism? For former leader of the LibDems, Vince Cable, the first thing is: “don’t feed the beast” and “be the adult in the room.” The country is not as broken as populists would have you believe. Don’t let them exaggerate. #LDConference

What stuck out in @rozsavage.bsky.social's new paper for Vince Cable: “The one thing you have to know is where you’re going. Otherwise you’re going in circles. As a party, we’ve become really good at the technical stuff, the campaigning, but where’s the story?” #LDConference

“You can’t impose the empowerment of a community from a centralised Government. So we need to rethink Government as a Gardener.” @rozsavage.bsky.social, MP for South Cotswolds #LDConference

“I’ve been experimenting with this in my own constituency in the South Cotswolds. I asked: does power come from the top-down, the bottom-up, or the middle down? The answer I found is: yes.” @rozsavage.bsky.social, MP for South Cotswolds #LDConference

"To sum up my paper in one line: we need to decentralise power." Power is concentrating like never before, and the frustration of powerlessness is fueling populism. Countering that is how liberalism regains relevance. @rozsavage.bsky.social, MP for South Cotswolds #LDConference