It's Bloody Complicated - A Compass Podcast
182 episodes - English - Latest episode: 14 days ago -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.
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Disorder: Hard Times in the 21st Century - In Conversation with Helen Thompson | ep. 62
August 25, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 42.5 MBThis week on the Compass podcast we are joined by Helen Thompson, author of the book Disorder: Hard Times in the 21st Century, published by Oxford University Press. A chronicle of three recent political histories - in our geopolitics, world economy and todays western democracies, Helen shows us the ways that energy, global finance and democracy interact - forcing us to think hard about why and how we get a fit for purpose democracy to meet the challenges we face. Helen Thompson is a profes...
BONUS: “What’s the point of this, Miss?” What’s gone wrong with education and how we can fix it
August 22, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 63.4 MBOriginal 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 series is available on our Compasstv YouTube channel Covid-19 has exposed the vast inequalities baked into the way we educate children in the UK. But there’s a whole lot more that needs changing – and most politicians don’t like talking about it. Are we genuinely providing children and youn...
“What’s the point of this, Miss?” What’s gone wrong with education and how we can fix it
August 22, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 63.4 MBOriginal 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 series is available on our Compasstv YouTube channel Covid-19 has exposed the vast inequalities baked into the way we educate children in the UK. But there’s a whole lot more that needs changing – and most politicians don’t like talking about it. Are we genuinely providing children and youn...
Election Special: France Decides with Rim-Sarah Alouane and Philippe Marlière | ep. 63
August 16, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 42.8 MBOn 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 the far-right Marine Le Pen in France. Left-of-centre parties split the vote in the first round, allowing Le Pen to narrowly make the run-off. Current polling suggests that left-wing voters will only break to Macron fairly narrowly – with huge numbers set to abstain. What does it all mean? A...
Paint your town Red! Conversation with Matt Brown and Rhian E.Jones | ep. 49
August 12, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 41.9 MBThis week on the Compass podcast we are joined by Matthew Brown and Rhian E. Jones, authors of the book Paint Your Town Red: How Preston Took Back Control and Your Town Can Too, published by Repeater. Against a national backdrop of austerity and privatisation, a city in Lancashire bucked the trend and created what is known as the Preston Model. Matthew is the leader of Preston City Council, where he has led pioneering efforts in community wealth-building – what has become known as the ‘Pres...
Paint your town Red! Conversation with Matt Brown | ep. 49
August 12, 2022 16:00 - 59 minutes - 41.2 MBThis week on the Compass podcast we are joined by Matthew Brown and Rhian E. Jones, authors of the book Paint Your Town Red: How Preston Took Back Control and Your Town Can Too, published by Repeater. Against a national backdrop of austerity and privatisation, a city in Lancashire bucked the trend and created what is known as the Preston Model. Matthew is the leader of Preston City Council, where he has led pioneering efforts in community wealth-building – what has become known as the ‘Pres...
In Conversation with Stella Creasy | Ep.69
August 02, 2022 08:00 - 58 minutes - 40.6 MBStella 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 democracy. Locally, Stella put her constituency, Walthamstow, on the map with clever campaigns and even smarter social media. We were delighted to welcome her to It’s Bloody Complicated. We talked all things Labour Party and Tory Party, and what’s next for the future of democracy, E17, and indie roc...
In Conversation with Stella Creasy | ep. 68
August 02, 2022 08:00 - 58 minutes - 40.6 MBStella 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 democracy. Locally, Stella put her constituency, Walthamstow, on the map with clever campaigns and even smarter social media. We were delighted to welcome her to It’s Bloody Complicated. We talked all things Labour Party and Tory Party, and what’s next for the future of democracy, E17, and indie roc...
In Conversation with Stella Creasy | ep. 69
August 02, 2022 08:00 - 58 minutes - 40.6 MBStella 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 democracy. Locally, Stella put her constituency, Walthamstow, on the map with clever campaigns and even smarter social media. We were delighted to welcome her to It’s Bloody Complicated. We talked all things Labour Party and Tory Party, and what’s next for the future of democracy, E17, and indie roc...
SPECIAL: The Welsh Basic Income pilot - Jonathan Williams explains the what, how and why
July 20, 2022 20:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MBBasic 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 programmes for real. In this special episode Jonathan Williams, co-founder of UBI Lab Wales, gives us the inside track on the Welsh pilot. It's Bloody Complicated is recorded every second and fourth Tuesday of the month. Become a Compass member to join our live recordings and put your questions to ou...
The Welsh Basic Income pilot - Jonathan Williams explains the what, how and why | ep.67
July 20, 2022 20:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MBBasic 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 programmes for real. In this special episode Jonathan Williams, co-founder of UBI Lab Wales, gives us the inside track on the Welsh pilot. It's Bloody Complicated is recorded every second and fourth Tuesday of the month. Become a Compass member to join our live recordings and put your questions to ou...
Another World is Possible with Geoff Mulgan | Ep.68
July 18, 2022 08:00 - 56 minutes - 39.1 MBAnother 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 strategy adviser to former Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown as well as governments around the world, with his expertise also running think tanks like Nesta and Demos. His latest book Another Word is Possible, released in June 2022, examines how we reignite social and political Imagina...
In conversation with Geoff Mulgan | ep. 68
July 18, 2022 08:00 - 56 minutes - 39.1 MBAnother 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 strategy adviser to former Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown as well as governments around the world, with his expertise also running think tanks like Nesta and Demos. His latest book Another Word is Possible, released in June 2022, examines how we reignite social and political Imagina...
In conversation with Geoff Mulgan | ep. 67
July 18, 2022 08:00 - 56 minutes - 39.1 MBAnother 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 strategy adviser to former Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown as well as governments around the world, with his expertise also running think tanks like Nesta and Demos. His latest book Another Word is Possible, released in June 2022, examines how we reignite social and political Imagina...
The Welsh Basic Income pilot - The What, How and Why with Jonathan Williams | Ep.67
July 01, 2022 20:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MBBasic 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 programmes for real. In this special episode Jonathan Williams, co-founder of UBI Lab Wales, gives us the inside track on the Welsh pilot. It's Bloody Complicated is recorded every second and fourth Tuesday of the month. Become a Compass member to join our live recordings and put your questions to ou...
Trialling a 4-Day Week | Ep. 66
June 19, 2022 20:00 - 58 minutes - 40.2 MBWhat 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 Bloody Complicated to discuss the trial and a potential future of reduced working hours are representatives from digital marketing firm Literal Humans and brewery Pressure Drop, both of which are participating in the pilot. And we’ll also hear from Will Stronge, co-author of Overtime: Why We Need...
Fixing Westminster | Ep. 65
June 04, 2022 14:00 - 58 minutes - 40.6 MBFrom 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, Jennifer Nadel and Darren Hughes to explore What about the structure and culture of our politics results in such awful behaviour – and how we build a new politics. Hannah White is Deputy Director of the Institute for Government and author of Held in Contempt: What’s Wrong with the House of Commo...
Local Elections Special | Ep. 64
May 31, 2022 08:00 - 54 minutes - 37.6 MBIt’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 – where did progressive alliances win out, and where could they have helped score wins? Rob Ford is Professor of Political Science at the University of Manchester. He is the author, with Maria Sobolewska, of the award-winning Brexitland and, with Tim Bale, Will Jennings and Paul Surridge, of T...
The Future We Want #5: Poetry, Protest and Performance with Tishani Doshi
May 24, 2022 15:00 - 39 minutes - 27 MBOrwell 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 begins with Jamie and Noah reading their poems. Read 'A Love Symphony to the World' by Jamie See (https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-youth-prize/2018-youth-prize/runners-orwell-youth-prize-2020/jamiesee/) Read 'Here There Are No People' by Noah Robinson (https://www.orwellfoundati...
The Future We Want #5: Poetry, Protest and and Performance with Tishani Doshi
May 24, 2022 15:00 - 39 minutes - 27 MBOrwell 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 begins with Jamie and Noah reading their poems. Read 'A Love Symphony to the World' by Jamie See (https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-youth-prize/2018-youth-prize/runners-orwell-youth-prize-2020/jamiesee/) Read 'Here There Are No People' by Noah Robinson (https://www.orwellfoundati...
Election Special: France Decides with Rim-Sarah Alouane and Philippe Marlière | Ep.63
May 02, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 42.8 MBOn 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 the far-right Marine Le Pen in France. Left-of-centre parties split the vote in the first round, allowing Le Pen to narrowly make the run-off. Current polling suggests that left-wing voters will only break to Macron fairly narrowly – with huge numbers set to abstain. What does it all mean? A...
Disorder: Hard Times in the 21st Century - In Conversation with Helen Thompson | Ep. 62
April 26, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 42.5 MBThis week on the Compass podcast we are joined by Helen Thompson, author of the book Disorder: Hard Times in the 21st Century, published by Oxford University Press. A chronicle of three recent political histories - in our geopolitics, world economy and todays western democracies, Helen shows us the ways that energy, global finance and democracy interact - forcing us to think hard about why and how we get a fit for purpose democracy to meet the challenges we face. Helen Thompson is a profes...
Democrats in Power: What's Been Won and What's Up Next | Ep.61
April 19, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 50.7 MBAfter a year-plus on the job, having inherited a deeply divided country, Joe Biden and the Democrats are still facing multiple interlocking crises – from the war in Ukraine, to the ongoing impact of the pandemic, to climate catastrophe. But amidst all this, can we count some wins – on infrastructure, Covid and a once-in-a-generation Supreme Court nomination? Top Democratic organisers Sky Gallegos and Joe Sudbay join It's Bloody Complicated to help make sense of it all. It's Bloody Complica...
Making Democracy Work with Polly Mackenzie
April 05, 2022 10:00 - 58 minutes - 40.4 MBChief Executive of Demos Polly Mackenzie joins It’s Bloody Complicated to look at what's gone wrong with our democracy and how we can fix it. Polly builds on the insights from her series of papers for Demos – Making Democracy Work. Polly Makenzie was Director of Policy to Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg from 2010–15, helping to write the 2010 Coalition Agreement. After leaving Government, Polly established the operations of the Women’s Equality Party and founded the Money and Mental Healt...
Making Democracy Work with Polly Mackenzie | Ep. 59
April 05, 2022 10:00 - 58 minutes - 40.4 MBChief Executive of Demos Polly Mackenzie joins It’s Bloody Complicated to look at what's gone wrong with our democracy and how we can fix it. Polly builds on the insights from her series of papers for Demos – Making Democracy Work. Polly Makenzie was Director of Policy to Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg from 2010–15, helping to write the 2010 Coalition Agreement. After leaving Government, Polly established the operations of the Women’s Equality Party and founded the Money and Mental Healt...
The Future We Want #5: Communities and Public Services with Professor Donna Hall
March 24, 2022 19:00 - 36 minutes - 25 MBOrwell Youth Fellow Jessica Tunks joins Professor Donna Hall to discuss family, community, reimagining public services and her scorching essay 'Knifepoint'. Donna Hall is Chair of New Local and of Bolton NHS Foundation Trust. The episode begins with Jessica reading her essay 'Knifepoint'. Read 'Knifepoint' by Jessica Tunks (https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-youth-prize/2018-youth-prize/winners-orwell-youth-prize-2020/jessica-tunks/). The Future We Want is a new podcast series f...
The Future We Want #4: Hopes and Failures of Social Housing with John Harris
March 17, 2022 15:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MBOrwell Youth Fellow Rosaleen Tite Ahern joins Guardian journalist John Harris to discuss place; the successes, failures and hopes of social housing; and her brilliantly evocative essay 'Streets in the Sky' on Manchester's Hulme Crescents. John Harris is a columnist at the Guardian and host of the podcast Politics Weekly UK. (https://www.theguardian.com/profile/johnharris). The episode begins with Rosaleen reading her essay 'Streets in the Sky'. Read 'Streets in the Sky' by Rosaleen Tite A...
In Coversation with Tommy Sheppard MP
March 13, 2022 06:00 - 53 minutes - 36.9 MBTommy Sheppard MP joins It’s Bloody Complicated to discuss the future of the Scottish independence movement, the prospects of the SNP supporting a Labour government and his remarkable political life. Tommy Sheppard is the Scottish National Party MP for Edinburgh and the SNP’s Spokesperson for Constitutional Affairs. It's Bloody Complicated is recorded every second and fourth Tuesday of the month. Become a Compass member to join our live recordings and put your questions to our guests: http...
In Conversation with Tommy Sheppard MP | Ep. 58
March 13, 2022 06:00 - 53 minutes - 36.9 MBTommy Sheppard MP joins It’s Bloody Complicated to discuss the future of the Scottish independence movement, the prospects of the SNP supporting a Labour government and his remarkable political life. Tommy Sheppard is the Scottish National Party MP for Edinburgh and the SNP’s Spokesperson for Constitutional Affairs. It's Bloody Complicated is recorded every second and fourth Tuesday of the month. Become a Compass member to join our live recordings and put your questions to our guests: http...
The War in Ukraine with Luke Cooper and Citizens not Consumers with Jon Alexander and Sue Goss | Ep.60
March 10, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 44 MBJon Alexander, author of the new book Citizens, joins the podcast to tell us how can we start to think and act like Citizens, not Consumers. Joining Jon is conversation is author and political scientist Sue Goss. But first we hear from Luke Cooper of Another Europe is Possible for an update on the terrible events in Ukraine. Luke helps us think through what we can be doing about this awful war. Citizens: Why the Key to Fixing Everything is All of Us (https://www.jonalexander.net/) It's B...
The War in Ukraine with Luke Cooper and Citizens not Consumers with Jon Alexander and Sue Goss
March 10, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 44 MBJon Alexander, author of the new book Citizens, joins the podcast to tell us how can we start to think and act like Citizens, not Consumers. Joining Jon is conversation is author and political scientist Sue Goss. But first we hear from Luke Cooper of Another Europe is Possible for an update on the terrible events in Ukraine. Luke helps us think through what we can be doing about this awful war. Citizens: Why the Key to Fixing Everything is All of Us (https://www.jonalexander.net/) It's B...
The War in Ukraine with Luke Cooper and Citizens not Consumers with Jon Alexander and Sue Goss | Ep.60
March 10, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 44 MBJon Alexander, author of the new book Citizens, joins the podcast to tell us how can we start to think and act like Citizens, not Consumers. Joining Jon is conversation is author and political scientist Sue Goss. But first we hear from Luke Cooper of Another Europe is Possible for an update on the terrible events in Ukraine. Luke helps us think through what we can be doing about this awful war. Citizens: Why the Key to Fixing Everything is All of Us (https://www.jonalexander.net/) It's B...
Making Democracy Work with Polly Mackenzie | Ep.59
February 22, 2022 11:00 - 58 minutes - 40.4 MBChief Executive of Demos Polly Mackenzie joins It’s Bloody Complicated to look at what's gone wrong with our democracy and how we can fix it. Polly builds on the insights from her series of papers for Demos – Making Democracy Work. Polly Makenzie was Director of Policy to Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg from 2010–15, helping to write the 2010 Coalition Agreement. After leaving Government, Polly established the operations of the Women’s Equality Party and founded the Money and Mental Healt...
In Conversation with Tommy Sheppard MP | Ep.58
February 08, 2022 06:00 - 53 minutes - 36.9 MBTommy Sheppard MP joins It’s Bloody Complicated to discuss the future of the Scottish independence movement, the prospects of the SNP supporting a Labour government and his remarkable political life. Tommy Sheppard is the Scottish National Party MP for Edinburgh and the SNP’s Spokesperson for Constitutional Affairs. It's Bloody Complicated is recorded every second and fourth Tuesday of the month. Become a Compass member to join our live recordings and put your questions to our guests: http...
Lessons from '97, in association with Social Liberal Forum | Ep.57
February 02, 2022 00:00 - 59 minutes - 40.9 MBFrances Foley goes behind the scenes of Labour–Liberal Democrat cooperation in the 1997 General Election with former Lib Dem Policy Director Duncan Brack, political commentator Peter Kellner, and Compass Director and 1997 Labour electoral negotiator Neal Lawson . In ’97 an informal arrangement between Labour and the Lib Dems helped drive tactical voting – and a landslide election victory for Labour, ending 18 years of Conservative rule. What are the lessons from 1997 today? What has change...
Preparing for Minority Government, in partnership with the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung | Ep.56
January 30, 2022 00:00 - 59 minutes - 41.2 MBWe take a look at coalition governments – what they are, how they are formed, lessons from the new 'traffic light' coalition in Germany and why the UK’s progressive parties need to be thinking about them right now. Joining the podcast are Henning Meyer, Publisher of Social Europe, Fellow at the German Ministry of Finance and member of the SPD's Basic Values Commission, and George Peretz QC, legal expert, member of the Society of Labour Lawyers and author of the recent article Wargaming a Mi...
The Big Fat Pod of the Year 2021 | Ep.55
January 01, 2022 20:00 - 1 hour - 45.4 MBPolitical commentators and Guardian journalists John Harris and Zoe Williams join us to break down the political year that was and look ahead to 2022. From tackling the climate catastrophe to the state of the current Conservative party and challenges facing a progressive alliance – as well as some political reasons to be cheerful in 2022. It's Bloody Complicated is recorded every second and fourth Tuesday of the month. Become a Compass member to join our live recordings and put your questi...
The Big Fat Pod of the Year
January 01, 2022 20:00 - 1 hour - 45.4 MBPolitical commentators and Guardian journalists John Harris and Zoe Williams join us to break down the political year that was and look ahead to 2022. From tackling the climate catastrophe to the state of the current Conservative party and challenges facing a progressive alliance – as well as some political reasons to be cheerful in 2022. It's Bloody Complicated is recorded every second and fourth Tuesday of the month. Become a Compass member to join our live recordings and put your questi...
Progressive Alliances Everywhere: In conversation with Anthony Slaughter, Lucy Nethsingha and Peter Marland | Ep.54
December 14, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 42.1 MBAcross the nations, regions, towns and cities of the UK, a new way of doing politics is emerging. Far from the adversarial politics encouraged by Westminster’s first-past-the-post electoral system, politicians and people are working together across parties for progressive change. Joining us to discuss the art, benefits and challenges of progressive alliances are: Anthony Slaughter, Leader of the Wales Green Party, which recently announced an electoral alliance with Plaid Cymru in Cardiff ...
In Conversation with Ece Temelkuran, in association with Social Liberal Forum | Ep.53
December 06, 2021 11:00 - 55 minutes - 38.2 MBAuthor, journalist and political commentator Ece Temelkuran joins the podcast to talk about her new book Together: 10 Choices for a Better Now, faith vs. hope, the parallels between the UK's slide towards authoritarianism and her experience in Turkey, and the power of young women. Ece was in conversation with special guest host Jon Alexander of the Social Liberal Forum. Together: 10 Choices for a Better Now (https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/together-a-manifesto-against-the-heartless-w...
BONUS: In Conversation with First Minister of Wales Mark Drakeford
November 14, 2021 22:00 - 55 minutes - 38 MBOn a special bonus episode of It’s Bloody Complicated, the Compass podcast, we welcome First Minister of Wales Mark Drakeford MS. Mark spoke to Compass Director Neal Lawson about progressive alliances, his support for proportional representation, basic income and why he's vowed to stand down after five years. Under Mark Drakeford’s leadership, Labour in Wales bucked the party’s national trend in 2021, winning a working majority of 30 seats in the Senedd. Welsh Labour is currently in talks...
What Now for Labour and PR? | Ep.52
November 06, 2021 01:00 - 58 minutes - 40.1 MB83% of Labour members backed proportional representation. So did 80% of the membership’s representatives on the conference floor. But the Labour machine didn’t, and the motion to make PR party policy fell at last month’s party conference. We welcome leading Labour for a New Democracy campaigners Laura Parker and Caroline Osborne to the podcast to get the inside track on the campaign for Labour to back fair votes. Why didn’t the leadership back PR? How can those unions who didn’t support PR...
Germany at the Traffic Lights with John Kampfner and Michèle Auga | Ep.51
October 30, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 41.5 MBThe election in Germany has seen progressives surge and conservatives suffer at the polls. John Kampfner and Michèle Auga join It's Bloody Complicated to make sense of the SPD and Olaf Scholz's (relative) surge, the CDU's collapse, and the 'traffic light' (red/yellow/green) coalition talks. Will Scholz’s late embrace of the climate agenda be born out in practice? And what can we in Britain learn from German progressive electoral successes – and the alliance-building challenges to come? Jo...
The Future We Want #3: The Future of Work with Jon Cruddas
October 28, 2021 16:00 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MBOrwell Youth Fellow Tom Finlayson joins Labour MP Jon Cruddas to discuss impending environmental disaster, automation, AI and the future of work – themes brought vividly to life in Tom's dystopian short story 'Not So Welcome Break'. Jon Cruddas is the Labour MP for Dagenham and Rainham and a leading thinker on the meaning of work. His book, The Dignity of Labour, is out now from Polity Books (https://politybooks.com/bookdetail/?isbn=9781509540785&subject_id=89). The episode begins with Tom...
Tomorrow's Communities | Ep.50
October 22, 2021 22:00 - 58 minutes - 40 MBIn the face of global crises, how can communities attain better social, economic and environmental outcomes? Joining It's Bloody Complicated are Henry Tam, editor of the new book Tomorrow’s Communities: Lessons for community-based transformation in the age of global crises, and contributors to the book Marjorie Mayo and Diane Warburton. Henry Tam is a political writer whose books include Time to Save Democracy and Whose Government is it?. He was Head of Civil Renewal under the last Labour ...
The Future We Want #2: The Climate Crisis with Andrew Simms
October 05, 2021 19:00 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MBIn the second episode of The Future We Want, a new series from Compass and the Orwell Youth Prize, Orwell Youth Fellows Lauren DeBruin and Hugh Ludford join Andrew Simms to discuss climate, dystopia – and how we encourage each other to want a better future. Andrew Simms is the co-director of the New Weather Institute, coordinator of the Rapid Transition Alliance and co-author of the original Green New Deal. The episode begins with Lauren and Hugh reading their pieces, 'What We Lost' and 'Y...
Progressive Alliance: Will Labour Accept Sharing Power to Win? Live from Labour Conference | Ep.49
October 03, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 53.1 MBThis episode of It's Bloody Complicated is brought to you from Labour Party Conference. At this year's conference, the Labour machine rejected the overwhelming wishes of party members, and the motion for the party to adopt proportional representation fell. We were joined by Labour MP Clive Lewis, Green MP Caroline Lucas, Labour for a New Democracy campaign head Laura Parker and Best for Britain CEO Naomi Smith to look at the necessity and strategy of a progressive alliance following Labour...
Progressive Alliance: Will Labour Accept Sharing Power to Win? Live from Labour Conference
October 03, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 53.1 MBThis episode of It's Bloody Complicated is brought to you from Labour Party Conference. At this year's conference, the Labour machine rejected the overwhelming wishes of party members, and the motion for the party to adopt proportional representation fell. We were joined by Labour MP Clive Lewis, Green MP Caroline Lucas, Labour for a New Democracy campaign head Laura Parker and Best for Britain CEO Naomi Smith to look at the necessity and strategy of a progressive alliance following Labour...
The Future We Want: The Poverty Pandemic with Dawn Butler
September 10, 2021 16:00 - 37 minutes - 26.1 MBCompass and the Orwell Youth Prize have teamed up to bring you a special new series, The Future We Want. In this first episode, Orwell Youth Fellow Manal Nadeem joins Dawn Butler MP for a discussion of race, power and the pandemic. The episode begins with Manal reading her piece, 'The Poverty Pandemic'. Read 'The Poverty Pandemic' by Manal Nadeem The Orwell Youth Prize is an annual programme for students aged 12–18 culminating in a writing prize. The prize and programme introduce young pe...
BONUS: How to Stop Fascism with Paul Mason
September 02, 2021 04:00 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MBWe welcome writer, journalist and film-maker Paul Mason to the podcast to discuss his new book, How to Stop Fascism (Allen Lane). Paul spoke about how the rise of right-wing populism and authoritarianism has not acted as a 'firewall' against fascism, the online tactics of the new networked fascism and the lessons of the French Popular Front for a Progressive Alliance movement today. How to Stop Fascism: History, Ideology, Resistance is available now. It's Bloody Complicated is recorded ev...