Neal Lawson

Hyperfactionalism is stopping good government and killing @UKLabour New article in @NewStatesman

@cleowatson88 @TimesRadio 😂

@TimesRadio Obsessed with @Neal_Compass's stunning book shelves

“This is a government that got into surviving the day and grabbing any passing life raft... anyone they thought could keep them afloat and do the job for them.” The Starmer government has struggled to deliver real change, held back by unclear priorities and a lack of planning, says political commentator and chair of Compass, Neal Lawson.

@Valen10Francois This is the graph of the week. Yes the hard right will lose elections when they are incompetent but unless progressives find out how to deliver real change they will always be back

If Orban loses, we're going to have another 6 weeks of "have we reached peak populism" discourse Let's not miss the bigger picture here👇

Jones sets up to not concede and we do. We might not go down but it’s the worse football I’ve ever seen at the Valley in 50 years of watching. The people who clap him - not the team are deluded - it’s not the teams fault - it’s his #cafc

The @TheGreenParty wave would have been stalled if @AndyBurnhamGM had been allowed to stand according to a poll in the @NewStatesman: Andy Burnham (Labour): 14916 (40.4%) Hannah Spencer (Green): 10487 (28.4%) Matthew Goodwin (Reform): 9520 (25.8%)

.@labourlewis explaining why need economic and democratic system change - theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

@MartyBowen11 @CompassOffice @AndyBurnhamGM @ZackPolanski What you gonna change on 20% of the vote?

@Neal_Compass @CompassOffice @AndyBurnhamGM @ZackPolanski 'Left bloc' includes Labour and the Lib Dems hahahahah, you silly sod

51% for the left bloc and 39% for the right. Yes this has to be argued for and won. But the #ProgressiveMajority can be unlocked via a #ProgessiveAlliance ⁦@CompassOffice⁩ ⁦@AndyBurnhamGM⁩ ⁦@ZackPolanski⁩

@combrayfinches @jemgilbert @CompassOffice @AndyBurnhamGM @ZackPolanski They do but they are not the membership or the unions - they are the temp leadership for now and that can and should change

@Neal_Compass @jemgilbert @CompassOffice @AndyBurnhamGM @ZackPolanski Neal, where is the line or how do you define ? Labour right have more in with common Conservatives than Greens

When Donald Trump bombs, Keir Starmer obeys - sobering but wise read from James ⁦@schneiderhome⁩ magazine.newstatesman.com/2026/03/02/whe…

A Labour Party that kisses right and kicks left was always going to fail. But #GortonAndDenton is a disaster for the Party who face real competition from the left and a triumph for the ⁦@TheGreenParty⁩ @CompassOffice⁩ newstatesman.com/comment/2026/0…

When the voting system pushes Labour voters to back the Tories we know it’s time for #ProportionalRepresentation ⁦@CompassOffice⁩ ⁦@MakeVotesMatter⁩ inews.co.uk/news/politics/…

Really wise analysis from ⁦@josephalextodd⁩ on the case for left pluralism ⁦@CompassOffice⁩ theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

@worstall @CompassOffice @TrevorPTweets @SkyNews Vile? I just want peoples votes to count. There used to be an argument that said fairness should be traded for strong govt. But the fragmentation means chaotic govt. Do we get unfairness and weak govt

@CompassOffice @Neal_Compass @TrevorPTweets @SkyNews People I don't like might win an election. So, change the electoral system, stat! Such a vileness....

"And the next election under first past the post, if it stays anything like that, is just going to be chaotic... So we've got to bring in proportional representation." Compass Director @Neal_Compass on the need for PR on Sunday Morning with @TrevorPTweets on @SkyNews.

The case for #ProportionalRepresentation in a fragmented party system is now unarguable @MakeVotesMatter @Labour4PR @UnlockDemocracy @electoralreform

@nickdearden75 @CompassOffice Both @nickdearden75 and @KaldorM are excellent here if you want to know how the left responds to the geo-political crisis

So pleased to join @Neal_Compass and Mary Kaldor on last week’s @CompassOffice podcast to discuss why Starmer got Trump so wrong, the awful trade deals he’s signed with him… and how we can start standing up to Trump and his fascist international.    compassonline.org.uk/podcast/upcomi…

@kiranstacey you were good and right on right wing factionalism in Labour on podcast

One man jumps overboard but it’s the sinking ship of ⁦@UKLabour⁩ we need to worry about. It needs a new purpose and direction - it needs ⁦@CompassOffice⁩ magazine.newstatesman.com/2026/02/09/mcs…

Worth giving this a bump