Sweden proves that ‘a better world is possible’, argues a Compass pamphlet. GERRY LAVERY thinks we should take notice. Robert Taylor’s pamphlet for Compass, Sweden’s New Social Democratic Model: Proof that a better world is possible, is not just a record of achievements in social democratic Sweden but also an argument that, compared to...
Land and freedom
On its 70th anniversary, BARRY WINTER lifts the veil of nostalgia that still obscures the Spanish civil war. For Enriqueta Cervera the incident at the telephone exchange in Barcelona on the afternoon of 3 May 1937 remains as vivid as if it happened yesterday. ‘I remember it so well because it was all so...
A football revolution
The success of England’s newest football club is based on a rejection of the free market model that dominates the game, and our culture, says ADAM BROWN. A little over a year ago the newest football club in the league pyramid was officially inaugurated by its members. FC United of Manchester is a fan-owned,...
No direction honed
Judging by its national conference in June, Compass is still searching for a political strategy. MATTHEW BROWN reports ‘The future’s almost here,’ proclaimed the advertising blurb for the 2006 national Compass conference. ‘Come and help shape it.’ It was clearly an enticing prospect, for 1200 people swapped a sweltering Saturday in June for the...