Neal Lawson

Director of Compass “living without illusions without being disillusioned” h/t Gramsci - applies to politics and #CAFC

[Neal Lawson @Neal_Compass]

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

[Neal Lawson @Neal_Compass]

Spot on article by @labourlewis - nothing but real change will work to beat Reform and the causes of Reform https://t.co/jkWEB6Iepq

[Neal Lawson @Neal_Compass]

We wanted to share love letters. From @AndyBurnhamGM to Makerfield and Manchester and back from those places to him. And then from Greater Manchester to the county with message - “go on you need him now too ”. Please share again 🙏

[Neal Lawson @Neal_Compass]

@AndyBurnhamGM We wanted a sharing of love letters. From @AndyBurnhamGM to Makerfield and Manchester and back from those places to him. And then from Greater Manchester to the county - “go on you need him now”. It’s the start of a #RayofHope

[Neal Lawson @Neal_Compass]

@BSaundersSport Go to any polling site

[Neal Lawson @Neal_Compass]

@cleowatson88 @TimesRadio 😂

[Neal Lawson @Neal_Compass]

@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

[François Valentin @Valen10Francois]

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👇

[Neal Lawson @Neal_Compass]

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

[Neal Lawson @Neal_Compass]

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%)

[The New Statesman @NewStatesman]

The rise of the undecided voter

Exclusive polling shows how late the Gorton and Denton by-election was decided

By @bnhwalker https://t.co/nMGbficQ6a

[Neal Lawson @Neal_Compass]

.@labourlewis explaining why need economic and democratic system change - https://t.co/NDMNdXwXwI

[Neal Lawson @Neal_Compass]

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

[Neal Lawson @Neal_Compass]

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

[Neal Lawson @Neal_Compass]

@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 Lawson @Neal_Compass]

When Donald Trump bombs, Keir Starmer obeys - sobering but wise read from James ⁦@schneiderhome⁩ https://t.co/j66OvD5uwx

[Neal Lawson @Neal_Compass]

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 https://t.co/jDMxDqgDMf

[Neal Lawson @Neal_Compass]

When the voting system pushes Labour voters to back the Tories we know it’s time for #ProportionalRepresentation ⁦@CompassOffice⁩ ⁦@MakeVotesMatter⁩ https://t.co/1RjTSk7oAi

[Neal Lawson @Neal_Compass]

Really wise analysis from ⁦@josephalextodd⁩ on the case for left pluralism ⁦@CompassOffice⁩ https://t.co/GPKfxHVIak

[Neal Lawson @Neal_Compass]

@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

[Neal Lawson @Neal_Compass]

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

[Compass @CompassOffice]

"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.

[Neal Lawson @Neal_Compass]

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