Compass

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Compass is "a home for those who want to build and be a part of a Good Society; one where equality, sustainability and democracy are not mere aspirations, but a living reality. They are founded on the belief that no single issue, organisation or political party can make a Good Society a reality by themselves so They have to work together to make it happen. Compass is a place where people come together to create the visions, alliances and actions to be the change they wish to see in the world".

Founded as a Labour Party pressure group, Compass won several high-profile successes, including stopping the Counter-Terrorism Bill, halting the privatisation of the Royal Mail, and persuading the govt to levy a windfall tax on banker’s bonuses. It then turned its attention to a wider scope, become an independent group unaffiliated with any one political party.

High Pay Centre

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The High Pay Centre is an independent non-party thinktank established to monitor pay at the top of the income distribution and set out a road map towards better business and economic success.

The HPC's publications focus not only on excessive pay and income inequality, but also on the effects this has on society at large. Since Thatcher amputated the brakes from the Financial Services Industry, returns to shareholders, private equity firms and company executives have spiralled upwards, leaving an ever-smaller slice of the pie to be divided between the other stakeholders: suppliers, workers, and our common infrastructure.

The HPC has its roots in the High Pay Commission, an independent inquiry into high pay and boardroom pay across the public and private sectors, established by Compass in 2009.ref The final report, "Cheques with Balances: Why tackling high pay is in the national interest", was published in Nov.2011.

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Inequality Briefing, a High Pay Centre project, focuses on the ever-widening gap between rich and poor, and the social and economic consequences for us all. "If current trends continue, we will have reached Victorian levels of inequality in 20 years."ref

Timelines

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Articles

  • May.07.2018: Labour MPs revive party campaign for progressive alliance. MPs from different wings of Labour have reopened the debate on a progressive alliance within the party. Clive Lewis and Jon Cruddas have co-signed a letter in the Guardian calling for the reinstatement of 3 party members who were summarily expelled for supporting a National Health Action party candidate in Jeremy Hunt’s constituency at the last election. Nearly 30 other party members have backed the call. Neal Lawson, who chairs the pressure group Compass, which campaigns for a progressive alliance, argues that cooperation with other progressive parties at last Thursday’s local elections could have tipped the balance in close-fought councils. But Labour has long rejected all local arrangements with other parties. Anne Perkins, The Guardian.

References

  1. ^ Transparency Comparison Table. Who Funds You?. Accessed Aug.2018.
  2. ^ High Pay Centre. Who Funds You?. Accessed Sept.2019.