Neal Lawson is Chair of the pressure group Compass and has written many pamphlets for the organisation on the themes of democracy and equality. He was author in 2009 of All Consuming (Penguin) and was co-editor in 2001 of the Progressive Century. He serves on the Boards of UK Feminista and the AV Referendum Campaign. He is a Contributing Managing Editor of the quarterly journal Renewal and writes for the Guardian and the New Statesman. He appears regularly on radio and TV. He was previously a trade union researcher, an adviser to Gordon Brown, and a communications consultant.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKBrexit Citizens Assembly: rising to the United Kingdom's crisis in democracyOn Brexit, as with every other big issue, the future will be negotiated not imposed.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKA “People’s Vote” on Brexit – be careful what you wish forWe will never build a progressive internationalism on the basis of a democratic fix. We need democratic renewal at both UK and European level.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKLabour's democracy review should be about more than selection proceduresIf Labour wants to shape the future, it must reinvent what it means to be a political party.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe anti-semitism crisis shows the Labour leadership needs to get better at listeningTeam-Corbyn need to get better at listening – starting with the organised Jewish community.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKForget 'big tent' politics - we need space for a progressive camp site of parties and movementsTo win back a fractious public currently feeling betrayed by broken promises of 'control', politicians must admit that power has to be shared - including through a better electoral system.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKOne year on from the by-election that changed progressive politicsA year ago, Zac Goldsmith was kicked out of his Richmond seat, proving that a Progressive Alliance could work. One year and a general election later, was that it for plural campaigning?