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, complexity and compromise – a progressive future will be negotiated, not imposedOnly when we recognise the vulnerability of all progressive positions, and reject simple binaries, can we start to...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKBritain's two party system: will Peterborough confirm it’s dead again?Fidelity to party machines won’t save us from a new authoritarianism. Only a new, pluralist political system can do that.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKLabour's expulsion of Alastair Campbell shows it's tied to old ideasDisciplinarian, command and control parties are a remnant of the past. We might not like Campbell's politics, but...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKDear Liberal Democrats – you are so much better than thisSaying 'Bollocks to Brexit' won't make the problem go away – it just further debases the debate.
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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...