It's Bloody Complicated - A Compass Podcast

News & Politics Podcasts

Hear from the widest range of voices in the progressive movement. Every week, host Neal Lawson, speaks with progressive thinkers, writers and politicians from the UK and beyond about current affairs and how to build the Good Society. Visit...

Episodes

For a Gentle Revolution: In Conversation With Uffe Elbæk

What is the Soft Left? | ep. 148

Local Elections 2026 Reaction with Ethan Croft (New Statesman) and Jake Dibden (MoreinCommon UK)

2026 Local Elections Preview: We’re Gonna Need A Bigger Vote | ep. 147

A Holyrood Awakening: What Next for Scotland? | ep. 146

How to Save the NHS | ep. 145

The Poll-tergeist: Our Fragmented Politics and Labour’s ‘Progressive Defectors’ | ep. 144

BONUS EPISODE: Gorton & Denton Reaction with Megan Kenyon and Peter Kellner

Is it Time for PR?: Lifting the Lid on Britain’s Pressure-Cooker Politics with Stuart Donald and Emma Harrison | ep. 143

A World of Trouble: Is US Hegemony Crumbling? with Mary Kaldor and Nick Dearden | ep. 142

Starmer's Last Stand: What Next for the Labour Party? with Paula Barker MP, Clive Lewis MP, Kerry Postlewhite and Luke Hurst

The Greenwave with Rachel Millward | ep. 141

It’s Bloody Complicated – Treading Caerphilly: What Does the Future Hold for Wales? with Rhun ap Iorwerth MS | ep. 140

Treading Caerphilly: What Does the Future Hold for Wales? with Rhun ap Iorwerth MS | ep.140

Political Predictions for 2026 with Dawn Butler MP | ep. 139

A Political Round-Up of 2025 with Emma Burnell and Gaby Hinsliff | ep. 138

What Next For Your Party? with Sienna Rodgers and Joe Todd

2025 Budget – Will They Fudge It? With Clive Lewis MP, Erin Mansell and Michael Jacobs | ep. 137

Political Fragmentation with Jamie Driscoll | ep. 136

Labour's Factions: How Did Things Get Hyperfactional? with Jeremy Gilbert and Alan Finlayson