It's Bloody Complicated - A Compass Podcast

About It's Bloody Complicated - A Compass Podcast

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 compassonline.org.uk to learn more about Compass.

Publisher

Compass

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

9 Mar 2020

Latest episode

18 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

191 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   18 Oct 2026

   The Fair Necessities: Why We Need A Fairer Britain and How to Make It Happen with Will Snell

   For this week’s episode, our Deputy Director Lena is joined by the Chief Executive of the Fairness Foundation, Will Snell. The title for the episode is that of Will’s new book which is out now, and this conversation gets into the weeds of the book’s argument and how it can help up bring about the good society. As Will writes, ‘This book aims to change people’s minds about fairness, to convince people that building a fairer society is not only a moral imperative but an urgent priority that is...

2. 

   12 Oct 2026

   Holborn & St. Pancras By-Election Reaction with Damian Lyons Lowe and Faye Brown

   In a year of historic by-elections, October has brought us another. After Makerfield in May led directly to Andy Burnham returning to Parliament and becoming Prime Minister, so ousted PM Keir Starmer resigns his seat and gives the new Labour leader his first electoral test in the constituency of Holborn & St. Pancras. This central-north London seat had its Labour vote hold up fairly strongly back in May’s local elections when Starmer’s premiership – and Labour’s favourability with it – hi...

3. 

   2 Oct 2026

   Red Herring or Red Line?: The Politics of the Rosebank and Jackdaw Oil and Gas Field Decisions

   In 2024, Labour's manifesto explicitly ruled out any new licenses being granted for oil and gas drilling in the North Sea. Since then, Donald Trump's war in Iran has brought about the biggest energy crisis seen in Britain since 1979. As a result, conversations have renewed about our ability to drill in the North Sea, produce our own energy resources and bring down one of the most significant drivers of the cost-of-living crisis. New Prime Minister Andy Burnham has, so far, been non-committal ...

Who has been a guest on It's Bloody Complicated - A Compass Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Roz Savage MP
• Cllr Carl Cashman
• Hilary Cottam
• Baroness Ruth Lister

Reach and audience

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Spotify

4.7 / 5

25 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 48 / 100

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Quality

76

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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