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Joe Cox

Joe CoxJoe Cox is campaigns assistant for Compass.

Posted on May 29, 2009 at 02:49pm

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TV product placement exploits the most vulnerable children

6:46 pm, Mon 1st Feb 2010
TV product placement exploits the most vulnerable children By Joe Cox / @CompassOffice As is to be expected in the run up to the general election there have been numerous debates around Labour’s electoral strategy. The traditional media...
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We need a lasting settlement on pay

5:43 pm, Fri 15th Jan 2010
We need a lasting settlement on pay By Joe Cox / @compassoffice Today, JP Morgan Chase has announced profits of 11.4 billion dollars with plans to pay 9.3 billion dollars in bonuses. The figure is huge, but...
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In place of cuts: a fairer and more progressive tax system

12:37 pm, Tue 24th Nov 2009
In place of cuts: a fairer and more progressive tax system By Joe Cox / @compassoffice Today Compass published its report "In Place of Cuts". The report sets out tax proposals which would see 90% of income earners benefit from reforms...
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We need a High Pay Commission to examine the myths of and justifications for excessive pay

9:57 pm, Mon 9th Nov 2009
We need a High Pay Commission to examine the myths of and justifications for excessive pay By Joe Cox / @compassoffice According to today’s Guardian there is a ‘fierce debate’ within government around how to tackle wealth inequality, with rumours that a High Pay Commission may...
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A blueprint for a High Pay Commission

6:31 pm, Wed 16th Sep 2009
By Joe Cox A year on from the collapse of Lehman Brothers and it appears little has been learned. Whilst the government boldly led a rescue of the failed private...
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A response to Tom Harris

6:04 pm, Tue 18th Aug 2009
A response to Tom Harris By Joe Cox Tom Harris’ post this morning referred to a very powerful analogy for New Labour thinking that read as follows: “There's a terrific scene in the TV adaptation...
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This Labour government can curb excessive pay

9:47 pm, Mon 17th Aug 2009
By Joe Cox The acid test of any Labour government is whether it leaves society more equal than when it came to govern it. One of this Labour government’s finest...
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Don't bet the house on it: no turning back to housing boom and bust

11:48 am, Fri 7th Aug 2009
Don't bet the house on it: no turning back to housing boom and bust By Joe Cox An analysis of the dynamic of the market and society is at the heart at everything Compass does. Where are markets failing? Where are they are working?...
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The Communitarian face-off: a left v right debate

3:02 pm, Mon 13th Jul 2009
The Communitarian face-off: a left v right debate By Joe Cox It was good to see Duncan Weldon taking a look at the different schools of thought developing in progressive politics. It’s a relief to hear that ideology...
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We have to talk to Faith groups, NGOs, Greens and Lib Dems to renew our movement

9:19 am, Thu 11th Jun 2009
We have to talk to Faith groups, NGOs, Greens and Lib Dems to renew our movement By Joe Cox The recent cabinet resignations and the expenses revelations have meant that a deeper, more meaningful conversation about the future of British politics and society has been smothered....
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