diff --git a/.env b/.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e9bba6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+OPENROUTER_API_KEY="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"
diff --git a/analysis/political_axis.py b/analysis/political_axis.py
index 8b0bb4b..7580c9a 100644
--- a/analysis/political_axis.py
+++ b/analysis/political_axis.py
@@ -14,9 +14,10 @@ Both modes return a dict mapping mp_name → scalar score for the given window.
 
 import json
 import logging
-from typing import Dict, List, Optional
+from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Tuple
 
 import numpy as np
+from . import trajectory as _trajectory
 import duckdb
 
 _logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -125,3 +126,162 @@ def compute_anchor_axis(
     axis = axis / norm
 
     return {name: float(np.dot(vec, axis)) for name, vec in mp_vecs.items()}
+
+
+def compute_2d_axes(
+    db_path: str,
+    window_ids: Optional[List[str]] = None,
+    method: str = "pca",
+    anchor_kwargs: Optional[Dict] = None,
+) -> Tuple[Dict[str, Dict[str, Tuple[float, float]]], Dict[str, np.ndarray]]:
+    """Compute 2D coordinates for MPs per window.
+
+    Args:
+        db_path: path to duckdb
+        window_ids: optional ordered list of windows (defaults to all)
+        method: 'pca' or 'anchor'
+        anchor_kwargs: when method=='anchor' must provide
+            {
+               'left_parties': List[str],
+               'right_parties': List[str],
+               'prog_parties': List[str],
+               'cons_parties': List[str],
+            }
+
+    Returns:
+        positions_by_window, axis_def
+        - positions_by_window: {window_id: {mp_name: (x,y)}}
+        - axis_def: {'x_axis': np.ndarray, 'y_axis': np.ndarray, 'method': str}
+
+    Notes:
+        This function expects aligned SVD vectors produced by
+        trajectory._procrustes_align_windows. It will call trajectory helpers
+        to load and align windows so the returned coordinates are consistent
+        across windows.
+    """
+    if window_ids is None:
+        window_ids = _trajectory._load_window_ids(db_path)
+
+    # Load per-window raw vectors using the trajectory helper and align them
+    raw_window_vecs: Dict[str, Dict[str, np.ndarray]] = {}
+    for wid in window_ids:
+        raw_window_vecs[wid] = _trajectory._load_mp_vectors_for_window(db_path, wid)
+
+    aligned_window_vecs = _trajectory._procrustes_align_windows(raw_window_vecs)
+
+    # Stack all vectors across windows into a single matrix for PCA if needed
+    all_vecs = []
+    entity_index = []  # parallel list of (window_id, entity)
+    for wid, d in aligned_window_vecs.items():
+        for ent, v in d.items():
+            all_vecs.append(v)
+            entity_index.append((wid, ent))
+
+    if len(all_vecs) == 0:
+        _logger.info("No vectors loaded for windows %s", window_ids)
+        return ({}, {})
+
+    M = np.vstack(all_vecs)
+
+    if method == "pca":
+        # centre globally
+        Mc = M - M.mean(axis=0)
+        try:
+            _, _, Vt = np.linalg.svd(Mc, full_matrices=False)
+        except np.linalg.LinAlgError:
+            _logger.exception("SVD failed in compute_2d_axes (pca)")
+            return ({}, {})
+        # take top-2 components as axes (shape k,)
+        comp1 = Vt[0]
+        comp2 = Vt[1] if Vt.shape[0] > 1 else np.zeros_like(comp1)
+        axes = {
+            "x_axis": comp1 / (np.linalg.norm(comp1) + 1e-12),
+            "y_axis": comp2 / (np.linalg.norm(comp2) + 1e-12),
+            "method": "pca",
+        }
+
+        # project per-window vectors (centre by global mean)
+        global_mean = M.mean(axis=0)
+        positions_by_window: Dict[str, Dict[str, Tuple[float, float]]] = {
+            wid: {} for wid in window_ids
+        }
+        for (wid, ent), vec in zip(entity_index, M):
+            v_centered = vec - global_mean
+            x = float(np.dot(v_centered, axes["x_axis"]))
+            y = float(np.dot(v_centered, axes["y_axis"]))
+            positions_by_window[wid][ent] = (x, y)
+
+        return positions_by_window, axes
+
+    elif method == "anchor":
+        if not anchor_kwargs:
+            raise ValueError("anchor_kwargs required for method='anchor'")
+        left = set(anchor_kwargs.get("left_parties", []))
+        right = set(anchor_kwargs.get("right_parties", []))
+        prog = set(anchor_kwargs.get("prog_parties", []))
+        cons = set(anchor_kwargs.get("cons_parties", []))
+
+        # collect vectors across all windows for each anchor group
+        def collect_for_party_set(party_set: set) -> List[np.ndarray]:
+            res: List[np.ndarray] = []
+            # party-level entities (entity_id equals party name)
+            for wid, d in aligned_window_vecs.items():
+                for ent, v in d.items():
+                    if ent in party_set:
+                        res.append(v)
+            # MP-level via mp_metadata party affiliation
+            conn = duckdb.connect(db_path)
+            rows = conn.execute("SELECT mp_name, party FROM mp_metadata").fetchall()
+            conn.close()
+            for mp_name, party in rows:
+                if party in party_set:
+                    # take all vectors for this MP across windows if present
+                    for wid, d in aligned_window_vecs.items():
+                        if mp_name in d:
+                            res.append(d[mp_name])
+            return res
+
+        left_vecs = collect_for_party_set(left)
+        right_vecs = collect_for_party_set(right)
+        prog_vecs = collect_for_party_set(prog)
+        cons_vecs = collect_for_party_set(cons)
+
+        if not left_vecs or not right_vecs or not prog_vecs or not cons_vecs:
+            _logger.warning("Insufficient anchor vectors for requested parties")
+            return ({}, {})
+
+        left_centroid = np.mean(np.vstack(left_vecs), axis=0)
+        right_centroid = np.mean(np.vstack(right_vecs), axis=0)
+        prog_centroid = np.mean(np.vstack(prog_vecs), axis=0)
+        cons_centroid = np.mean(np.vstack(cons_vecs), axis=0)
+
+        lr = right_centroid - left_centroid
+        pc = cons_centroid - prog_centroid
+
+        # Gram-Schmidt: make pc orthogonal to lr
+        lr_norm = np.linalg.norm(lr)
+        if lr_norm < 1e-12:
+            raise ValueError("Left-right anchor axis has near-zero norm")
+        lr_hat = lr / lr_norm
+        # remove projection of pc on lr
+        pc = pc - np.dot(pc, lr_hat) * lr_hat
+        pc_norm = np.linalg.norm(pc)
+        if pc_norm < 1e-12:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "Progressive-conservative anchor axis degenerate after orthogonalisation"
+            )
+        pc_hat = pc / pc_norm
+
+        axes = {"x_axis": lr_hat, "y_axis": pc_hat, "method": "anchor"}
+
+        positions_by_window = {wid: {} for wid in window_ids}
+        for wid, d in aligned_window_vecs.items():
+            for ent, v in d.items():
+                x = float(np.dot(v, axes["x_axis"]))
+                y = float(np.dot(v, axes["y_axis"]))
+                positions_by_window[wid][ent] = (x, y)
+
+        return positions_by_window, axes
+
+    else:
+        raise ValueError("Unknown method '%s'" % method)
diff --git a/analysis/trajectory.py b/analysis/trajectory.py
index ef4e782..cfe119a 100644
--- a/analysis/trajectory.py
+++ b/analysis/trajectory.py
@@ -195,6 +195,62 @@ def compute_trajectories(
     return result
 
 
+def compute_2d_trajectories(
+    db_path: str, method: str = "pca", anchor_kwargs: Optional[Dict] = None
+) -> Dict[str, Dict]:
+    """Compute 2D trajectory positions for MPs using compute_2d_axes.
+
+    Returns dict keyed by mp_name with:
+        {
+          'windows': [window_ids...],
+          'coords': [[x,y], ...],
+          'step_vectors': [[dx,dy], ...],
+          'step_magnitudes': [float,...],
+          'total_magnitude': float,
+        }
+
+    Only MPs present in >=2 windows are included.
+    """
+    from .political_axis import compute_2d_axes
+
+    window_ids = _load_window_ids(db_path)
+    if len(window_ids) < 2:
+        _logger.info("Fewer than 2 windows — no 2D trajectories to compute")
+        return {}
+
+    positions_by_window, axes = compute_2d_axes(
+        db_path, window_ids=window_ids, method=method, anchor_kwargs=anchor_kwargs
+    )
+
+    # Build per-MP time-ordered coords
+    mp_data: Dict[str, Dict] = {}
+    for wid in window_ids:
+        pos = positions_by_window.get(wid, {})
+        for mp_name, coord in pos.items():
+            if mp_name not in mp_data:
+                mp_data[mp_name] = {"windows": [], "coords": []}
+            mp_data[mp_name]["windows"].append(wid)
+            mp_data[mp_name]["coords"].append(tuple(coord))
+
+    result: Dict[str, Dict] = {}
+    for mp_name, data in mp_data.items():
+        if len(data["windows"]) < 2:
+            continue
+        coords = [np.array(c, dtype=float) for c in data["coords"]]
+        step_vecs = [coords[i + 1] - coords[i] for i in range(len(coords) - 1)]
+        mags = [float(np.linalg.norm(v)) for v in step_vecs]
+        result[mp_name] = {
+            "windows": data["windows"],
+            "coords": [[float(c[0]), float(c[1])] for c in coords],
+            "step_vectors": [[float(v[0]), float(v[1])] for v in step_vecs],
+            "step_magnitudes": mags,
+            "total_magnitude": float(sum(mags)),
+        }
+
+    _logger.info("2D trajectories computed for %d MPs", len(result))
+    return result
+
+
 def top_drifters(trajectories: Dict[str, Dict], n: int = 10) -> List[Dict]:
     """Return the top-n MPs by total drift, sorted descending.
 
diff --git a/analysis/visualize.py b/analysis/visualize.py
index 595624a..e93bc78 100644
--- a/analysis/visualize.py
+++ b/analysis/visualize.py
@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@ Functions:
 """
 
 import logging
-from typing import Dict, List, Optional
+from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Tuple
 
 import numpy as np
+from typing import Any
 
 _logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -161,3 +162,124 @@ def plot_political_axis(
     fig.write_html(output_path, include_plotlyjs="cdn")
     _logger.info("Political axis chart written to %s", output_path)
     return output_path
+
+
+def plot_political_compass(
+    positions_by_window: Dict,
+    window_id: str,
+    party_of: Optional[Dict] = None,
+    output_path: str = "analysis_compass.html",
+) -> str:
+    """Plot 2D political compass scatter for a single window.
+
+    Args:
+        positions_by_window: {window_id: {mp_name: (x,y)}}
+        window_id: which window to plot
+        party_of: optional mapping mp_name -> party for colouring
+        output_path: HTML output path
+
+    Returns output_path
+    """
+    go, px = _require_plotly()
+
+    pos = positions_by_window.get(window_id, {})
+    xs = [v[0] for v in pos.values()]
+    ys = [v[1] for v in pos.values()]
+    names = list(pos.keys())
+
+    # If no party mapping provided, try to load from data/motions.db (duckdb)
+    if party_of is None:
+        try:
+            import duckdb  # type: ignore
+
+            try:
+                conn = duckdb.connect(database="data/motions.db", read_only=True)
+                df = conn.execute("SELECT mp_name, party FROM mp_metadata").fetchdf()
+                # convert to dict
+                party_of = {
+                    row[0]: row[1] for row in df.itertuples(index=False, name=None)
+                }
+                _logger.info(
+                    "Loaded party mapping for %d MPs from data/motions.db",
+                    len(party_of),
+                )
+            finally:
+                try:
+                    conn.close()
+                except Exception:
+                    pass
+        except ImportError:
+            _logger.debug("duckdb not installed; proceeding without party mapping")
+        except Exception as e:
+            _logger.debug("Could not load party mapping from data/motions.db: %s", e)
+
+    parties = [party_of.get(n, "Unknown") if party_of else "Unknown" for n in names]
+
+    fig = px.scatter(
+        x=xs,
+        y=ys,
+        color=parties,
+        hover_name=names,
+        title=f"Political Compass ({window_id})",
+        labels={
+            "x": "Left ← — → Right",
+            "y": "Progressive ← — → Conservative",
+            "color": "Party",
+        },
+    )
+    fig.update_traces(marker=dict(size=8, opacity=0.8))
+    fig.write_html(output_path, include_plotlyjs="cdn")
+    _logger.info("Political compass written to %s", output_path)
+    return output_path
+
+
+def plot_2d_trajectories(
+    positions_by_window: Dict,
+    mp_names: Optional[List[str]] = None,
+    output_path: str = "analysis_trajectories_compass.html",
+) -> str:
+    """Plot MP trajectories across windows on the 2D compass.
+
+    Args:
+        positions_by_window: {window_id: {mp_name: (x,y)}}
+        mp_names: list of MPs to plot (default: all found in positions)
+        output_path: output HTML path
+    """
+    go, px = _require_plotly()
+
+    # collect window order
+    window_ids = list(positions_by_window.keys())
+    # build per-MP time-ordered coords
+    # mp_coords maps mp_name -> list of (window_id, (x,y))
+    mp_coords: Dict[str, List[Tuple[str, Tuple[float, float]]]] = {}
+    for wid in window_ids:
+        for mp, coord in positions_by_window.get(wid, {}).items():
+            mp_coords.setdefault(mp, []).append((wid, coord))
+
+    if mp_names is None:
+        mp_names = list(mp_coords.keys())
+
+    fig = go.Figure()
+    for mp in mp_names:
+        if mp not in mp_coords:
+            continue
+        items = mp_coords[mp]
+        # ensure sorted by window order
+        items_sorted = sorted(items, key=lambda it: window_ids.index(it[0]))
+        xs = [c[1][0] for c in items_sorted]
+        ys = [c[1][1] for c in items_sorted]
+        text = [f"{mp} ({w})" for w, _ in items_sorted]
+        fig.add_trace(
+            go.Scatter(
+                x=xs, y=ys, mode="lines+markers", name=mp, text=text, hoverinfo="text"
+            )
+        )
+
+    fig.update_layout(
+        title="MP Trajectories on Political Compass",
+        xaxis_title="Left ← — → Right",
+        yaxis_title="Progressive ← — → Conservative",
+    )
+    fig.write_html(output_path, include_plotlyjs="cdn")
+    _logger.info("2D trajectories compass written to %s", output_path)
+    return output_path
diff --git a/data/motions.db b/data/motions.db
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..927a418
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diff --git a/tests/test_political_compass.py b/tests/test_political_compass.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa71908
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_political_compass.py
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import numpy as np
+import types
+import sys
+
+import pytest
+
+
+def test_compute_2d_axes_pca_synthetic(monkeypatch):
+    """Synthetic test for compute_2d_axes using patched alignment helper."""
+
+    # Create a fake trajectory module with required helpers
+    fake_traj = types.SimpleNamespace()
+
+    # _load_window_ids should return ordered windows
+    fake_traj._load_window_ids = lambda db: ["w1", "w2"]
+
+    # _load_mp_vectors_for_window is not used because we patch _procrustes_align_windows
+    fake_traj._load_mp_vectors_for_window = lambda db, w: {}
+
+    # Provide aligned vectors directly
+    aligned = {
+        "w1": {"Alice": np.array([1.0, 0.0, 0.0]), "Bob": np.array([0.0, 1.0, 0.0])},
+        "w2": {"Alice": np.array([0.8, 0.2, 0.0]), "Bob": np.array([0.1, 0.9, 0.0])},
+    }
+
+    fake_traj._procrustes_align_windows = lambda x: aligned
+
+    # Insert fake module into sys.modules for import by analysis.political_axis
+    monkeypatch.setitem(sys.modules, "analysis.trajectory", fake_traj)
+
+    # Now import the function under test
+    from analysis.political_axis import compute_2d_axes
+
+    positions_by_window, axis_def = compute_2d_axes(
+        db_path="dummy", window_ids=["w1", "w2"], method="pca"
+    )
+
+    assert "w1" in positions_by_window and "w2" in positions_by_window
+    for wid in ("w1", "w2"):
+        for name, coord in positions_by_window[wid].items():
+            assert len(coord) == 2
+            assert np.isfinite(coord[0]) and np.isfinite(coord[1])
+
+    assert axis_def.get("method") == "pca"