Efficiency or resilience?
Robin McAlpine – 30th September 2021 An economist would approve of a cost-saving proposal first to appear in Viz magazine. Buying expensive wall-to-wall carpet is …
Month: September 2021
National Common Weal Zoom Meeting
The next Common Weal National Zoom is on Tuesday 26th October – book your spot here. Common Weal is determined to push forward a vision …
WHY Scotland Needs THink Tanks
Craig Dalzell – September 30th, 2021 Scotland’s political landscape is in a strange place. On one hand, it clings stubbornly to a Westminster Majority Parliament …
SNIB:Enabler or Parasite?
Alex Stobart – 30th September 2021 Is the new Scottish National Investment Bank fit for purpose? Is it delivering on the purposes for which it …
Getting Social Care Right
Scottish Government currently is asking for responses to their consultation on Social Care. This consultation is focused on exploring the suggestions for significant cultural and …
Climate Change But How?
Robin McAlpine – September 23rd 2021 One of the most encouraging recent developments on climate change in Scotland is that there is a clearly-discernable rise …
Tell Sid His Shareholders Are Safe
Craig Dalzell 23rd September 2021 I was really hoping that this week’s column would have been an ecstatic story of public democracy winning out over …
Democracy and Public Care
Democracy and the future of public care provision Today, Thursday, a motion is being submitted to City of Edinburgh Council by Council leader Adam McVey …
Disagreement and hostility: what’s the answer?
Rory Hamilton, September 23rd 2021 So, after 18 months of nothing, finally on Saturday, Believe in Scotland’s national ‘Day of Action’ saw 112 groups out …
Response to ‘It’s So Not About Size’
Enough Collective response to Common Weal’s article It’s So Not About Size Enough would like to thank Common Weal for the opportunity to reply to …