Learning to survive
Very early on from my time here in Scotland, I was very happy to discover that against my superstition, awful weather has always been here …
Month: February 2023
The Same Old Story…
Nicola Biggerstaff – 10 February 2023 Last week saw a National Day of Action, a coordinated day of strike action spearheaded by the TUC. On …
PFI hospitals and saving the NHS
Robin McAlpine NL Build Hospitals Two projects Common Weal is working on come together this week. On the one hand we are working furiously through …
Oil Be Back
Craig Dalzell Who won the energy crisis? The obvious answer is “not us”. The bank accounts of the oil barons are absolutely glowing right now …
Pre-Payment Misery
Kaitlin Dryburgh In the past week we’ve seen what some of the biggest energy companies have been raking in as their energy prices continue to …
Pause The Bill
Nick Kempe – Common Weal Care Reform Group Today Common Weal, along with the Scottish Trade Union Congress, has launched a joint letter to the …
Women’s Health in Crisis
Kaitlin Dryburgh There’s been a lot of news surrounding women’s health recently and unfortunately most of it has not been positive. I’ll start with the …
The Dry January Blues
Nicola Biggerstaff As it was revealed that more and more young people are turning their backs on alcohol, I wanted to ask: where does that …
Why being in wales makes me happy
Robin McAlpine It is becoming a real pleasure to me when I get to visit Wales and get involved in their independence movement. Wales strikes …
The News Where You Are Not
Craig Dalzell I had a fascinating discussion on the Policy Podcast this week. I spoke to a couple of our comrades at Melin Drafod, a …