Lessons to Learn in Health
Nicola Biggerstaff The worst child serial killer in modern British history was, thanks to the gross failures of upper management, allowed to continue on her …
Month: September 2023
How to make sense of things that don’t make sense
We discuss the Common Weal newsletter articles at a team meeting on a Tuesday. But everything we analyse gets us down, so the team suggested …
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The Tram Saga Continues
Kaitlin Dryburgh The importance of keeping an eye on the public purse has been the message from this week’s tram inquiry findings. Whether that should …
Allowing Others to See Us
Craig Dalzell Folk might have noticed that my newsletter articles recently have been a little on the long side – though I’m sure that didn’t …
Behaviour in Scotland’s Schools
Mr C for Common Weal Johnstone High, Taylor High, Coltness High. What do all these schools have in common? They have all had instances of …
Jobs Vs Security – Part 2
Craig Dalzell One of my major frustrations with some elements of the Modern Monetary Theory group isn’t in their broad economic theories (which make a …
A community-destroying corporation is mounting a massive operation in Scotland. Did you know?
Let me tell you the story of two communities. The first of them is a long-standing community which at times has been one of the …
The News Many Have Been Waiting For
Kaitlin Dryburgh It’s been years in the making. What many have been waiting for. Years of campaigning and wrestling with politicians to look at the …
It starts with a leaflet
Cristina Ertze I felt something yesterday that disturbed me. It’s the kind of feeling I would get when I realised I have forgotten something really …
The Fracking Best at Sports Washing
Kaitlin Dryburgh Another Summer of sport comes to an end. Although the sport wont stop there, nothing quite beats a summer packed with great events …