Violence in Scotland shows something is missing
Robin McAlpine Behaviour in schools is deteriorating and teachers are struggling to cope. The police are managing continuous low-level local problems and struggle to cope. …
Month: November 2023
Save the Libraries
Kaitlin Dryburgh As we see funding for public services being absolutely obliterated, in their wake lays disappointed people and opportunities missed. Quite rightly we’ve concentrated …
Glasgow: A Thriving City
Nicola Biggerstaff Last week saw the launch of the Glasgow Thriving Portrait at Kelvingrove, which I was delighted to attend on behalf of Common Weal. …
Setting UP an Energy Company
HREC Working Group The Need for a Publicly Owned Highland Renewable Energy Company (HREC) Extinction Rebellion (XR) Highlands & Islands have campaigned many a time …
Glasgow’s Moving!
Nicola Biggerstaff Last month a report published by Centre for Cities came out in support of refranchising the Strathclyde public transport network, under the Strathclyde …
Let’s invest in trust
Robin McAlpine Forget all the scam artists on the internet, when you stop and think about it, investing is a pretty noble thing. Investing means …
The Shape of Solar Scotland Starts Here
Craig Dalzell Sometimes national politics becomes extremely local indeed. When that happens on my doorstep, I can’t help but get involved. This summer, a proposal …
Conversion Therapy Ban- What’s Happening?
Kaitlin Dryburgh It seems that once again broken promises and poor policy plagues our politics. Both the Scottish and UK government have tried their hand …
THE BREAK-UP OF BRITAIN?
Reflections on a notable day To their absolute credit the Organisers of this conference pulled off an event which, while paying due homage to Tom …
Guess Who’s Back?
Kaitlin Dryburgh Well, well, well, it seems that last week’s newsletter article seems to have done the trick. Suella Braverman is out of job, I …