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Learning from “Greens in Government™”
As we move forward, we must ensure that we are at the centre of decisions, that there remains a left-wing voice in Holyrood, and that we are not tempted by the neoliberal forces of even Scotland’s establishment if we are to return to power.
Who will speak for the seas?
The sea may look eternal and untouchable but human activity is doing enormous damage to our oceans. The Ocean Rights Coalition is calling for the oceans to be granted legal personality so that they can be properly protected.
Scotland Vs USA - Abortion rights
How on earth have we reached the point where the Vice President of the United States of America is continually interfering in policing and the law around protest in Scotland? It’s not an accident, it’s a concerted plan.
This moment is filled with so much hope
Among the chaos and the dark tone of world politics, there is actually rather a lot of reason to feel hope. Things getting better is a long way from guaranteed, but the chances diminish more if we don’t imagine they could be better.
Help us lob a molotov cocktail at failure
The scale of failure in Scotland now has gone well beyond concerning into really alarming territory. We can’t go on like this, but to create a manifesto of change we’ll need help…
Tariffs For Penguins
Despite boasts to the contrary, Keir Starmer was unable to achieve a better trade deal with America than the one Trump gave to an island of penguins.
Second rate policing
From children in need, to profit margins
Trump’s Trade Tariffs
Trump’s trade tariffs are as high as they’ve been in the USA for almost a century.
Inside the campaign to tax the poor
Here we go again - the Scottish establishment is back demanding that students pay the price for how universities have been run in recent decades. The one thing they won’t seem to countenance is putting their hands in their own pockets.
Nooks and the widening crannies in Scotland’s care system
Netflix drama series, Adolescence, is genius television which treats its subject with subtlety and addresses the subject’s complexity with passion. Why do some people seem to have believed the takeaways were so reductive and simple?
Demolishing Our Future Again
What the demolition of the Wyndford towers tells us about our approach to construction, community and the climate.
Adolescence - It takes a village
For the second week in a row, I’ll be discussing the merits of Stephen Graham. By now, I’m sure you’ve either heard about or watched his new hit Netflix drama series, Adolescence.
Police Officer Numbers In Scotland
Police Officer numbers in Scotland.
A bankrupt university is a serious warning
The climate crisis is fairly clean cut for most of us. We need to stop the emissions and cut down on fossil fuel reliance. Scotland is fairly unique, as a country it omits a lot of carbon but additionally it has a very well established oil and gas industry.
The arts have a class problem
The climate crisis is fairly clean cut for most of us. We need to stop the emissions and cut down on fossil fuel reliance. Scotland is fairly unique, as a country it omits a lot of carbon but additionally it has a very well established oil and gas industry.
Disabling People
The UK Labour Government is doing to disabled people what the Conservatives didn’t think they could get away with.
Graph of the Week - Community Benefit from renewables
Community owned energy projects earn, on average, 34 times as much for their communities as privately owned projects do.
Covid - Five Years On
Craig’s personal reflections on his work at Common Weal five years ago during the Covid pandemic.
The transformative power of women as architects of peace, security, and justice
The Third Meeting of States Parties (3MSP) to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons convened from 3 to 7 March 2025, in New York City. In the face of rising nuclear tensions and increasing misogyny globally, the Treaty has never been more important. A strong Scottish civil society contingency attended this year, including UN House Scotland, Scottish CND, Secure Scotland and Scottish Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF).
