Analysis: Have the Greens got enough bang for their buck with their #ScotBudget deal? by qwertyfan January 31, 2019 0 CommonSpace editor Ben Wray looks at whether the Scottish Greens have won enough in their Budget agreement with the Scottish... Read more
Fears over safety of vulnerable people in Dungavel after rise in crime by qwertyfan January 31, 2019 0 Human rights campaigners have expressed concern over the safety of vulnerable people held at Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre after a... Read more
Craig Dalzell: Looking past the headlines on Scotland’s export stats reveals hidden truths by qwertyfan January 31, 2019 0 Common Weal head of policy & research Dr Craig Dalzell looks in depth at Export Statistics Scotland’s latest publication, and... Read more
‘He simply wouldn’t be able to understand’: Grandparents caring for autistic teenager threatened with deportation to Iran by qwertyfan January 31, 2019 0 The Home Office is attempting to deport an elderly couple to Iran, despite having built a life in the UK... Read more
Robin McAlpine: This is a chance for Holyrood to be better than Westminster – so why isn’t it happening? by qwertyfan January 31, 2019 0 Common Weal Director Robin McAlpine says compromise to agree a Scottish Budget would be a great signal that Scotland still... Read more
‘There were no infant Lenins or Trotskys’: Interview with Owen Dudley Edwards on Red Clydeside and its legacy by qwertyfan January 31, 2019 0 CommonSpace speaks to the noted historian about a pivotal moment in Scotland’s history 100 YEARS ago today, some 20,000 striking... Read more
Media Rebuttal: Why is there a blackout on John Bolton’s Venezuela oil grab remarks? by qwertyfan January 30, 2019 0 CommonSpace looks at The BBC, The Guardian and the New York Times’ coverage of the latest US sanctions on Venezuela,... Read more
Another unfortunate oversight by qwertyfan January 30, 2019 0 Earlier on today we reported on a case of a Scottish Labour MP being inadvertently unacquainted with some pertinent facts... Read more
FilmSpace: Vice; Destroyer; The Mule; Isolani by qwertyfan January 30, 2019 0 Film critic Calum Cooper looks back on some of the week’s additional releases. This week, the oscar-nominated biopic on Dick... Read more
Interview: Scotland’s referendum experience has provided a template for the Irish Left, says MLA Gerry Carroll by qwertyfan January 30, 2019 0 The People Before Profit MLA for West Belfast talks Brexit, democratic rights and the breakup of Britain with CommonSpace GERRY... Read more