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 moreDetails
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 moreDetails
‘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 moreDetails
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 moreDetails
‘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 moreDetails
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 moreDetails
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 moreDetails
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 moreDetails
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 moreDetails
‘Ransacked’: Expert slams UK Treasury involvement in asset-stripping RBS customers by qwertyfan January 30, 2019 0 Evidence emerges UK Government Asset Protection Agency pushed RBS outfit to take aggressive measures against small and medium businesses The... Read moreDetails