Older people and mental health: Is ‘tackling loneliness’ enough? by qwertyfan December 19, 2018 0 CommonSpace journalist Rhiannon J Davies takes a look at older people and mental health issues, a conversation that is often forgotten. “IT’S the... Read moreDetails
Robin McAlpine: Joy as an act of resistance by qwertyfan December 19, 2018 0 In his final column of the year, Common Weal director Robin McAlpine makes the case for eudemonic happiness, where we... Read moreDetails
Stupid is as stupid does by qwertyfan December 19, 2018 0 The British government unveiled its new immigration policy today, and as we’ve come to expect from this government it’s petty,... Read moreDetails
Thank You To All Of Us by qwertyfan December 19, 2018 0 Common Weal’s Head of Policy & Research Dr Craig Dalzell looks back at 2018, forward to 2019 and wishes to... Read moreDetails
Scott Macdonald: The gauntlet of shame that is life in modern Britain can be overcome by qwertyfan December 19, 2018 0 Scott Macdonald, social media organiser for the SSP, contributes to our special week of coverage on the mental health crisis. He... Read moreDetails
The alliance of silence by qwertyfan December 19, 2018 0 It’s fair to say, readers, that Wings Over Scotland is somewhat cynical about the UK and Scottish media. It’s pretty much our... Read moreDetails
Angela Haggerty: Why your fear of ‘going crazy’ may mean you’re the most sane person in the world by qwertyfan December 19, 2018 0 Angela Haggerty, journalist and former CommonSpace editor, contributes to our special week of coverage on the mental health crisis, drawing... Read moreDetails
Nebulous Theresa has made a U-turn, so it must be Wednesday by qwertyfan December 19, 2018 0 The BBC are reporting that Theresa May has changed her mind (yet again) and is now planning to hold a... Read moreDetails
Bluffs and calls by qwertyfan December 19, 2018 0 This was the Daily Record’s front page on Tuesday: It wasn’t true. Corbyn DIDN’T, in fact, table a vote of... Read moreDetails
Is Jeremy Corbyn unwittingly saving us from ourselves by frustrating the push for a “People’s Vote”? by qwertyfan December 18, 2018 0 Quite a few people have been wondering aloud whether Labour are holding off from a proper no confidence motion because... Read moreDetails