Podcast: How would community level democracy work? by qwertyfan November 1, 2018 0 New report proposes a system of local democracy whereby the “size and shape of each new democratic area should be... Read moreDetails
Development Councils – A Proposal For A New System Of Local Democracy In Scotland by qwertyfan November 1, 2018 0 Scotland has, by a wide margin, the worse degree of local democracy in Europe. A new policy paper from Common... Read moreDetails
VIDEO: MI5 can’t save us from the far right by qwertyfan November 1, 2018 0 MI5 have now been handed the brief for investigating fascist terrorism. But where has the state been as this problem... Read moreDetails
Rising financial emergency in Scottish households as Universal Credit continues roll-out by qwertyfan November 1, 2018 0 Emergency appeals for financial aid spike by 69 per cent HOUSING campaigners have warned of a sharp spike in the number... Read moreDetails
Scottish Govt must demonstrate leadership after shocking global wildlife report, say WWF Scotland by qwertyfan November 1, 2018 0 Major WWF report finds that humanity has destroyed 60 per cent of the world’s wildlife populations since 1970 THE SCOTTISH... Read moreDetails
Revealed: Saudi pilots trained by the RAF in Wales by qwertyfan November 1, 2018 0 14 million on verge of famine in Yemen primarily due to Saudi bombing A WRITTEN question to the UK Government has... Read moreDetails
David Carr: This is not a drill – Scotland’s oil must stay in the ground by qwertyfan November 1, 2018 0 Commonspace columnist David Carr says Scotland’s “toxic obsession” with oil must end and urgent planning to avert climate catastrophe must... Read moreDetails
Analysis: Make the Tories suffer for the mismatch between rhetoric and reality on ending austerity by qwertyfan November 1, 2018 0 CommonSpace editor Ben Wray analyses the politics of the Budget – can the party of ‘the age of austerity’ really sell... Read moreDetails
#Budget2018 reaction: Richard Murphy, Craig Dalzell, Poverty Alliance, Inclusion Scotland + more by qwertyfan November 1, 2018 0 Budget reaction from Richard Murphy, Craig Dalzell, Positive Money, Inclusion Scotland, Poverty Alliance, Scottish Unemployed Workers Network and the Child... Read moreDetails
EIS confident of an ‘overwhelming rejection’ of final pay offer by members by qwertyfan November 1, 2018 0 Teachers union general secretary argues Scottish Government underspend could settle pay claim “with cash to spare” THE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF... Read moreDetails