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Common Weal director Robin McAlpine argues that the independence movement’s attitude should be to build up – rather than knock down – those trying to change things for the better in Scotland IN 1979,...

Three part series on one person’s journey through the benefits system. IN PART 2, Anne has to deal with changes to the benefits system introduced by the Tory-Liberal Coalition Government in...

Sean Bell reports from Motherwell, a town often defined by its history, but those working to combat poverty and austerity within the town are facing contemporary challenges BEYOND Motherwell's precincts, perception of the...

Rachel Goldie, a designer working as part of the Kinworks team on the Tomorrow’s Older People project, says that town centres could become centers of digital learning while tackling loneliness and isolation,...

As part of our special week of coverage on Scotland's towns and places, CommonSpace journalists Ben Wray and Rhiannon Davies visited Dumfries on Monday COMMONSPACE spoke to locals about how...

Common Weal’s Head of Policy and Research Dr Craig Dalzell looks at the town centres and high streets of Scotland and considers what a Common Weal town might look like...

Academics and union leaders warn that we are losing sight of the reality of the jobs market A COMMONSPACE investigation into Scotland’s jobs market has revealed evidence that reports of record-low...

Dumfries town centre was once a major source of housing: now just one man lives on the high street. But community activists have a plan to change that. IN 2016, ITV ran...

FilmSpace is at the 15th Glasgow Film Festival, bringing a series of reviews on loads of new films. Film critic Calum Cooper reviews a Belgian thriller with Hitchcockian vibes, an eye-opening...

Independent review advocates a minimum Fair Work contract for social care Review from Scotland’s Fair Work Convention published today aims to address “the lack of effective voice” for social care...