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Common Weal Volunteer Researcher Anishka Cameron reacts to the news of a successful Covid-19 vaccine and discusses how Scotland could use its powers to ensure that it and other vital...

A bit of escapism is sometimes needed in these grim times, so Scotland’s men’s football team making it to a major championship for the first time since 1998 is not...

FOLLOWING a year-long delay as the world struggles to adapt to the pandemic, Scotland is now gearing up for the arrival of the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the...

MY ONGOING MISSION to jump at a good idea wherever it comes from is leading me to some strange places – this week the Boris Johnson government. Last Friday, the...

Some Source Direct subscribers may have a vague memory of a huge chicken following David Cameron around the UK during the 2010 General Election. The chicken had a Daily Mirror...

A New report from Community Land Scotland has shown that over 1/3 of the Highlands and Islands has been in the hands of people that benefitted from slavery. “Slavery-derived wealth...

SCOTLAND has a long tradition of innovation and one quick Google look at the current leading projects in industries such as technology and gaming and our generation can surely hold...

When we talk about regional inequality, we usually talk about the chasm between London & the South-East and the rest of the UK, including Scotland. On that scale, Britain is one...

THE COLONISATION of Europe (and indeed large parts of the world) by the US news cycle for a few weeks every four years has long been lamented on this side...

BEN WRAY will be stepping down from Source Direct at the end of November, so we are looking for a new analyst for our daily newsletter. The role involves writing...