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ON 30 SEPTEMBER, global headlines struggled to make sense of the first US Presidential debate. The general tone was one of embarrassment. The Guardian spoke for many: “The rest of...

PROFESSOR MARK PRIESLEY’S review of the 2020 Scottish exam system is days away from release at the time of writing, and it is sparking a lot of debate and consideration,...

THE LATEST existential drama to engulf the SNP saw a new development this week as the so called ‘Plan B’ motion received approval from the National Secretary to be debated...

FOR 12 YEARS of my life I was the spokesperson for Scotland’s universities and their chief political strategist. The current debacle over the students locked in halls of residence is...

The new need-to-know term of the Coronavirus era is: “circuit-breaker”. Scottish and UK Government ministers are openly talking about the possibility of a circuit-breaker lockdown to stem the spread of...

Common Weal’s Head of Policy and Research Dr Craig Dalzell analyses the Scottish Land Commission’s strategic review for Land Reform and finds the same failings that have prevented progressive reform...

As the UK’s Internal Market Bill officially passed the House of Commons last night, some hours later we got a glimpse of those vying to be United States President, in...

THE NEWS that Quim Torra has been removed from the office of president of Catalonia for 18 months by the Spanish supreme court underlines the characteristic reaction of the Spanish...

YOUNG PEOPLE make up a significant core of the politicised and politically active population. This generation’s formative years have been scarred by austerity, the rise of the Right, and the...

Scottish Trades Union Congress has published a report on what an economic recovery should look like for the people of Scotland. “When trade unionists speak of recovery, we do not...