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Scottish Labour appears to be confirming its centrist and unionist direction, writes David Jamieson It’s been a rough launch for Keir Starmer’s leadership of the Labour party. Despite his winning...

In the latest installment of his series of essays on Scottish independence in the age of Coronavirus, Jonathon Shafi argues that the ongoing pandemic has made clear the distinction between...

Common Weal Versus the Virus: The virus is exposing the reality of the weaknesses in our economy, society and democracy. Over the last six years Common Weal has been showing...

Voluntary Health Scotland produced a report back in November 2018 exploring loneliness and social isolation amongst Scotland’s under-represented demographics (BAME, people living in a socio-economically deprived area, people living and...

The UK is on a trajectory towards the highest death toll in Europe. Deaths per million does not look good either – currently fourth and on a path for third...

11/02/2020 Ben Wray Workers’ Theatre seeks to bring plays and other cultural events to a broad public on a non-profit basis Workers’ Theatre group set to expand with second festival...

11/02/2020 Ben Wray Thousands of free cashpoint machines closed down across the UK last year Scots charged £9.5 million to access their own cash Big bank profits spike over cuts...

11/02/2020 Becca Govan Docks Regeneration Trust have been holding consultations on the future prospects of Govan graving docks, and have just released the findings of their consultation. “THE DEFAULT idea...

10/02/2020 SeanBell CommonSpace book critic Chiara Bullen reviews the latest releases out in February Hotel Du Jack, Dan Brotzel Short Stories | Sandstone | £8.99 | Buy Here A woman...

10/02/2020 SeanBell The first minister conceded she was “not overly optimistic” about the Scottish Government’s efforts to prevent the UK from adopting lower standards than the EU –          Nicola Sturgeon...