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10/02/2020 SeanBell Scottish Greens propose expanding powers of Scotland’s leading animal protection charity to tackle wildlife crime Stage one committee report on the Animals and Wildlife Bill recommends exploring an...

07/02/2020 Ben Wray Some organisations have expressed disappointment with a restrained budget THE SCOTTISH BUDGET may have been overshadowed by the resignation of former finance secretary Derek Mackay. But what...

07/02/2020 SeanBell Ahead of COP26, Scottish Community Alliance raises concerns over the Scottish Government’s approach to engaging local communities with the climate emergency REPRESENTATIVES from 17 members of the Scottish...

06/02/2020 Ben Wray Scottish budget unveiled ahead of UK budget in order to provide “stability” for local authorities Range of green investments forms keynote of Scottish budget, alongside additional spending...

Food. Everyone needs it. It’s one of those universal essentials that goes on regardless of a pandemic. But most of us are so used to getting it on our plate...

“STOP THE WORLD, Scotland wants to get on.” The words of Winnie Ewing after her 1967 by-election victory in Hamilton. The idea of an expansive exterior world, beyond and perhaps...

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...

Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a wise man if ever there was one, described hope as “being able to see that there is light despite all the darkness”. Where do I see...

THE SCOTTISH CITIZENS’ ASSEMBLY was due to come together at the weekend for the fifth time. In light of the current situation, it has, of course, been cancelled. But Source...

IT’S HARD TO BELIEVE we are fewer than 100 days into 2020. It seems each week we have been confronted with a new global challenge alongside pressing national and regional...