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Since 2013 over 350,000 Scottish households have been in receipt of last resort payments from local authorities  £3.2 million of crisis grant money distributed in July-September 2019  Figures represent an...

Beyond the Noise with David Jamieson is a weekly podcast with CommonSpace journalist David Jamieson, where he gets behind the 24/7 news cycle and gets to the heart of issues,...

The day of the Queen’s speech has told us much about the 2020 terrain on the national question, economy and Brexit THE UK Government has officially launched its agenda for the...

The Scottish Government’s much delayed review of the management of Scotland’s grouse moors has been published Review published into practices and management of Scottish driven grouse moor estates  Prof Alan Werritty...

The document unveiled by the First Minister calls on the UK Government to enter discussions about the Scottish Government’s mandate for a second independence referendum First Minister sets out “democratic...

Transport minister Michael Matheson told the Scottish Parliament today that the Abellio franchise would end early  Abellio to lose ScotRail contract in 2022 Greens and Scottish Labour call for public...

Common Weal's Head of Policy & Research Dr Craig Dalzell reacts to news that Abelio will be stripped of their franchise to run ScotRail three years early. You can read...

Almost half of Scotland’s train stations are inaccessible to many disabled people  47 per cent of train stations in Scotland have no step free access UK Government could miss accessibility...

Nicola Sturgeon’s announcement points to a year of confrontation between the Scottish and UK Governments NICOLA STURGEON’s speech today (17 December) in the Scottish Parliament reasserting Scotland’s right to self-determination,...

Colin Brown is resisting eviction from his Leith home where he has lived for 27 years Leith man faces eviction from home he has lived in for 27 years Scottish...