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The sacking of Gavin Williamson as Defence Secretary exposes a dispute much bigger than his eccentricity and ego, David Jamieson finds YOU could be forgiven for thinking the sacking of Gavin...

Common Weal director Robin McAlpine says it’s time for everyone in the independence movement to listen to SNP members and embrace the positive case for a Scottish currency I HAD been looking...

Scottish Government must “take action now close this loophole and drastically step up regulation and ensure tenants are safe,” says co-author of new report New Living Rent report describes how...

Our next CommonSpace Forum takes on the hot topic of climate change and will be tackling how we convert words into actions, with immediate effect  In recent weeks, we have...

Labour, the Green and the Liberal Democrats pressed the first minister to shelve the aviation tax cut following the Scottish Government’s commitment to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045...

Episode 8 of the Common Weal Policy Podcast     You can download this episode directly here.Common Weal's Campaigns Officer Jonathon Shafi and Head of Policy & Research Dr Craig...

CommonSpace takes a look at what’s happening on May Day across the world MAY DAY, also known as Labour Day and International Workers’ Day, takes place on 1 May every year all around...

Key speech at the SNP’s spring conference on 27 April TIM RIDEOUT addresses the SNP conference in the run up to a vote on Scottish currency, moving Amendment D, which was...

Fleeing gang violence, more and more families from Central America are applying for asylum in the UK. Rhiannon J Davies met with one family from El Salvador to hear more...

Scottish Venezuela Solidarity Campaign appeals to Scotland’s progressive parties to oppose “US-sponsored regime change” Following violent clashes inspired by a video address from opposition leader Juan Guaidó, Venezuelan President Nicolas...