Analysis: The turgid Brexit Fisheries debate lets down Scotland’s coastal communities by qwertyfan November 29, 2018 0 CommonSpace editor Ben Wray finds no one seems to want to talk about the big substance issues affecting Scotland’s fishing ...
‘A failed experiment´: Councillor says PPP’s have to end as Council reaches settlement over Edinburgh schools scandal by qwertyfan November 29, 2018 0 Edinburgh Green councillor Gavin Corbett demands “squeaky clean” management of Edinburgh schools from private finance company THE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP model ...
Gordon Morgan: We need solutions, not scaremongering, on Scotland’s green energy transition by qwertyfan November 30, 2018 0 Common Weal Energy researcher Gordon Morgan criticises a news piece and editorial in the Herald which sought to scaremonger about ...
TIE announce teachers panel to oversee new charity’s school resources and services by qwertyfan November 29, 2018 0 The new Teachers Panel will put teachers’ “voices at the heart of TIE” TIE HAVE announced a new independent Teachers Panel ...
‘Radical’ plans to reform Glasgow’s transport system unveiled by qwertyfan November 29, 2018 0 The Glasgow Connectivity Commission aims to reverse the impact of low bus usage of low-income passengers and prioritise “people-friendly” public ...
Indyref2 by qwertyfan November 30, 2018 0 In the Cartoon of the Week, Lorna Miller (@mistressofline) looks at Britain’s constitutional crisis, and the possibilities for a second ...
Robin McAlpine: Autonomy movements in Africa and Europe have more in common than we’re told by qwertyfan November 29, 2018 0 Common Weal director Robin McAlpine argues that while unionists don’t want any comparison to be made between Scottish independence and ...
Patrick Phillips: The relationship between citizen and state has to change at local level by qwertyfan November 30, 2018 0 Patrick Phillips, writer and artist, argues that the concept of Local Authorities needs to be totally overhauled, including linguistically, so ...
‘We want to see a fightback’: Protests greet Edinburgh Universal Credit roll-out by qwertyfan November 28, 2018 0 Universal Credit claimants in the capital won’t receive their first payment until the New Year, while the City of Edinburgh Council ...
FilmSpace: Shoplifters; Robin Hood; The Girl in the Spider’s Web by qwertyfan November 28, 2018 0 Film critic Calum Cooper looks back on some of the past week’s new releases. The Palme d’Or winning Shoplifters left ...