Opinion
The Worlds to Come: Part Four
There is a utopian vision of the world at the end of the current conflicts – and it is not as difficult to reach as it at first seems
The Worlds to Come: Part Three
The world seems to be set on a default path, a future of ever-escalating military tensions. We must understand that this is likely to finish humanity.
The Worlds to Come: Part Two
Part of the trick of militarism is to pretend there are simple answers, easy solutions – always involving weapons. It is simply not true. The world is more complicated than that.
The Worlds to Come: Part One
During a time of war the voices of violence prey on people’s fears. We must remember that war is horror and that the war party s never satiated, always want more. We can make other choices.
Robin Ruins the World
I’ve done loads and loads of policy work on climate change – so why am I so bad at this game?
Community, equality, hard work – this is how to win
On Saturday the Biggar Ladies rugby team won at Murrayfield. Everything about this rise of this amazing team has lessons Scotland should learn
The only people who can stop this
The combination of constant failures, right-wing economics, endemic corruption and constantly-creeping authoritarianism is making the SNP’s legacy in government a toxic one. Only the party members can stop it.
Learning for Change
Common Weal has launched a new training programme, the first of many. The importance of developing skills for social campaigners should not be underestimated
After Alba
The smart money is on Alba’s short run coming to an end, but the assumptions about what that means for the independence movement are perhaps a little simplistic
Am I missing something?
The hyper-confidence SNP politicians demonstrate when telling us there will be a referendum next year makes me stop and check my assumptions
Democracy is something you do – and can do better
It is now almost universally accepted that Scottish local democracy is in a terrible state but with a scepticism that there is anything we can do about it. That scepticism is misplaced.
Bad bureaucracy burns buildings
The razing of the Mackintosh Building at Glasgow School of Art is yet another case study in Scottish public bureaucracy. Its future should be taken out of the hands of the lot of them.