by Robin McAlpine | 2 Sep 2022 | Opinion
First published by Common Weal For many people the kinds of social disruption we’re seeing just now are unprecedented – simultaneous strikes across multiple key sectors, substantial failures in infrastructure and public services, soaring inflation, price gouging... by Robin McAlpine | 31 Aug 2022 | Opinion
First published by Holyrood Magazine As with all problems that at first sight appear to be really complicated, it is worth trying to simplify them to help you find the best ways to approach the problem. It doesn’t make complexity go away but it helps you... by Robin McAlpine | 30 Aug 2022 | Opinion
It would seem to be a statement of common sense (hah!) that in a democracy there should be some kind of repercussion for those who do inordinate damage to the public good, some kind of reckoning, payback or at least programme of major reform. After all, is that not... by Robin McAlpine | 26 Aug 2022 | Opinion
First published by Common Weal I don’t know whether the response to the crisis approaching this winter is more pitiful or more petrifying. Pitiful because politicians are running around looking for someone else to blame, petrifying because if we really are this... by Robin McAlpine | 25 Aug 2022 | Analysis
Perhaps the most notable thing about ‘The Terror’ (the cost of living crisis) other than the terror itself is that almost no-one has really come up with a convincing solutions which makes sense in both the short and long term (Richard Murphy undoubtedly...
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