Let’s not revisit the oil con
Nationalising Scotland’s oil is not a priority – stopping multinationals and their pals in the Treasury fleecing us again in the renewables field as they did in oil is: Robin McAlpine’s article from today’s Scotsman
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Five Artists in Search of a Country
The Scottish Independence Convention are hosting a benefit event: As Scotland faces a historic decision about it’s future next year with the independence referendum 5 artists come together to share their vision of the country’s… Read More »Five Artists in Search of a Country
A New Economic Model for Scotland
Robin Hahnel and Gar Alperovitz are two of the major figures in the New Economic movement in the US. We are very lucky to have them writing on the Common Weal and Scotland’s economic future – from today’s Sunday Herald
Scottish Labour Left attacks London interference in Falkirk Selection Process
The Campaign for Socialism* is calling on the Labour Party Leadership in London to allow the Scottish Labour Party executive to manage the Falkirk by-election process. This follows reports that party officials intend to produce… Read More »Scottish Labour Left attacks London interference in Falkirk Selection Process
A post-stone age economy
A teaser from the Scottish Left Review which will be out next week. Jim Mather argues that the model of financialised capitalism has very clearly failed to address the ‘Common Weal’ either in terms of shared wealth or economy security. A new approach is needed.
Try a dose of #DailyOutrage
Union Solidarity International have started a new daily Youtube show from a studio in Glasgow called #DailyOutrage. Here’s yesterday’s episode and the details for #DailyOutrage below: “News International, Rupert Murdoch’s corrupt and criminal media organisation,… Read More »Try a dose of #DailyOutrage
Welfare state of mind
My Scotsman article – Political leaders and their parties have to be told to stop parroting what the plutocrats want them to say and start doing what the people who elected them told them to
Iain Banks: the left loses a great supporter
RIP Iain Banks, a true supporter of the Scottish left
Economy plan chained by convention
Belatedly – my piece in The Scotsman the Scottish Government economic paper: The SNP’s plan, while recognising some of what not to do, seems to include repeating the mistakes that caused the economic crisis in the first place
Farage debacle a chill wind for Scottish politics
The response to a protest against an anti-immigration, xenophobic political party has been as hard to believe as it has been distorted. The impact on Scottish politics is alarming.
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