Robin McAlpine (+RobinMcAlpine)

25 November 2022 17:18

There is no question the cause of independence is in a mess. To get out of that mess we need to be clear about what got us here in the first place, because doing more of the same won't help.

When lost, stop following what led you here

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21 November 2022 19:00

Whatever the Supreme Court verdict, the task remains exactly the same - the independence movement needs to shift public opinion. Everything else is just noise.

Whatever the Supreme Court outcome, the task is the same

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19 November 2022 12:46

The NHS is in a genuine crisis and the political right are gunning for it. We must believe it can be fixed if the NHS is to survive - and it really can be fixed...

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17 November 2022 17:09

The Scottish Government claims it can't tax wealth because of lack of powers but would consider it if it had them. Neither statement stands up to scrutiny.

Scottish Government, tell the truth about your attitude to wealth

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15 November 2022 18:28

The quality of products and especially the quality of customer service in the UK is dire - blame private equity

Why everything is getting worse

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14 November 2022 18:27

Abysmal 'Green Papers', pointless podcasts, indeterminate government policy reports - what on earth is going on with the official independence campaign?

Welcome to the Nat Cinematic Universe

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04 November 2022 18:45

Common Weal is about to publish a new book with a vision for an independent Scotland. This is a first teaser about what we've been trying to do.

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03 November 2022 20:45

The Care Bill currently going through Holyrood may be the worst piece of legislation in the Parliament's history. It will devastate care on a whim and there is little option but to stop it being passed

This Don’t Care Bill must be stopped

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02 November 2022 18:36

There have been uncharacteristic outbursts of dissent from the SNP's Holyrood contingent. Are these isolated events or a sign of something more? And what might it mean for Scotland?

Is the SNP approaching an era of dissent?

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01 November 2022 18:18

Guest writer Andrew Waterston asks whether professional ethics can protect us from climate change if politics isn't doing the job

Is ethics the only way?

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28 October 2022 17:30

Few times of the year provide a clearer picture of the corporatisation of Scottish traditions than Halloween - but how much should we resist it?

In defence of tumshie lanterns

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24 October 2022 18:54

A week on the 'economic case for independence' is no more credible. Any hopes of a unified independence movement have been extinguished for the foreseeable future so there must be alternatives.

If unity is impossible then there must be variety

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24 October 2022 09:54

Almost all organisations are noting much lower rates of public engagement since the pandemic and the Scottish party conference season showed it. Will people get active and engage again soon?

Will people get active and engaged again?

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17 October 2022 14:27

The latest dismal paper in a series of dismal papers shows that this is a Scottish Government that has no vision for independence and no realistic grasp of what being an independent country means.

This paper answers nothing, this government has no answers

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17 October 2022 10:00

The assumption that nothing much can change in a single political generation is a very British belief. The evidence that major social problems can be tackled shows the pessimism is wrong

Failure is not inevitable

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13 October 2022 20:27

Don't worry about the Supreme Court - it makes little difference which way the decision goes. Watch the 'economic case' coming out on Monday. If it isn't good, we're in trouble.

Independence is political, not legal

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12 October 2022 19:27

The UK's debt and speculation model is hitting the buffers - Scotland could offer citizens a completely different approach

How Scotland could provide a genuine alternative to the UK financial chicanery

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11 October 2022 20:00

How is anyone supposed to maintain the pretence that we're on our way to independence after this non-event conference and the shallowness of what is being discussed?

A dead duck and the SNP conference

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07 October 2022 17:30

What are the outlines of a sensible approach to a fiscal and monetary policy for the early years of Scottish independence - that might actually work?

A coherent plan for an independent Scotland

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07 October 2022 14:45

The SNP leadership is dropping a new paper on currency on its conference. Its claims to be producing a 'central bank' are very hard to stack up in any way at all.