Robin McAlpine Last week Amanda asked you all what subjects you’d like us to cover more in the Common Weal weekly newsletter. Easily the biggest … Is Scottish politics afraid of the arts? read more...

Nicola Biggerstaff Are we witnessing the downfall of the BBC? Well, probably not. Last week former England footballer turned pundit Gary Lineker’s social media caused … Met Your Match of the Day read more...

Everything is fine again! Not great, you understand. Not enough to restore the cuts of more than a decade of Austerity or to give you … A Very Tory Budget read more...

Kaitlin Dryburgh This past week the BBC has had quite the controversy on their hands, throwing their foundation of impartiality into turmoil. Although the issue … Get Back to What you Know read more...

Marion Macleod A few years ago, in 2019, I assisted Andy Bilson, Emeritus Professor of Social Work at the University of Central Lancashire, in gathering … Child Referrals to Social Work read more...

Simon Jones Why community councils are awesome and you should definitely join yours! One of the few points of disagreement I have with Common Weal’s … Why Community Councils are Awesome… read more...

Episode 161 of the Common Weal Policy PodcastYou can download the episode directly here.This week, Craig talks to Rosemary Harris from Platform to discuss their new report with Friends of the Earth Scotland - Our Power. This report collected interviews with offshore oil workers about their views on the future of the sector and what they would like to see happen in terms of a Just Transition into...

Kaitlin Dryburgh So you’ve got a leak, or your heating has packed in or maybe you need a new shower fitted, you phone up your … Anything you Can Do I Can Do Too read more...

Nicola Biggerstaff The unrelenting anti-choice protestors in Glasgow have once again been making headlines in recent weeks as the 40 Days for Life, a Christian, … 40 Days to Fight read more...

Robin McAlpine Is there no aspect of Scotland which isn’t there mainly to make the very rich richer? Is there no limit to how much … Scotland’s money trees are making us poorer read more...

Craig Dalzell I’ve known more than a few weird conspiracy theories in my time. “We didn’t put people on the Moon” (We did. I’ve helped … Living Locally read more...

Episode 160 of the Common Weal Policy Podcast You can download the episode directly here.This week, Craig talks to Claire Peden from Unite the Union and Eryn Browning from Together Against Debt here to talk about their campaign to End School Meal Debt. The discuss the scale of such debt in Scotland, its impacts on children and which Local Authorities have already decided to waive these debts and...

Episode 159 of the Common Weal Policy PodcastThis week, Craig talks to Joe Ryle, Director of the 4 Day Week Campaign who recently helped coordinate a UK-wide pilot scheme which recently published its final report. They discuss the results of that pilot, the benefits of working less for both employees and companies and what challenges were faced by participants.Common Weal's work is only...

Craig Dalzell You’ve probably heard the line at some point from someone in the upper echelons of the independence campaign. That we need to “appeal … Appealing To The Centre read more...

Kaitlin Dryburgh Up and down Scotland and the rest of UK local leisure centres, swimming pools and gyms are at a crisis point. Community sport … The Decline of Community Sport- Can you Help? read more...

Nicola Biggerstaff In the week in which we saw food shortages decimate supermarket shelves, and the politicos arguing over its cause, whether that be Brexit … Hungry for More? read more...

Robin McAlpine I’m going to share a story with you. I do so with slight hesitation – my source for this story is reliable and … In government you have to work with the enemy read more...

Nick Kempe – Common Weal Care Reform Group  Influenced perhaps by the joint letter Common Weal, the STUC and a number of other organisations set … Will a Rights Based Approach get the National Care Service Back on Track? read more...