Is the Western economy on the brink of a worrying collapse? There are different views on this, but there is enough real world evidence to suggest our failure to prepare could be something we seriously […]
Freedom is at times taken to be the ultimate goal of politics, but it is a corrosive idea that looks different from where you start. For a drug addict, the last thing you need is […]
Our third economic crisis in rapid succession and an unhinged USA mean the time is ripe for major change. But if it is going to be positive change, the left have some important lessons to […]
The latest war-driven global price panic is not an aberration but a constant state of being in the contemporary global economic. It is all so unstable that unless we take a new course, it will […]
A rising economy is no longer a guarantee that standards of living will also rise Robin McAlpine is Head of Strategic Development at the Common Weal think-tank in Scotland. Cross-posted from Common Weal Can you […]
There is a tacit understanding right across politics that some people just count for less than others, and everyone knows it. Only a rethink of our democracy can resolve this. Robin McAlpine is Head of […]
With the Epstein affair, don’t focus on what it looks like and instead pay attention to what it means. It tells us important things about our world Robin McAlpine is Head of Strategic Development at […]
Policymakers are far too stuck in their own bubble to properly understand how their policies impact on people. Unless they learn to count what matters to real people rather than corporations, the fraying of democracy […]
It’s been a year of turmoil, in the world and in my head. But it leaves space for new ideas and it is those we must cultivate if we are to save democracy. Robin McAlpine […]
We’ve been trained never to criticise the rich and instead to celebrate their ‘wealth creation’. New research suggests that in reality, they threaten our way of life most of all. Robin McAlpine is Head of […]
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