The way attitudes have changed during the pandemic and thephenomenon that is currently being called the ‘Great Resignation’, the remarkable and unprecedented instances of mass resignations from (mostly) low-skill employment right across the economy. Robin […]
The situation in Scotland with decarbonising is the same as in the rest of Europe: Net Zero Change. Although explicitly about Scotland, there are many good universal points in this article making it well worth […]
The Scottish National Party (SNP) making Scotland fit for EU neo-liberal democracy Robin McAlpine is the director of the Scottish think and do tank Common Weal. Cross-posted from Robin’s Blog RobinMcAlpine.Org Creative CommonsAttribution 2.0 Generic […]
We did not plan to post any more COP26 articles, but we felt this was well worth a read. It is short and forward looking. Robin McAlpine is the director of the Scottish think and […]
Robin McAlpine’s talk in our series “Economic beyond the Swabian hausfrau” from 9 November 2021 You can’t save the world if you don’t do the work. A Green New Deal is at heart a large […]
In his speech to COP26, Barack Obama told the world that the reason we’re not tackling climate change is because of ‘nationalism’. This comment may have been ignorance, myopia or bad faith, but it is […]
Climate change cannot be stopped by individual solutions. It demands nationwide measures carried out by the state. Once again Common Weal breaking house energy efficiency down into a real, financed plan. Robin McAlpine is the […]
Scotland’s Think and Do Tank “Common Weal” is probably unique in the world with its practical programmes in all fields of life, but also its willingness and courage to critically engage with establishment political parties. […]
Scotland is just a microcosm of the rest of Europe. Just substitute the name of your nation and replace a few names. Robin McAlpine is the director of the Scottish think and do tank Common […]
A Christmas message from Scotland’s Robin McAlpine. It is one we universally share. Either we grasp the reality we are in and pull together, or much, much worse is to come. Although we do our […]
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