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Robin McAlpine: Stop Feigning Confusion at Public Ownership; it’s not Complicated

November 23, 2019 Mathew D. Rose 0

When one reads an article like this, it becomes painfully clear how bankrupt Europe’s political class is. While politicians pretend they are the high priests of complicated truths, which we daily realise are lies, we […]

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Robin McAlpine – Climate Crisis: ‘Clyde-built’ is How Scotland Saves the World

November 16, 2019 Mathew D. Rose 0

Not so long ago in a wee land not so far, far away…… Robin McAlpine is the director of the Scottish think tank Common Weal. Cross-posted from Common Space I NEVER enjoy launch events which […]

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Robin McAlpine – Green New Deal: Yes, I’m Knackered – but I Can See Utopia From Here

November 9, 2019 Mathew D. Rose 0

This may be about Scotland, but it is relevant for everywhere. A Green New Deal is not just a programme, it is a revolution – to the betterment of us all. The question is if […]

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Robin McAlpine – This is What an Independence Election Sounds Like

November 1, 2019 Mathew D. Rose 0

This is what an independence movement should look like. Another great weekend read by Robin McAlpine. Robin McAlpine is the director of the Scottish think tank Common Weal. Cross-posted from Common Space So this is […]

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Robin McAlpine: Welcome to ‘Frame Wars’ – Where Powerful People Decide What Words Mean

September 26, 2019 Mathew D. Rose 0

Common Weal Director Robin McAlpine argues that elites have manipulated language in such a way as to obliterate critique of their own political power and control Robin McAlpine is the director of the Scottish think […]

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Robin McAlpine – Britain: This is the One Thing Which can Save Westminster

September 12, 2019 Mathew D. Rose 0

Forget all the rubbish you read from mainstream media and political pundits. If you wish to understand the current crisis in the UK, here it is. An equally excellent new article on this topic is […]

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Robin McAlpine – The Politics of Hyperbole is Damaging Our Future – and You Can’t Just Blame the Brexiters

August 1, 2019 Mathew D. Rose 0

Common Weal Director Robin McAlpine looks at the state of the Brexit debate three years after the Leave vote, finding that both sides are causing long-term harm to democracy in Britain and Scotland Robin McAlpine […]

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Robin McAlpine: Scotland – A Big Country Cursed with a Small Politics

July 20, 2019 Mathew D. Rose 0

The discontent that Robin McAlpine describes in his article is probably valid in most any EU nation. A great article. Common Space is a website well worth visiting (here). One of the best political websites […]

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Robin McAlpine: Saving Ourselves – Harder Than You Think, Better Than You Think

June 1, 2019 Mathew D. Rose 0

Common Weal Director Robin McAlpine says a future where we successfully tackle the climate emergency can also be one of healthier and happier citizens, but only if we are genuinely willing to embrace change Robin […]

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Robin McAlpine – Scotland: We March Because You’re Failing Us

May 11, 2019 Mathew D. Rose 0

The title could be from the Yellow Vests in France or Extinction Rebellion. It is about Scotland. Europe’s political class has failed its citizens. Economically, socially, and with regard to climate change. If you go […]

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Blitzed: Drugs in Nazi Germany by Norman Ohler

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Book review by  Branko Milanović As I walked yesterday past the Metropolitan Museum in New York, I saw, among many stands that sell all kinds of trinkets, a table filled with books. One attracted my […]

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The Spectre of State Capitalism by Ilias Alami and Adam D Dixon

July 2, 2025 0

Reviewed by J. D. Evans Alami and Dixon’s The Spectre of State Capitalism is a careful discussion of a topic often dealt with in platitudes and sound-bites. The authors cover uses of ‘state capitalism’ as […]

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