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Robin McAlpine – When People say the Coronavirus has Changed the World, This is What they Mean

March 30, 2020 Mathew D. Rose 0

It is time to drop all those lovely neo-liberal illusions. The coronavirus has returned us to reality. Let’s remain there. It’s a good place to be. Robin McAlpine is the director of the Scottish think […]

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Robin McAlpine: This is how Scotland’s Economy can Survive the Coronavirus

March 18, 2020 Mathew D. Rose 0

An economic plan NOW is every bit as important as an epidemic plan. “Already it is absolutely clear that economic orthodoxy is not even at the races in producing one – because economic orthodoxy is […]

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Climate Crisis

Robin McAlpine: The Koalas will Burn until you say ‘Enough’

January 16, 2020 Mathew D. Rose 0

In our first brilliant weekend read (the second is here) Common Weal director Robin McAlpine argues that the global climate crisis won’t be solved until we start to apply local solutions Robin McAlpine is the […]

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Robin McAlpine: The Independence Movement’s Biggest Battle is Against Denial

January 12, 2020 Mathew D. Rose 0

Ashes on our heads. Due to all the major events in Europe of the past months we have ignored the Scottish Independence Movement. It is already knocking at the door. Do not underestimate it. The […]

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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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Climate Crisis

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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Climate Crisis

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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EU politics

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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Genocide in Gaza: Israel’s Long War on Palestine by Avi Shlaim

January 15, 2026 0

Book Review by Hossam el-Hamalawy Avi Shlaim’s Genocide in Gaza: Israel’s Long War on Palestine is a book written in the midst of catastrophe, not after its dust has settled.  It is a work shaped […]

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After Nations – The Making and Unmaking of a World Order by Rana Dasgupta

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Reviewed by Branko Milanovic´ This new splendid and beautifully-written book by Rana Dasgupta has as its title After Nations: The Making and Unmaking of a World Order. The idea, briefly sketched in the introduction and […]

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