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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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Austerity

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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Austerity

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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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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EU politics

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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EU politics

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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Designing Global Economic Equality: The Making and Unmaking of Global Egalitarian Policies at the United Nations by Christian Christiansen

June 11, 2026 0

Reviewed by Branko Milanović The just published book by Christian Christiansen Designing Global Economic Equality: The Making and Unmaking of Global Egalitarian Policies at the United Nations provides an intellectual review of the history of […]

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Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World: A New Economics for the Middle Class, the Global Poor, and Our Climate by Dani Rodrik

May 8, 2026 0

Book Review by Walden Bello Dani Rodrik has impeccable credentials as an economist. He is an expert in many areas, including trade and development, and is one of Harvard University’s leading lights. In recent years, […]

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