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

November 9, 2019 MDRose 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 MDRose 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 MDRose 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 MDRose 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 MDRose 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 MDRose 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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Climate Crisis

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

June 1, 2019 MDRose 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 MDRose 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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Robin McAlpine – Why the debate about Modern Monetary Theory in the Scottish independence movement is exactly what we need right now

January 10, 2019 MDRose 0

While the Catalan independence movement is bogged down and limited to presenting itself as a victim, the Scottish independence movement is seeking the discussion that is necessary: What sort of society should an independent Scotland […]

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EU politics

Robin McAlpine – Scotland: Below the surface, the tides of public opinion are moving towards independence

October 19, 2018 MDRose 0

This weekend we are posting two articles concerning national independence, in Catalonia and Scotland, by authors we greatly value. There is little to criticise in their analyses. The problem is that both articles define their […]

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

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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

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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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