Democracy behind bars
Lucy Blackburn argues that the Scottish Government hasn’t lived up to its commitment to equal rights by pushing through a blanket ban on prisoner voting rights in the Scottish independence referendum
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The not working programme
Stephen McMurray provides an in-depth analysis of the Coalition Government’s welfare-to-work scheme, and finds problems from top to bottom
Reviews
Scotland’s Road to Socialism
Kick Up The Tabloids
Declaration of Arbroath: low turnout sparks apathy fears
Issue 77: Common Weal – a new hope?
Seven writer consider what Common Weal might mean for Scottish politics
Comment
How can we make Common Weal the source of real hope for the future of Scottish politics and Scottish society?
The Common Weal
A model for social and economic development in Scotland
A sense of promise
Ruth Wishart argues that in imagining a better, cleverer, richer nation, culture is once again leading politics. Which is why it is so important to put it at the heart of a Common Weal vision.
A post-stone age economy
Jim Mather argues that the model of financialised capitalism has very clearly failed to address the ‘Common Weal’ either in terms of shared wealth or economy security. A new approach is needed.
Welfairy Tales to believe
Lesley Riddoch has been co-running the Nordic Horizons events for three years. The news that this has brought from the north is something Scotland should listen to.