A giant of the movement
Len McCluskey will give the second Annual Jimmy Reid Memorial Lecture on 10 October. Here he looks at the life and lasting legacy of Jimmy Reid.
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A privatisation too far
Despite overwhelming public opposition, the Coalition Government is determined to press on with privatisation of the Royal Mail. If previous privatisations are anything to go by, we’ll all regret it argues John Brown
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
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.