The constitutional convention changed Scottish politics through hard earned consensus building. The Scottish experience could be a driving force in mending broken British democracy.
On the eve of the 2015 Greek bailout referendum, Robin McAlpine of Scotland’s Common Weal and researcher Christina Psarra from Greece, sat down to discuss radicalized generations, alternative spaces, and the need for solidarity. From the Squares and Beyond partnership.
The British state has sent its big guns to Scotland, and found them overwhelmed by a movement of a thousand butterflies.
Accusations that the SNP are failing to engage in serious debate betray double standards at the heart of Britain.
Today, the Scottish government launched its blueprint for an independent Scotland. On Saturday, Robin McAlpine was one of the closing speakers at the Radical Independence Conference, attended by more than 1000 people. This is his best memory of what he said.
The dispute at the Grangemouth oil refinery started with Labour's fight with Unite in Falkirk, and shows us just how broken Britain is.
A leading figure in the debate around Scottish independence writes to our English readers and asks them to listen to what the debate is really about.
