Sean Bell will become interim editor of the site
BEN WRAY is stepping down as CommonSpace editor, with parliamentary reporter Sean Bell taking over as interim editor, before a permanent appointment is made in the new year. Sean can be contacted at sean@common.scot.
The CS Show spoke to Govanites this week to get their views on the imminent General Election
THE latest edition of The CommonSpace Show sees CommonSpace journalists Rhiannon Davies and David Jamieson catching up with Liam Stevenson (of TIE campaign) and Dr Nick McKerrell (Expert in Constitutional Law).
They discuss:
Tickets available for 26 September CS Forum here.
TO MARK the fifth anniversary of the 2014 independence referendum, CommonSpace’s September forum will explore what we can learn from the successes and failures of that enormous mass movement for independence.
We will also look at what has changed since and what the prospects are for the independence movement to seize the initiative in the Brexit crisis to deliver another referendum, and a majority for independence.
The CommonSpace Show explores the state of play in unionist Scotland in the era of Boris Johnson
IN THE FOURTH EDITION of The CommonSpace Show, David Jamieson and Rhiannon J Davies are joined by law student and former CS journalist Michael Gray.
We discuss the week's big stories - struggling high streets, the dropping value of Sterling, and Boris's reception in Scotland.
The show also features a visit to East Renfrewshire, to discuss Boris, Brexit and Scottish Independence.
25 July CommonSpace Forum explored universal solutions to the Fourth Industrial Revolution
COMMONSPACE held its monthly forum last week [25 July] on Social Security in the Age of AI and robots.
Watch journalist Eve Livingston, Citizens Basic Income Network Scotland’s Cleo Goodman and enginner & technology writer Craig Berry discuss the issues.
Bryan Simpson (Unite Hospitality Organiser), Pam Currie (EIS-FELA President), Ged Killen (MP for Rutherglen and Hamilton West) and Mridul Wadhwa (Forth Valley Rape Crisis) addressed the event
TO MARK Pride season, TIE (Time for Inclusive Education) and CommonSpace held a special event on 25 July, with a guest panel sharing their defining Moments and Icons from LGBT history. We discussed what can be learned from them today in the quest to advance LGBT rights. Listen to the speeches from the event below.
The CommonSpace Show takes on Scotland’s biggest stories
IN THE second episode of the CommonSpace Show, David and Rhiannon speak to Sonja Coquelin from the Living Rent Tenants' Union about what the union does and its campaigning in recent weeks against Serco's attempt to lock out 300 asylum seekers from their home. They also discuss the 20th anniversary of the Scottish Parliament.
Get your ticket for the special Pride season event here
JOIN Time for Inclusive Education (TIE) and CommonSpace digital media site for a special event to mark Pride season, as a guest panel shares their defining Moments and Icons from LGBT history - and we discuss what can be learned from them today in the quest to advance LGBT rights.
Guest Panel:
- Hannah Bardell, MP for Livingston
- Ged Killen, MP for Rutherglen and Hamilton West
You can contribute to our week of coverage by emailing media@common.scot
COMMONSPACE is running a special week of coverage in the last week of June on refugees and asylum seekers, focusing on rights.
The week of coverage coincides with Scotland’s Refugee Festival 2019, which CS will be reporting at over the course of the week.