New stats have revealed the value of UK labour has fallen behind the Euro average for the first time
THE Common Weal think-tank has said the UK Government is failing in its duty to ensure the economy works to the benefit of the people after new statistics revealed that the cost of labour per hour has fallen below the EU average.
Ben Wray has been appointed as new editor of CommonSpace. In this introductory article, he introduces his approach to news.
HI, I’m Ben Wray the new editor of CommonSpace. I wanted to introduce myself by saying a bit about my approach to news and to CommonSpace in particular.
CommonSpace is biased. We shouldn’t just be willing to admit this, we should embrace it and define it.
CommonSpace columnist and Common Weal director Robin McAlpine is worried about the nature of online discussion and information-sharing - is it as empowering as we think?
I'VE been writing about why the 'right to be heard' needs to be balanced by a 'right to hear' for quite a while now. When I first did I was thinking mainly of the way the media controlled so much of the flow of information to the public, and how much didn't get through.
We need a productive approach to online discourse - and that means recognising when things aren't working
WHEN CommonSpace launched nearly three and half years ago, there were some basic things news websites tend to have that we built into it, like the comments section below articles.
New CommonSpace reporter Chris McQuade turned down a mainstream media job to come to CommonSpace. Here he explains why
HELLO,
Being part of the CommonSpace team has been the most exciting opportunity I have had since becoming a journalist just over one year ago.
Let me tell you why. Everyone knows that media is changing and, as we move further into the digital age, it is essential that journalism is prepared to reinvigorate how it is received to continue to challenge people in power throughout society.
Having just joined CommonSpace as our new parliamentary reporter, Sean Bell explains a bit more about himself
"Take Hitler and stick him on the funny page ... No, no, leave the rooster story alone - that's human interest." - Cary Grant, His Girl Friday (1940)
CommonSpace recently recruited a whole new team of journalists, including 27-year-old Caitlin Logan. Here, she explains why she wanted to work for CommonSpace
I FIRST became involved with CommonSpace in September last year when I took a week off work to do some work experience in the office.
It wasn’t a holiday (although I may have felt jetlagged from the 7.30am start) but it was a journey, because it confirmed for me that journalism was what I really wanted to do with my life.
The group hopes to raise the final £1m needed to end a 16-year campaign to regenerate Govanhill Baths
GOVANHILL Community Trust has kicked off a fresh fundraising campaign in the hope of securing the final £1m required to save Govanhill Baths.
The leisure centre will “transform lives” if it is saved, according to the Trust. It has called upon donors to help it finally raise the £6m sum required to regenerate the facility - in the process gaining a share in the future of the building.
More localised EU referendum results hint that Scots favoured Leave for economic reasons, furthering the case that winning the economic argument will be vital to success in any future independence referendum according to a leading expert
NEW EU referendum voting statistics suggest winning the economic argument will be crucial to the outcome of any future independence referendum, according to political expert Professor John Curtice.
CommonSpace will be back in the new year
WELL, that's it from us for 2016, folks, and what a year it's been.
The CommonSpace team is now off for the Christmas holidays and a very well-earned break. We'll be back publishing as normal on 4 January.
I'd like to say a huge thank you to all of you for your incredible support this year. CommonSpace is now two years old and we are going from strength to strength.
