Common Weal director Robin McAlpine argues that if the SNP’s Growth Commission on the economics of an independent Scotland plums for a New Zealand high-growth model, they will have a tough job selling it to the public

IN THE wake of the first news from the Growth Commission (that New Zealand is the new nirvana) there seems to be an expectation that this is going to be some kind of battle with Common Weal. I don't want to encourage that kind of thinking if it can be avoided.

National Yes Registry coordinator speaks to CommonSpace about the upcoming ‘Gathering’ and the future of the movement

THE ROAD to independence will be paved by a strong grassroots, and not by a focus on party politics, National Yes Registry (NYR) coordinator Jason Baird has said ahead of the organisation’s upcoming gathering for pro-independence groups.

Taking place at the Albert Halls in Stirling on Sunday 27 May, the event marks the culmination of NYR’s work creating the IndyApp, a networking tool for the Yes movement.

Campaign Officer for Common Weal Max Wiszniewski marks out why the indy movement can be proud of its achievements and how we can “build an independent Scotland from the bottom up”.

IT MIGHT seem to some that the Yes movement is dormant, retreating into itself since the 2014 vote. There might be no overt independence campaign for Yes at the moment but that hasn’t stopped a drastic expansion of grassroots groups forming, re-forming and re-uniting with other Yes groups around Scotland.

Steve Keen, Richard Murphy and George Kerevan round on the idea of an independent Scotland emulating New Zealand’s economic model

NEW ZEALAND is not a good economic model for an independent Scotland to follow, top economists have warned.

Independence supporters are being asked to turn out to represent the movement at major march and rally

A MARCH for Independence is set to take place in Glasgow on Saturday 5 May – the first in a series of marches around Scotland this summer which seek to keep independence for Scotland firmly on the agenda.

CommonSpace spoke to the SSP’s Colin Fox ahead of an event exploring Brexit’s benefits for the working class

THE LEFT in Scotland have been “idle spectators” in the debate on Brexit, Scottish Socialist Party national co-spokesperson and former MSP Colin Fox has said.

With this in mind, the opportunities of leaving the EU for working people will be discussed at a Scottish Socialist Voice event at the Edinburgh Liddell Centre on Saturday 28 April.

CommonSpace columnist Siobhan Tolland unveils the Indy Pledge and encourages all Yes groups and individuals to sign up to the movement's values

THE end of March sees an important move forward for the Yes movement as a grassroots Indy Pledge is launched: a voluntary code of conduct for the movement to sign up to, as individuals or as groups.

Aye2Aye Lochaber to host second annual conference and ceilidh

A PRO-INDEPENDENCE conference on how to build ‘A Better Scotland’ will be held by grassroots campaign group Aye2Aye Lochaber in Fort William on 14 April.

With a day of speakers and discussion followed by a ceilidh in the evening, and workshops on grassroots activism the following the day, the event aims to offer something for everyone who wants to get involved and learn more about the independence movement.