In Episode 36 of Apolitical we welcome Robin McAlpine as our fifth guest of Season 2. Robin is the Director of Common Weal and has written for a variety of publications, including Bella Caledonia and CommonSpace, on a wide range of topics.
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Amongst the topics we discuss with Robin on the podcast are:
• His introduction to politics and political activism;
• His time at Westminster, working for the Labour Party;
• Losing his faith in the New Labour project;
• The independence referendum campaign and how it changed things;
• Common Weal and how it came about;
• Where power lies and how to change that;
• Progressive taxation;
and
• Where the independence movement stands today.
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Show Links:
Common Weal
Robin on Bella Caledonia
Robin on CommonSpace
