Peter McColl is head of policy for Nesta in Scotland.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKHow can we meet the “grand challenges” of our time without bypassing democracy?There IS an alternative to market tyranny – a challenge-focused democratic economy. Part of openDemocracy's "Left...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKIt's time for the participatory societyOur political model isn't made for an era of universal education. It's time to unleash our collective genius: and a...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK14 lessons from the Scottish referendumA month on from Scotland's independence vote, here are 14 lessons it taught us.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKScotland should relish the chance to run its own currencyThe pound is a free floating currency. No one needs Osborne's permission to use it. But it is also a very expensive...
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Published in: HomeNelson Mandela: see the movement he personified as well as the manNelson Mandela was a great man, but it is the movement he was part of which changed the world.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThis isn't what recovery looks like. Cameron's house price gamble will cost us all.Cameron's recovery isn't really a recovery, and he's betting the house on a rise in the price of homes. This is...