Robin McAlpine

Robin Lindsay McAlpine (born December 1972) is a Scottish campaigner who was the Director of the Common Weal think tank from 2014 to 2021. He has previously worked as a journalist, and was the first director of the Jimmy Reid Foundation. McAlpine previously worked as a political researcher for Labour MP George Robertson.[1] He also worked as a journalist, and was Deputy Director of Universities Scotland.[2][3] He later became Director of the Jimmy Reid Foundation.[4]

McAlpine is the son of former Labour Party and Scottish National Party Councillor Tom McAlpine and the sociologist and activist Isobel Lindsay.[5]

  1. ^ "Crash ended player's career". The Herald. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. ^ "COMMON WEAL TEAM". Common Weal. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  3. ^ McAlpine, Robin; Murray, Craig; Pollock, Allyson; Ramsay, Adam (2013). "The Democratic University: A proposal for university governance for the Common Weal". The Jimmy Reid Foundation.
  4. ^ "Grangemouth: Jimmy Reid Foundation director Robin McAlpine reflects on a huge week for Scottish industry". Daily Record. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Tom McAlpine - an appreciation". The Scotsman. Retrieved 15 January 2018.