Anas Sarwar’s key SNP attack lines as he fires starting gun for 2026 Holyrood election
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has kicked off the party’s 2026 election campaign for Holyrood in a New…
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‘Starmer’s reset with devolved leaders is welcome – but may prove the easy part’
Keir Starmer is meeting with the First Ministers of Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales today and tomorrow, and…
Ian Murray: ‘John Swinney offers nothing new – Scotland can send a government to Westminster, not just a message’
There have been a lot of remarkable moments in Scottish politics recently. For the Scottish Labour Party many…
Starmer’s full energy mission speech today: Clean power to build a new Britain
Thank you, Ed. Thank you, Rachel. Thank you Anas for your leadership here in Scotland. Nobody should doubt…
Council coalitions: Progressive dream or recipe for Daily Mail attacks?
Good morning. Parliamentary recess continues, so we thought we’d turn our attention to an under-reported story following the…
Has an ‘unholy’ Tory-SNP deal hobbled Labour’s Scottish by-election hopes?
Keir Starmer will visit Margaret Ferrier’s constituency today as Labour continues its love-bombing offensive ahead of an expected by-election. Speaking ahead…
Labour vows ‘clean start’ as Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election looms
Rutherglen and Hamilton West MP Margaret Ferrier has lost her appeal to parliament’s independent expert panel and will…
Enduring loyalty to the SNP means Labour cannot yet rely on Scottish gains
As the local elections in England recede, Scotland stands as the gateway to a Labour majority. And Labour…
The SNP falling apart will not mean voters automatically support Labour
The pithiest take on the whole catastrophe that has befallen the SNP was an early tweet on the…
John Curtice: Scottish Labour support ‘flatlining’ despite SNP finance probe
John Curtice has argued that support for Scottish Labour is “pretty much flatlining” despite the police investigation into…
