Richard Leonard on a hung parliament, economic change and campaigning
LabourList editor Sienna Rodgers spotted Richard Leonard at an anti-racism rally in Glasgow over the weekend, and spoke…
Scotland
No indyref2 in “first two years” of Labour government, says Corbyn
Jeremy Corbyn has said today that there would not be a Scottish independence referendum held within the “first…
Forget the noise about Labour deals – Johnson is the real threat to Scotland
The SNP says you can’t risk voting Labour in this general election because it will “let the Tories…
“Another Scotland is possible” – Richard Leonard’s launch speech
Below is the text of Richard Leonard’s Scottish Labour campaign launch speech. Comrades and friends. This is the…
Scotland must be more than a passive receiver of cruel policies from Westminster
On taking office as Scotland’s First Minister in 1999, Donald Dewar noted that the new Scottish Parliament had…
“We are on the brink of something extraordinary” – Richard Leonard’s conference speech
Below is the full text of Richard Leonard’s conference speech. Comrades and friends. I bring you greetings from…
Richard Leonard has backed Lords abolition. Labour conference must do the same
Last week, the rumours were proven true. Theresa May – who had previously said David Cameron’s Lords appointments…
Labour MSPs express “serious concerns” over independence vote shift
Scottish Labour MSPs have raised “serious concerns” over the apparent shift in national party policy on a second…
Why McDonnell was right about a second Scottish independence vote
For over 100 years, the right of nations to self-determination has been (at least in words) the one…
Row explodes over Labour’s position on indyref2
UK and Scottish Labour have clashed over the party’s position on the idea of holding a second Scottish…
