Ian Murray: SNP will make a staunch defence of the status quo. Labour will look to the future
Scottish Labour activists, politicians and the public are probably beginning to wonder when they’re going to get a…
Ian Murray
“Typical Tory Budget”: Labour figures react to Osborne’s speech
Major Labour figures have come out today to condemn George Osborne’s reforms, which have been described as “a typical Tory…
As a lifelong opponent of nuclear weapons, I won’t be participating in the SNP’s political games
I have been a lifelong opponent of nuclear weapons. For me, the moral case against them is overwhelming,…
Why should Labour care about being seen as anti-business?
Ian Murray MP chaired this week’s meeting of Labour for the Common Good group in Parliament – this is…
Ian Murray: “People are ready for a fightback.”
“We’ve had different policy positions on a lot of things for a long time. My policy position personally…
Tories ‘content to let the steel industry fail’ as thousands more jobs set to go
1,700 more jobs are at risk as the crisis in the UK’s steel sector worsens, and the Conservative Government…
Osborne’s “draconian” January Charter and the SNP’s “credible” Fiscal Mandate are pretty much the same
On Wednesday night I voted against George Osborne’s Charter for Budget Responsibility. It was the right thing to…
The big beasts are gone – Scottish Labour needs a new generation, says Ian Murray
Ian Murray will use his first major speech as Shadow Scotland Secretary this morning to call on a new…
Labour defend minimum wage target from “plainly absurd” criticism
Labour has responded to criticism by Alan Milburn today that their pledge to raise the National Minimum Wage…
It’s about the pound in your pocket
To date the case for Independence for Scotland has been predicated on an emotional argument that involves telling…
