What are Labour politicians reading and watching over Christmas?
Merry Christmas. We issued a callout for Labour people to let us know what they’ll be reading, watching…
Paul Sweeney
Drug-related deaths in Scotland lie squarely at the feet of Nicola Sturgeon
Following on from Jay Jackson’s piece for LabourList, in response to England’s latest deaths by drug poisoning data,…
A public health-based approach to drugs must be the guiding principle for Labour
Drug death figures for 2021 released by the Office for National Statistics last week make for grim reading.…
Paul Sweeney on how Labour can rebuild both the ‘Red Wall’ and the ‘Yellow Wall’
When I last interviewed Paul Sweeney, he was fighting for re-election as the Labour MP for Glasgow North…
Can Labour’s Paul Sweeney keep hold of Glasgow North East?
As a Labour activist in London, I know that turnout is key. The votes are there, we just…
How and why we must fight against no deal and for EU membership
In the days after the 2016 vote, it was already clear that there was little agreement on how…
Tom Watson’s Remain push, freedom of movement and co-operatives
The campaign to turn Labour into a Remain party continues at full pelt. This morning, deputy leader Tom…
Labour must remember that freedom of movement is a class issue
“Brexit is culture war” has become a cliché repeated in Labour circles and beyond. Such statements usually carry…
Tories “hell-bent” on accelerating industrial decline – Corbyn’s full speech on UK shipbuilding
This is the full text of Jeremy Corbyn’s speech in Govan, Glasgow today. The Labour leader is calling for Navy…
Who could be our next Scottish leader?
After the shock news late last night that Kezia Dugdale would be stepping down as Scottish Labour leader,…
