Where is Boris Johnson’s “world-beating” test and trace system?
Coronavirus restrictions are being lifted from today, and yet the conditions that we were told would be in…
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We’re here because we’re here: Scottish Labour’s trench warfare
The image of the stoic but irreverent Poor Bloody Infantry engaged in a relentless but futile conflict in…
MP doubts UK self-isolation advice, as ‘non-essential’ work continues for many
The UK’s coronavirus death toll rose to 1,228 over the weekend, including NHS doctors for the first time.…
We must force companies to stop putting profits before safety
Right across the UK, people have adapted quickly to the new lockdown regulations. They impose tough constraints on…
Scottish Labour launches petition for rent breaks and evictions ban
Scottish Labour has launched a petition urging the SNP government to commit to underwriting rent breaks for public…
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…
The gap between student battles in Scotland and the rest of the UK is growing
Scottish Labour has today announced a new ‘minimum student income’ of around £9,500 per year. Meanwhile, the UK…
Scottish Labour reveals 10-point plan to end child poverty
Scottish Labour has unveiled a ten-point plan to end child poverty through structural change – aiming to “tackle…
“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…
