Even the hecklers get soaked in this old style political tour
In the first of a new weekly Scottish Referendum column for LabourList, Labour’s Shadow International Development Secretary Jim…
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Labour take the lead in Holyrood poll
A YouGov poll today has found that Labour are ahead of the SNP in the constituency voting intentions…
Miliband makes major intervention in Scottish independence debate
Today Ed Miliband will make his biggest intervention in the Scottish independence debate to date, with a speech…
Gordon Brown backs written constitution for Britain
After four years of relative silence, Gordon Brown has been making more of a mark recently as the…
Me, a microphone and whoever turns up
I’m writing this from probably the smallest plane I ever have travelled on. Having just taken off from…
Scottish referendum: Brown criticises no campaign’s tone
Former PM, Gordon Brown has criticised the no campaign’s negative tone. Calling for the Better Togther Campaign (headed…
This is what would be in Labour’s first Queen’s Speech
Today the coalition unveil their (rather meagre) Queen’s Speech. There are some large measures (pensions) and some laudable…
Scotland can lead on fair rents
The brilliance of devolution is it allows for Scotland to lead the way on progressive issues whilst remaining…
Why is Scotland’s Health Secretary facing a vote of no confidence?
On the face of it, the Alex Neil scandal is quite straightforward. In 2009, before Neil, the SNP…
The myths and realities of progressive politics in Scotland
One of the great myths of Scottish politics is that the SNP are a progressive party. It simply…
