Scotland, Home Rule and the EU: Labour’s opportunity
David Cameron has committed two inexplicable blunders in his handling of the referendum on independence for Scotland, to…
Scotland
To defend a blank piece of paper, the SNP spent £8000 of taxpayers’ money on legal fees
Yesterday the Scottish Government announced that specific legal advice on EU membership and an independent Scotland did not exist and…
How about this for a headline?
Seemingly the Scottish Sun aren’t very happy with Alex Salmond… Ouch…better try a bit harder with Rupert Murdoch…
SNP in crisis as MSPs quit
Developing: Highland MSPs John Finnie and Jean Urquhart have announced that they are quitting the Scottish National Party –…
SNP’s NATO stance raises questions and concerns
Today the SNP debate whether to drop their historic opposition to NATO membership. They want credit for this,…
For the independence referendum – the SNP want play the match and be the referee too…
There are understandable concerns this afternoon, after the SNP refused to confirm that it would abide by the rulings…
Scottish Labour’s top spinner steps down
After Scottish General Secretary Colin Smyth stepped down a few weeks ago – and following media speculation about…
Johann Lamont has shown Scottish Labour to be grown-up and long-term
If you tasked me with finding fiscal realism amongst Europe’s centre-left parties, the last place I would have…
Scottish Labour is up for a debate. Are you Alex?
Brave, bold and honest. Three words that summarise Johann’s speech this week. But I want to add a…
Scotland and the Youth Unemployment crisis
By Liam Byrne MP and Kezia Dugdale MSP In May this year, a report by the International Labour Organisation…
