Ian Murray: ‘John Swinney offers nothing new – Scotland can send a government to Westminster, not just a message’
There have been a lot of remarkable moments in Scottish politics recently. For the Scottish Labour Party many…
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Live: Scottish Parliament reject no confidence vote in SNP government
Members of the Scottish Parliament have rejected Scottish Labour’s motion of no confidence in the SNP minority government.…
Sarwar: ‘Humza Yousaf’s leadership is in tailspin. The time for change has come’
This week will go down as one of the most significant in recent Scottish political history. Fresh from…
‘Voters despair at Westminster wrangling, but SNP-Tory antics show they fear electoral wipeout’
The Speaker’s decision to break with convention last night led to unnecessary and unpleasant scenes in the Commons,…
‘Taking SNP seats alone won’t fix unease over the union – in Scotland or England’
Labour’s stunning victory in the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election opens the door to many more Scottish Labour…
‘Rutherglen gives Labour no guarantees, but shows voters are ready to listen’
“Stands Scotland where it did?” That question, first asked by MacDuff in Act 4 of Macbeth, was the…
The lure of PR conceals many myths – instead the left must learn to escape its comfort zone
The answer to all of labour’s woes is proportional representation (PR). Politicians and commentators are scrambling to claim…
