Does Scottish Labour really want an election?
Given the SNP’s abject disarray, it is no surprise to see Scottish Labour demanding a snap Holyrood election. After all,…
In praise of Labour’s Dame Jackie Baillie
In an age of nepotistic knighthoods, dodgy peerages and now even returned CBEs, it is easy to understand the general…
Why Anas Sarwar is succeeding
Few politicians had a better 2023 than Anas Sarwar. The Scottish Labour leader began last year with his party still…
How serious is Keir Starmer about devolution?
With a general election – and the prospect of forming a government – now firmly on the horizon, the Labour…
Why Labour needs a clear victory in this Scottish by-election
The Labour party could hardly ask for better than the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election as a means to judge…
Is the SNP serious about decriminalising drugs?
It is hard to criticise the SNP government’s recent legislative record in Scotland, if only because there isn’t one. Almost…
