UK politics and the UK political system are broken. Every week political discourse finds new lows of invective fuelled by a failing Tory Government wanting to weaponise division, racism and…
20 Mar, 2024
Scottish Labour
13 Oct, 2023
Is Scottish Labour back – and does it have a future?
Scottish Labour and British Labour are on a roll. It might not be seen as a positive by many in the SNP and for independence, but this is good news…
17 Feb, 2023
What Nicola Sturgeon’s resignation means for Labour in Scotland
Amid all the uncertainty thrown up by Nicola Sturgeon’s resignation, one thing is beyond doubt: this is a huge political moment and a real turning point - not just for…
28 Jul, 2022
How Labour need to understand Scottish Independence and the problem of the British state
The UK is in a mess, its economy no longer delivers; society is divided and fractured, and government under the Tories no longer provides support for those who need it.…
10 Sep, 2020
What comes after Richard Leonard for Scottish Labour? Time for an Independent Labour Party
Scottish Labour once seemed to have an ironclad grip on Scottish politics, winning election after election, and seeing off opponents whether it was Tories, SNP or the occasional Lib Dem.…
17 Dec, 2019
Scottish Labour, Self-Government and the SNP
The 2019 UK general election confirmed the divided nature of politics, the demise of British-wide politics and the emergence of a four-nation political system. The Tories were elected on a…