May in Fantasy Brexitland
Jim O’Neill gives his assessment of where the Brexit mess leaves Theresa May, Nicola Sturgeon and the fortunes of the Labour Party. The danger of writing a Brexit...
Time for councils that are fit for purpose
John Ruddy says it’s time to look again, not just at how local councils are funded but how they are structured, and to create a new system fit for...
We need to listen to our voters on Brexit
Sheila Gilmore says Brexit is a real issue on the doorsteps for Labour, and our voters need us to stop fudging the issue and start speaking up more clearly...
A new twist on an old idea
John Ruddy says in the face of our housing crisis we should reconsider the idea of new towns and, following examples elsewhere, develop schemes that meet our 21st century...
Time for a people’s bus service
John Ruddy says re-regulation of Scotland’s bus services could deliver a whole range of benefits for passengers, but we could go even further and deliver a truly radical shift...
Another view on Monklands Hospital
Brenda Morgan-Klein says Scottish Labour needs to learn lessons from its recent high-profile campaigning on Monklands Hospital. The recent Scottish Labour campaign on Monklands Hospital (MH) in NHS...
Beware the philosopher’s stone
Sheila Gilmore, former MP for Edinburgh East and recently selected as Labour’s candidate in the next election, says many of the problems with Universal Credit were known from the...