On ten years of membership
Paul Cruikshank joined the Labour Party ten years ago today. Here he reflects on those ten years, the changes that have happened in the party, and his hopes for...
GERS spin doesn’t work
Jim O’Neill says the SNP spin over this week’s GERS figures can’t mask the blunt reality they show. No, I’m not talking about a football team from Sunny...
For the many, not the few
Peter Gregson says Labour members who support proportional representation can use their votes in internal elections to help push Labour towards adopting the policy. Labour Party members can...
A party in desperate need of change
Barrie Cunning, former Scottish Labour candidate for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, says today’s disunited Labour Party is failing to provide effective opposition to a weak and divided government. ...
Ian Murray calls on Ruth Davidson to back a People’s Vote
Ian Murray, Labour MP for Edinburgh South, has written to the Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson urging her to back a People’s Vote on the final Brexit deal. ...
A small business strategy that can make a big difference
Annandale North councillor Adam Wilson, who is standing to be a Scottish delegate to the National Policy Forum, writes about the importance of well-supported small businesses to rural Scotland....
Labour must be the party of equality again
Cate Vallis, who is standing for election to the National Policy Forum, says the Labour Party’s decision not to adopt the IHRA definition of anti-Semitism flies in the face...