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...
Losing our voice
Catherine Stihler, Labour MEP for Scotland, says proposals to reform copyright law in the EU risk internet freedom, and we desperately need to retain our voice in Europe because...
Happy birthday, NHS
Jim O’Neill assesses the health of the NHS in Scotland as we celebrate its 70th birthday. It is now 70 years since Nye Bevan had to “stuff doctors’...
FMQs Review: Sturgeon wrong-footed after Gillian Martin comments
Kieran Cowan reviews the final First Minister’s Questions before summer recess. FMQs opened with the stunning development that Gillian Martin had been dropped by the Government from her...