Infrastructure investment shows single energy market works in Scotland’s interests
Following the announcement of investment by Scottish Power in Scotland’s energy grid infrastructure, Labour’s Shadow Energy Minister, Rutherglen and Hamilton West MP Tom Greatrex, said: “This investment and...
HMRC action shows importance of national minimum wage
Commenting on HMRC action against companies accused of breaking the law by using interns to fill paid roles, Scottish Labour’s Ian Murray MP, Shadow Minister for Employment Relations, Consumer...
Thatcher’s legacy
CHARLIE GORDON on Thatcher’s shackled generation In life, hating someone diminishes you ; dancing on their grave demeans you. Yet I certainly don’t mourn Margaret Thatcher’s death ,...
George Foulkes remembers the Lady Thatcher
GEORGE FOULKES remembers Britain’s controversial former Prime Minister I disagreed with Margaret Thatcher on almost every political issue. When she refused to negotiate a peaceful solution to the Falklands...
A new national convention for Scotland
In a major contribution to the constitutional debate this evening, DOUGLAS ALEXANDER suggests that now may be the time for a new initiative to help shape Scotland’s long term...
Does Scottish Labour need a make-over?
How important are party logos? asks TOM HARRIS Much excitement earlier today when the Scottish Conservatives unveiled their new logo – a kind of Union flag-coloured saltire, with...
‘Johann was right – and social care must be at the top of her agenda’
The fiction of ‘free personal care’ exposes the weakeness of the SNP Governemnt, writes SHEILA GILMORE A constituent told me today about his problems in securing adequate care...