Fourth win for the SNP with calls for second independence referendum
The Scottish National Party is celebrating the party’s fourth consecutive victory in the Scottish parliament election after winning a near majority of 64 seats. In Scotland’s highest ever electoral turnout,…
Lennon v Sarwar – it doesn’t make a difference
And just like that, it is finally over. The man who once I ‘affectionately’ referred to as the-soon-to-be-former Labour leader is now the former Labour leader. Goodbye Richard Leonard and…
Scottish Labour must advocate for greater devolved power and a more federal UK
Although the UK wide election result was disastrous for the Labour Party, the Scottish result was cataclysmic. To find an example of a comparable defeat, you must back to the…
Scottish Labour: a new direction for the party
Just days ago Scotland’s only remaining Labour MP, Ian Murray, announced he was standing in Labour’s deputy leadership contest. Until a month ago Murray was one of seven remaining Labour…
Scottish Labour leader to speak at pro-People’s Vote rally
On Monday 9 September, a People’s Vote rally will be held in conjunction with Edinburgh University Students’ Association. Beginning at 6pm in Teviot Underground, the rally will take place as…
Party leaders have gravely misunderstood Labour’s Scottish loss
In terms of the post-election flurry of results, resignations, analyses, and general confusion, 2015 has proven to be unparalleled in recent electoral history. But equally characteristic of the election has…