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Dugdale to quit Holyrood over Labour frustration

Kezia Dugdale
Kezia Dugdale: said to be considering her future (pic: Terry Murden)   Updated 29 April: Former Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale is to leave Holyrood amid frustration over her party’sRead More

Leonard unveils changes

Sarwar and Baillie axed in Scottish Labour reshuffle

Anas Sarwar
Anas Sarwar: learned of sacking on Twitter (pic: Terry Murden)   Two of Scottish Labour’s highest profile front benchers have been sacked in a reshuffle announced by leader Richard Leonard.Read More

Campaigning in Scotland

SNP and Labour activists raise campaign stakes

Keith Brown
Keith Brown at a rally for BiFab workers earlier this year (pic: Terry Murden)   The SNP will take its independence and anti-Brexit campaigns to the streets today in aRead More

Labour conference

Pensioners would be hit by Leonard’s tax on wealthy

Richard Leonard at Penicuik
Richard Leonard: call for levy on wealthiest Scots (pic: Terry Murden)   Pensioners would be among the hardest hit by Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard’s proposed windfall tax on theRead More

As I See It

Leonard’s envy politics won’t make us great again

Richard Leonard
Richard Leonard's envy politics risks alienating those creating Scotland's wealth, writes TERRY MURDEN

Scots among most concerned

SME confidence slides amid growing ‘No deal’ fears

Neil Findlay, Scottish Labour,
Neil Findlay: no surprise to see business confidence plummeting (pic: Terry Murden)   Scottish small business confidence has fallen sharply and businesses north of the border are amongst the mostRead More

Leonard demands nationalisation

LNER takes to rails as Labour steps up campaign

First LNER trains
Labour will mark the return of East Coast Main Line trains to pubic ownership by launching ...

Labour leader attacks report

Commission proposes a ‘wasted decade’, says Leonard

Richard Leonard at Penicuik
Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard today accused the SNP's blueprint producers of promoting an austerity agenda

Amid ongoing feud over powers...

Laird demands Mundell ‘spill the beans’ on Brexit talks

Lesley Laird
Shadow Scottish Secretary Lesley Laird today called on David Mundell to "spill the beans" on his talks with Scotland's Brexit minister..

As I See It

Scottish policy distorted by focus on tax

Terry smiling
Richard Leonard is demanding more action to boost productivity. But how can the Scottish government do it?