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More worrying numbers for Labour
Lord Ashcroft’s polling data is the worst I have ever seen for the Labour Party in Scotland. Labour is trailing the SNP in 15 of the 16 seats that he surveyed. These include previously rock solid...
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Labour facing a Scottish wipe-out
The Labour Party dominated Scottish politics for decades. When the Scottish Parliament was created, in 1999, they had 56 out of 72 Scottish MPs and a virtual monopoly of local government. Lord...
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Scottish Labour needs to rethink its strategy
Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy gave his supporters hope with a strong, confident performance in Wednesday’s televised election debate from Aberdeen. The BBC pre-recorded the clash between Scotland’s...
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SNP woo Scots Asians
SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon is Scotland’s queen of selfies. Everywhere she goes, she is met by crowds of admirers demanding photographs. On Friday evening, more than 320 people packed into the function...
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SNP rain on Labour’s May Day Parade
It is just before 11am and despite the pouring rain, people are gathering in George Square for the May Day parade. This is the political heart of the city. Over the years, it has been the scene of...
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Scotland’s election and the future of the bomb
Jamie Watson has been living at the side of the road for the past two years. The 10 caravans and two disused buses at Faslane Peace Camp, on the banks of the Gare Loch, are painted with peace symbols...
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A night of political drama in Glasgow
Until tonight, the Scottish National Party had never won a Glasgow constituency in a UK general election. Now they have all seven. Two hundred and sixty journalists were accredited for the count at...
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Scottish Labour must speak with its own voice
Jim Murphy has done something I thought was impossible – he led Labour to a worse defeat than Iain Gray in 2011. As a Labour staffer, I was closely involved in the last Holyrood election campaign. We...
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How Labour Lost Scotland
The new edition of the Al Jazeera Magazine asks “Where is the European Left?” Do download the magazine. There are some wonderful pictures and great writing. This is my contribution on how Labour lost...
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