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Putting Scottish Labour back on track

7th September 20207th September 20203 weeks ago Scottish Left Review 212 Views constitution, Jeremy Corbyn, radical Scottish Labour, Scottish Labour, Tommy Kane

Tommy Kane argues Labour can resolve its constitutional carry-on to allow its radical politics to shine through Nicola Sturgeon is

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Scottish Labour must take its head out of the sand

9th May 20209th May 20205 months ago Scottish Left Review 40 Views constitutional crisis, Democracy, Labour, Lothians Labour List MSP, Neil Findlay, Scottish Labour

Neil Findlay proposes a way forward for Scottish Labour on its constitutional crisis Labour cannot ignore or wish away constitutional

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Home rule for the new century

24th March 202024th March 20206 months ago Scottish Left Review 29 Views Alex Rowley, Alex Rowley MSP, constitutional matters., Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour, support revised devolution settlement

Alex Rowley explains why Scottish Labour supports a revised devolution settlement Scotland remains divided on the question of independence, but

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17th January 202017th January 20209 months ago SLR 29 Views Brexit, General Election, LibDems, Scottish Labour, SNP victory, Tories

Regroup and resist – but how? Well, the polls were stunningly accurate so we well and truly had our ‘Friday

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Battered, bloodied and bruised: down but not out

17th January 202017th January 20209 months ago SLR 26 Views Brexit, Labour, Richard Leonard, Scottish Labour, second independence referendum, working people

Richard Leonard says when the people speak, political parties must listen The election result was grave for Labour. Though we

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‘New’ SNP but same old party lessons?

16th September 20191 year ago SLR 25 Views centralisation, Labour, marginalisation, Scottish Labour, SNP

Though still in poll position, Kenny MacAskill argues all is not well in the ‘House of SNP’ Scotland’s political order

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Jimmy Reid’s words still echo on education

15th July 201916th July 20191 year ago SLR 37 Views communities, education, Jimmy Reid, poverty, Scottish Labour

David Watt explains the work of the Socialist Educational Association Scotland Jimmy Reid’s rectorial speech of nearly fifty years ago

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Scottish Labour – the return of its radical roots

14th January 20192 years ago SLR 36 Views Campaign for Socialism, Corbyn, Holyrood, Labour’s National Executive Committee, local democracy, municipalisation, power, radical agenda, referedum, Richard Leonard, Scotland, Scottish Labour, sociliasm, wealth

Mike Cowley says under Richard Leonard Scottish Labour is back on its way to influence In November 2017, Scottish Labour

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Labour’s Scottish problem

14th January 20192 years ago SLR 30 Views Brexit, Corbyn, EU Withdrawal Bill, Independence, Labour, meaningful vote, neo-racist fringe, polls, Richard Leonard, Scottish Labour, Scottish Socialist Party, SNP, Theresa May, Tory Party, vote of No Confidence

Róisín McLaren argues Scottish Labour’s star cannot rise until it changes course on independence A YouGov opinion poll published on

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SNP’s Growth Commission report – Surely No surPrise?

24th September 20182 years ago SLR 26 Views Andrew Wilson, Charlotte Street Partners, conservative, Growth Commission Report, Jeremy Corbyn, Nicola Sturgeon, Scottish Labour, SNP, social democrats, Socialists

Neil Findlay says those looking for radical social change should join and support Labour. This year corporate lobbyist and former