Joe Dwyer reports from the Politics at the Edge of the Union event with Pat Cullen MP, Seamus Logan MP, Baroness Smith of Llanfaes and Kevin Meagher.
Tag: Scotland
How Scottish Labour can escape Starmerism – Pauline Bryan and Vince Mills
Pauline Bryan and Vince Mills introduce Keep Left - the new Red Paper on Scotland - setting out how Scottish Labour can escape the dead hand of Starmerism.
Mick McGahey was a political visionary. A product of his class and movement – Richard Leonard MSP
Richard Leonard MSP recalls the political legacy of the leader of the NUM miners union in Scotland, Mick McGahey, 40 years after the 1984-85 miner's strike
Labour Must Have a Positive Vision for Scotland – Katy Clark MSP
Katy Clark MSP sets out why Labour needs a positive vision for Scotland - one which inspires voters after years of SNP and Tory austerity and mismanagement of our public services.
Young climate activists stage protests at Ian Murray’s Constituency Office ‘until bold action is taken’
“With broad support across the UK for a Green New Deal, Labour is failing voters and refusing to show leadership on climate" - Green New Deal Rising launches the 'Labour Be Bold' campaign.
Selections, environmental commitments and more – Coll McCail and Lauren Harper report-back from the Scottish Executive Committee
"SEC members raised concerns from Party members that local candidates were being squeezed out of the Westminster selection process" - Coll McCail and Lauren Harper report-back from the latest meeting of the SEC.
Governments must ‘heed stark warning’ of Scottish wildfire visible from space says FBU
"We need urgent climate action to prevent loss of life, and that must also involve serious investment in our fire services" - the FBU gives a stark warning after Scottish wildfires are seen from space.
Scottish cultural figures and community activists support refugees against far-right intimidation – Public Statement
Cultural figures including comedian Frankie Boyle, author Irvine Welsh and singer Iona Fyfe join SUTR and the STUC in showing solidarity with asylum seekers against far-right intimidation.
Scottish Labour’s to put forward an alternative vision – Coll McCail and Lauren Harper, SEC Youth Reps
"Scottish Labour still has work to do to explain how we will expand community wealth building, create well paid green jobs and outline an alternative to SNP mismanagement of the NHS."
Is it all bread and roses in Scottish Labour? – CFS Scottish Labour Conference report-back
With Scottish Labour Conference coming to an end, Scott Hartles, Campaign for Socialism, looks at the positives of the conference and the fight for the left in Scotland.