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WEBSeptember 18, 2024 Duncan Hothersall. Ten years on from the independence referendum, Labour Hame editor Duncan Hothersall reflects on a success that we failed to celebrate, a decade of constitutional doldrums, and an opportunity to. …
About – Labour Hame
WEBLabour Hame was set up in the aftermath of the 2011 Scottish general election by Tom Harris MP, Kezia Dugdale MSP and others who care deeply about Scottish Labour and want it to succeed. It was conceived of as a place to talk – somewhere where all the theories about what was wrong, and all the ideas that might make things right, could be ...
Coming full circle – Labour Hame
WEBFeb 2, 2022 · That general election in 2010 was also the last time I voted Labour, after a decade and a half of support since Tony Blair was first elected. Fast forward one year to 2011 and for the rest of the decade I was to be an SNP voter and supporter, a Yes voter and, for a very brief stint counted in months and days, an SNP member.
What is to be done? - Labour Hame
WEBJan 2, 2020 · I remember the aftermath of 1983 as I first joined the Labour Party in 1981. We have to be honest that Scotland is in a different place now and Labour has to think very carefully of what they will offer in 2021 – Labour has to face the constitutional elephant in the room head on or it will be completely swept aside by the pro-independence offer of the SNP and the pro-union message of the ...
Partygate: launchpad for the next Labour government?
WEBJan 29, 2022 · Eight weeks of relentless media exposure of industrial-scale partying in Whitehall and No 10 whilst the country was in lockdown has triggered an outpouring of public anger which threatens to topple not only Boris Johnson but the electoral prospects of the Conservative Party itself.
Three challenges for Labour – Labour Hame
WEBJul 28, 2011 · Values and communication are key, argues MARTIN McCLUSKEY . Since the elections in May, a fair amount of ink has been spilled by journalists, MPs and party members on what the Scottish Labour party needs to do to recover.
Is this it? – Labour Hame
WEBJun 6, 2019 · It’s been said so often that it has almost reached the status of cliché. It is nevertheless true: Scottish Labour has no God-given right to exist.
A better alternative – Labour Hame
WEBMar 2, 2021 · An interesting article and also an interesting reply to the first comment. I understand the desire to believe that politics will return to the previous pattern where voting is linked to attitudes towards tax rates, public services, etc but I don’t think that likely while the constitutional question remains unsettled.
News – Labour Hame
WEBAnas Sarwar said Scotland deserves better than the ‘old politics’ as he unveiled Scottish Labour’s manifesto and called for the country to unite behind a National Recovery Plan.
Grassroots Labour – Labour Hame
WEBDec 18, 2023 · Robert Hoskins (@hoski67) of Cathcart CLP says after years of the SNP driving wedges, one of the biggest benefits of electing Labour MPs and MSPs will be to heal the