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Scotland says goodbye to Margo MacDonald
Scotland has lost one of its best loved and most significant politicians. Margo MacDonald was just 30 when she burst onto the political scene in 1973 as the winner of a famous by-election in Glasgow...
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Glasgow stands with Gaza
Glasgow is no longer the city of shipyards and engineering workshops that it used to be. Anyone who watched the recent Commonwealth Games saw that the Clyde waterfront is now characterised by squinty...
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From New Labour to New Murphy
In the best New Labour tradition, Jim Murphy has reinvented himself. To put it mildly, the Eastwood MP is not known as a champion of home rule. But over the past few weeks he has cast-off his...
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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 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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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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