Up to the Nines
The European Elections were a disaster for Labour in the UK – and more so in Scotland. What are the reasons, and what do I think need to happen?
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Category: Scottish Politics
Wealth Tax 2: Revenge of the Blog…
…or why context is everything.
So, my recent blog post on Richard Leonard’s plans for a Wealth Tax had an audience, which is nice. I mention this, not to brag about #numbers, but because at least one of the members of the audience was a senior partner at Thompsons Solicitors, Patrick Maguire. He disagrees with my view, so decided to produce a rebuttal blogpost on Unison’s Dave Watson’s website (albeit without linking to or describing the post he was rebutting). Continue reading “Wealth Tax 2: Revenge of the Blog…”
Thanks Kez
…and how quickly things can change.
This will not be the first Scottish Leadership Election I have written about. When I looked back on Johann Lamont’s leadership I said that there were two things that the Scottish Labour Party had to face up to and change if we were to improve and succeed with going forward: We must be Scottish Labour and we must be Scottish Labour. Under Kez Dugdale, we have done both. Continue reading “Thanks Kez”
Back to Blogging…
…a summary exhortation on the Summer elections.
I’ve been off the blog for a while for two very different, but equally important reasons:
- I changed phones in March and I forgot to change my phone number on WordPress, so my two-factor Authentication wouldn’t let me in and I needed to hunt on old laptops for the back-up codes.
- Elections got in the way.
Sketchy Round the Edges…
…or why I need to check my tweets before hitting send. I do a thing every night Sunday – Thursday. I carry out “NatOnal #HandWatch”. It’s not mean-spirited, I don’t think. It’s a bit off fun. It’s an establishing meme of Scottish Politics along with Soleros being the lolly of choice and things being in Alex Salmond’s pocket, the the front cover of ‘The National’ … Continue reading Sketchy Round the Edges…
The Reality of Politics
…or why I’ve accepted I need to get a hair cut. Remember 1999 (I don’t I was 6 at the time, but bear with me)? The Scottish Parliament was just about to come into being and it was the dawn of a ‘New Politics’. MSPs wouldn’t face-off against each other, but would sit in a semi-circle. We wouldn’t have the confrontation of the old ways, … Continue reading The Reality of Politics
Goodbye and Thank You Johann…
…or why Scottish Labour must be both ‘Scottish’ and ‘Labour’. This weekend, Johann Lamont announced she will be standing down as leader of the Labour Party in Scotland. Before I say anything else, as a member I want the thank Johann for everything she did while leading the party. She held the party together after what was a (well-deserved) routing in 2011 and then led the party through … Continue reading Goodbye and Thank You Johann…
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