Aspiration, ambition and the route through Scottish marginals

You could almost hear the eyelid muscles of Scottish Labour activists straining last week as we stared at the results of the YouGov MRP poll that had just been published.  Don’t let the eyelids shut.  Keep those eyes open.  Don’t blink or it might go away. But no, it...

Scottish voted want change but not for its own sake

I was delighted to be selected to be the Scottish Labour candidate for the seat where I live, Dunfermline & West Fife, likely to become Dunfermline & East Ochils after boundary changes. It it is a very winnable seat in a General Election, but also could be a...