After a Westminster election, The British Election Study (BES) can be invaluable in getting behind the punditry and perceived wisdoms to more fact-based lessons and analysis that political parties can use. In 2017, the BES found there was no “youthquake” in favour of...
Comrades, I have bad news. The electorate think Scottish Labour is out of touch and that the party arrogantly believes it is special and somehow morally superior to other political parties. You know why? Because we are out of touch and arrogantly believe we are...
It has been fantastic watching new Scottish Labour MSPs working so effectively since the election, both at Holyrood and in their communities. It has been equally heartening to see those same MSPs, and others in the group, being so heavily involved in issues that will...
There is a tendency in opposition to decry all government ideas, call them unworkable or unrealistic. Afterall, oppositions are there to oppose. However, history shows that the most successful political parties steal and refine, from governments, think-tanks,...
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