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WEBAug 19, 2024 · A dangerous hangover. Labour Hame editor Duncan Hothersall says third sector organisations in Scotland are doing their noble causes untold damage by remaining hitched to one side of the constitutional debate. Saturday’s edition.
Ten wasted years – and an opportunity – Labour Hame
WEB3 days ago · Ten wasted years – and an opportunity. 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 finally move on. There’s a picture of me at the Edinburgh independence referendum count …
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.
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 ...
Opinion – Labour Hame
WEBRobert 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
Rebuilding Labour – Labour Hame
WEBJan 3, 2020 · Christmas and New Year is a time for reflection, and clearly Labour Party members have had more to reflect on this Christmas than usual. The combination of a brutal election result and lots of time at home has resulted in a constant stream of analysis and counter-analysis of the result, the party and the leadership.
Let the games begin – Labour Hame
WEBJan 26, 2022 · Let the games begin. January 26, 2022 Duncan Hothersall. It’s the Scottish local elections in May, and the game-playing is underway in earnest, writes Labour Hame editor Duncan Hothersall. West Lothian Council is a Labour minority administration, and a bugbear of the SNP. In the 2017 local elections the nationalists won more seats than any ...
Earning back trust – Labour Hame
WEBMay 19, 2015 · Jamie Glackin, Chair of the Scottish Labour Party, sets out the hard road ahead for Scottish Labour, but reminds us that our roots are strong and our values just. Readers of LabourHame will …
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.
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.