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Tom Harris Articles

Tam Dalyell: An obituary

Sir Thomas Dalyell of the Binns, 11th Baronet (9 August 1932-26 January 2017) Tam Dalyell will be remembered with affection and warmth by friends and former colleagues within the Labour movement and beyond. That he will also be remembered in such positive terms by his...

A taxing question

Jackie Bailie and Tom Harris consider whether Scottish Labour was right to promise to raise income tax [column-group][column]Tom Harris Promising higher taxes was a flawed strategy for Scottish Labour in 2016. And yet it was also entirely sensible and logical,...

No strange death here

There are two theories about the fate of the many Tory voters who used to roam freely across the plains of Scotland. The most common theory also happens to be the least persuasive: that during the last Major government, they had a Damascene conversion and chose to...

Who cares?

The Scottish Labour party still has nothing remotely interesting or relevant to say The question on every Scottish Labour party member’s lips is: ‘Who will be our next leader?’ Unfortunately, the answer on the lips of everyone else in Scotland is: ‘Who cares?’ This is...