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Despite Scottish Labour being in a seriously tough place in the polls it has been heartening for many members to see our campaigning spirit undimmed in recent months, and after a strong campaign pointing out Scottish National party failures on the National Health...

‘English Votes for English Laws’ has always been seen within Labour ranks as a cynical, partisan Tory ploy. In origin it was, of course: one part of a gerrymanderer’s charter that includes boundary changes, individual electoral registration and extending the overseas...

Despite some public misgivings, Jeremy Corbyn has followed in the footsteps of other leaders of the opposition and joined the privy council. I suspect he will not be quite as excited about the swearing in ceremony as I was. My enthusiasm in kissing the Queen’s hand...

The amount of interest, passion and debate sparked in Scotland by the independence referendum has been completely unprecedented. For those of us who believe that politics should be a part of everyone’s lives (and that voter disengagement threatens to undermine the...