Donald Dewar Articles

The BBC has been leading its news that the election in Holyrood has been a disaster for Scottish Labour. Even I, as a serial Labour loyalist, cannot pretend that the result has been good for us. However, there are more conclusions to be drawn and lessons to be learned...

Being a member of the Labour party can feel a bit like round after round of self-flagellation at the moment. But spare a thought for us Scots. Not for us the luxury of five years for a full rethink and rebuild. The Scottish National Party juggernaut rolls on and the...

The Labour party has too often lost major figures at the peak of their careers – from Hugh Gaitskell and Tony Crosland to John Smith and Donald Dewar. Ten years ago, on 20 September 2003, added to their number was Gareth Williams, Lord Williams of Mostyn, Labour’s...