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New on Labour Hame:Martin Hutchison analyses Scottish Labour’s May 2026 election defeat, concluding that it reflected th...
28/08/2026

New on Labour Hame:

Martin Hutchison analyses Scottish Labour’s May 2026 election defeat, concluding that it reflected the durability of the Yes coalition, the return of former Labour voters to the SNP, the rise of Reform, weaknesses in UK Labour’s record, a fundamentally mistaken Scottish Labour campaign strategy, and a spectacular own goal.

Martin Hutchison analyses Scottish Labour’s May 2026 election defeat, concluding that it reflected the durability of the Yes coalition, the return of former Labour voters to the SNP, the rise…

New on Labour Hame:James Gray, Political Education Officer of Edinburgh Southern CLP, says the candidates for leadership...
21/08/2026

New on Labour Hame:

James Gray, Political Education Officer of Edinburgh Southern CLP, says the candidates for leadership of the party need to grasp the nettle of the constitution if Scottish Labour is to have any hope of broadening its appeal.

James Gray, Political Education Officer of Edinburgh Southern CLP, says the candidates for leadership of the party need to grasp the nettle of the constitution if Scottish Labour is to have any hop…

New on Labour Hame:As nominations close in the Scottish Labour leadership election, Labour Hame editor Duncan Hothersall...
17/08/2026

New on Labour Hame:

As nominations close in the Scottish Labour leadership election, Labour Hame editor Duncan Hothersall finds a party that has so lost its sense of moral purpose that it only feels able to offer its members a choice between so what and who cares.

As nominations close in the Scottish Labour leadership election, Labour Hame editor Duncan Hothersall finds a party that has so lost its sense of moral purpose that it only feels able to offer its …

New on Labour Hame:Dr Jekyll and Mr Hiding-to-nothingDuncan Hothersall, Editor of Labour Hame, speculates about a sabote...
18/07/2025

New on Labour Hame:

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hiding-to-nothing

Duncan Hothersall, Editor of Labour Hame, speculates about a saboteur hiding in the heart of government, and perceives the patience of Labour members wearing thin.

Duncan Hothersall, Editor of Labour Hame, speculates about a saboteur hiding in the heart of government, and perceives the patience of Labour members wearing thin. I was on the radio yesterday, as …

Robert Hoskins of Glasgow South CLP examines recent polling and widespread claims about the demographic inevitability of...
18/04/2025

Robert Hoskins of Glasgow South CLP examines recent polling and widespread claims about the demographic inevitability of Scottish independence. He is unconvinced.

One could be forgiven for thinking that Independence is just around the corner if the response of former SNP MP Joanna Cherry KC to the latest poll which gives Yes a whopping 12% lead is anything t…

New on Labour Hame: Duncan Hothersall reviews Anas Sarwar's speech to Scottish Labour conference today in Glasgow.
21/02/2025

New on Labour Hame: Duncan Hothersall reviews Anas Sarwar's speech to Scottish Labour conference today in Glasgow.

Anas Sarwar spoke for 52 minutes today at Scottish Labour Conference in Glasgow, to a gathering of supporters who seemed at times unsure whether their rapture was entirely appropriate given the loo…

Kirsty McNeill, the Scottish Labour and Co-operative MP for Midlothian and the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State fo...
07/02/2025

Kirsty McNeill, the Scottish Labour and Co-operative MP for Midlothian and the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland, sets out four major challenges facing Scotland after two decades of nationalist government, and how we can address them.

Kirsty McNeill, the Scottish Labour and Co-operative MP for Midlothian and the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland, sets out four major challenges facing Scotland after two decades …

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18/11/2024

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John Erskine, a former Scottish Labour candidate for the Highlands and Islands and a former Scottish Labour spokesperson...
03/11/2024

John Erskine, a former Scottish Labour candidate for the Highlands and Islands and a former Scottish Labour spokesperson for Transport, Connectivity and the Islands, welcomes the first UK Labour budget in 14 years.

John Erskine, a former Scottish Labour candidate for the Highlands and Islands and a former Scottish Labour spokesperson for Transport, Connectivity and the Islands, welcomes the first UK Labour bu…

Nick Hopkins, a long-time Labour member and specialist in work on poverty, welfare reform and financial inclusion, sets ...
17/10/2024

Nick Hopkins, a long-time Labour member and specialist in work on poverty, welfare reform and financial inclusion, sets out his anger and frustration at the UK Labour government’s decisions on, and political approach to, Winter Fuel Payments.

Nick Hopkins, a long-time Labour member and specialist in work on poverty, welfare reform and financial inclusion, sets out his anger and frustration at the UK Labour government’s decisions o…

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