Labour Hame – A place for open debate about progressive politics …
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
WEB2 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 …
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 ...
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.
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.
Polling cheer for Scottish Labour
WEBOctober 6, 2022 John Ruddy. John Ruddy takes a look at recent Scottish polling against the backdrop of Labour’s continuing surge across the UK, and sees hope and ramifications. The latest polling for Labour in Scotland is excellent news, and shows that having strong, competent leaders, both at Westminster in the form of Keir Starmer and at ...
Labour and the Brexit effect – Labour Hame
WEBMay 10, 2021 · Labour and the Brexit effect. Richard Rawles argues that the internal battles raging again in the Labour Party over electoral calculations and the way forward are in danger of hiding a possible solution by over-simplifying our disagreements. In many circles it seems to be the prevailing wisdom that the reason for Labour’s terrible General ...
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 ...
Three challenges for Labour – Labour Hame
WEBJul 28, 2011 · Values and communication are key, argues MARTIN McCLUSKEY . Since the elections in May, a fair amount of ink has been spilled by journalists, MPs and party members on what the Scottish Labour party needs to do to recover.
Grassroots Labour – Labour Hame
WEBDec 18, 2023 · Robert 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