Mogwai star backs Labour’s Monica Lennon on free music lessons
Mogwai star Stuart Braithwaite has backed a call by Scottish Labour leadership hopeful Monica Lennon for free music lessons in all of Scotland’s schools.
Mogwai star Stuart Braithwaite has backed a call by Scottish Labour leadership hopeful Monica Lennon for free music lessons in all of Scotland’s schools.
UK Labour leader Keir Starmer used a speech on Thursday to outline what he called a "new chapter for Britain", but the London MP didn't mention Scotland once in his speech, leaving his political opponents north of the border crying foul as they brand his vision of the future "reheated Blairism."
Another poll has shown a majority of Scots support independence – while also revealing an increase in the number of people who believe the SNP is divided.
An accelerated broadband investment programme could bring thousands of jobs and improve digital connectivity across the north-east and Highlands, according to Scottish Labour leadership hopeful Monica Lennon.
The Scottish Parliament has voted narrowly to extend business rates relief for newspapers, despite the SNP opposing a Conservative motion calling for the support to continue into the next financial year.
The Scottish Government's refusal to accept responsibility for the "catastrophic failure" that is the islands ferry debacle is "shocking", say opposition parties.
Scottish Labour has confirmed its list of regional candidates for the Holyrood elections, with leadership candidate Anas Sarwar giving up his top spot to make it gender-balanced.
Both Scottish Labour leadership candidates have claimed to be the “change candidates” in the race.
Labour needs to show Scots it can “do politics differently”, leadership hopeful Monica Lennon said – insisting the party can no longer rely on “party grandees getting wheeled out to preach to the nation”.
Monica Lennon has set out her priorities if she becomes the next Scottish Labour leader, as she insisted she is in the running for the party’s top job on merit.
North-east Labour MSP Jenny Marra says part of her "felt guilty" for choosing not to stand in May's Holyrood elections to focus on her family.
Aberdeen’s suspended Labour councillors have officially backed Anas Sarwar to become the party’s next leader in Scotland.
Monica Lennon has won the backing of Scotland’s largest trade union in the Labour leadership contest.
Monica Lennon has pledged to not turn her face away from those who believe the independence question has yet to be settled.
Scottish Labour leadership hopeful Monica Lennon says the suspension of nine Aberdeen councillors is a matter she considers "closed by the party".
Rising child poverty is a “national disgrace”, Scottish Labour leadership candidate Anas Sarwar has said.
Anas Sarwar is aiming to become leader after Richard Leonard resigned earlier this month - and has now spoken out in support of the so-called "Aberdeen Nine".
Anas Sarwar and Monica Lennon have both ruled out joining a "unionist coalition" after Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross said he is willing to work with other parties to take on the SNP.
The two Scottish Labour leadership hopefuls have vowed they will make decisions independent of the UK party.
Monica Lennon and Anas Sarwar are to slug it out to become the next leader of Scottish Labour.
Labour leadership hopeful Anas Sarwar claims he has the support of more than a quarter of the party’s councillors as nominations for the post open.
Scottish Labour will have a new leader elected by the end of next month, the party has confirmed.
I am always amazed by the assumption that when Scotland becomes independent we will be governed by the SNP.
That Richard Leonard’s ill-starred spell as Scottish Labour leader should come to an end was unsurprising in itself. But what did come as shock to most of his colleagues was the timing of his departure, just four months before the Scottish election.
Aberdeen Labour leader Jenny Laing says Richard Leonard has made the "right decision" to stand down as Scottish Labour leader.
Splits are already emerging following the resignation of Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard.
Only one question appeared to catch Alex Salmond slightly off guard when I interviewed him in Aberdeen almost a decade ago.
Contracting coronavirus while at work should be treated as an industrial injury, a Scottish Labour MSP has said.
Coronavirus heroes in the emergency services should be given free tickets to Scotland’s games in the delayed Euro 2020 championship, Labour’s Richard Leonard suggested.
Coronavirus heroes in the emergency services should be given free tickets to Scotland’s games in the delayed Euro 2020 championship, Labour’s Richard Leonard suggested.