Scottish Labour outlines plan to lift thousands of children out of poverty
Scottish Labour exists to improve the lives of people who struggle every day to make ends meet.
That’s why this weekend we unveiled a policy that will take thousands of children out of poverty.
Our pledge is to use the new welfare powers of the Scottish Parliament to top-up child benefit....Read More »
Kezia Dugdale Scottish Labour Conference Speech 2017
Kezia Dugdale, Leader of the Scottish Labour Party
Scottish Labour Conference – Saturday 25th February 2017
Chair, conference, friends,
Thank you for that incredible welcome.
It’s great to be back in Perth.
And let me begin by thanking my friend, Sadiq Khan, for such a powerful speech.
Conference, Sadiq is a reminder to us of what...Read More »
Rowley: We must use tax powers to make Scotland a fairer place
By Scottish Labour deputy leader Alex Rowley
Tuesday will be a historic day in Scotland’s devolution story.
For the first time, the Scottish Parliament will decide how to raise, as well as spend, money.
We have a chance to choose a different path...Read More »
Neil Bibby launches Protect Our Pubs campaign
Friday, 17 February 2017
Neil Bibby launches Protect Our Pubs campaign
Labour MSP Neil Bibby has lodged a draft proposal in Holyrood that could transform Scotland’s pubs and give customers more choice over the drinks on sale. A consultation on the proposal is set to open on Monday. You can read the...Read More »
We need to renew the UK and bring Scotland together.
By Kezia Dugdale
The effects of Brexit and the drumbeat of a second independence referendum coming from Nicola Sturgeon means that questions about how we run our country are again at the centre of our politics.
But what is clear is that neither a Tory hard Brexit nor a divisive second independence...Read More »