Well, what a result. Everyone wrote the Labour Party off – both here in Scotland, and across the UK. But we defied the pollsters, with Labour making significant gains on what will be remembered as a historic election night. In Scotland we… read more
6 July 2017 On Thursday, you will decide the future of our country. The choice facing you at the ballot box could not be greater. It is a choice between hope or despair, progress or retreat, growth or decline. The Labour Party offers a … read more
Nicola Sturgeon’s broken record in government will be exposed today in a new Labour Party Election Broadcast.
The hard-hitting PEB, to be broadcast this evening, accuses the SNP leader of ‘playing a broken record’ as she continues to campaign for a divisive second independence referendum, rather than fixing our schools and hospitals.
The PEB will highlight:
Nicola Sturgeon’s answer to all these problems facing Scotland is another referendum.
Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale said: “On Thursday, people can send Nicola Sturgeon a message that she should focus on the day job, rather than forcing another independence referendum that people in Scotland don’t want.
“After ten years of the SNP campaigning for independence, Scotland’s schools and hospitals have suffered. Nicola Sturgeon’s answer is another referendum – she is playing a broken record.
“On Thursday, voters can elect a Labour MP who will spend every day fighting for local services, or they can elect an SNP MP who will spend every day campaigning for another divisive independence referendum.
“Only Labour can defeat the SNP in the majority of seats across Scotland, including Edinburgh South, East Lothian, Lanark and Hamilton East, Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill, Midlothian, and Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath.
“With a Labour government in Westminster, Scotland will be part of a country run for the many not the few.”
read moreCommenting on the terrorist attacks in London, Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale said:
“My thoughts and prayers go out to the victims and their families after the horrific terrorist attacks in London last night.
“Once again our nation finds itself under attack from those who hate our way of life and seek to change us. But we will not allow that to happen, because the values that they hate – democracy, the rule of law and tolerance – are what make our country so special. It’s why Britain is a beacon for other nations around the world. We will not let the terrorists win.
“We must also thank those in our emergency services who yet again put themselves in danger to protect others. Their bravery and commitment to our safety never fails to inspire.
“London is one of the greatest cities in the world, a place where people from every continent have made their home. One of the most multi-cultural cities on earth will continue to welcome people from different faiths, cultures, races and backgrounds. It will not be cowed. We all stand with the people of London today.”
read more4 June 2017
The summer holidays are just around the corner, and with that can mean a real squeeze on household budgets, especially for the poorest families.
Earlier this week the Evening Times reported that parents were skipping meals during the holidays to feed their own children.
That’s why Labour has a plan for a school holiday grant which would help nearly a quarter of a million Scottish children.
The grant would be a £100 payment, per child, to the poorest families at the beginning of the summer holidays and over Christmas, and would be available from the birth of the child till they were sixteen.
School Holiday Grant: the numbers
– £100 paid twice a year at the start of the summer and Christmas holidays
– 150,000 families would benefit
– 237,000kids would be better off
Scottish Labour would give a twice-yearly £100 seasonal grant to families who qualify for free school meals extended to include pre-schoolers in low income families, to help them out at these expensive times of the year.
You can read our plans to tackle child poverty in full here.
Here’s what Kez has to say about the grant:
“Labour’s plans for school holiday grants could have a transformational effect for the poorest families. The school holidays are just around the corner and they can hit family finances hard.
“That’s why Labour would put more money into the pockets of working class families.
“That’s the kind of change Labour can deliver. That’s why on June 8 people should elect Labour MPs fighting for working class families, not SNP MPs who will only fight for another referendum.”
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