Anas Sarwar’s epic misfire
After the Scottish Labour leader’s failed coup, what can we think other than “it’s over”?
ByScottish Labour
Why Scottish Labour has broken with Starmer
Anas Sarwar is putting “country before party” as he distances himself from Westminster
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Anas Sarwar’s Zohran cosplay
As all part leaders take the same line, it seems there is nothing new under Scotland’s sun.
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Dishonesty now rules Scottish politics
The SNP and Labour are both watching on while the state dissolves and populists rise.
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Scotland has not turned against immigration
Scottish Labour could only flinch at Keir Starmer’s “island of strangers” speech.
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Anas Sarwar: “Energy security is national security”
The leader of Scottish Labour is diverging from his party in Westminster when it comes to fossil fuels.
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Scottish Labour needs to be braver
As it trails the SNP in the polls, Anas Sarwar’s party must offer a clearer break with the past 18…
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Can Labour rally in Scotland?
Amid a polling slump, Keir Starmer and Anas Sarwar had a mission at party conference: to revive and re-energise.
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When will Labour tell the truth about Scotland?
Chasing the SNP’s spendthrift politics is an irresponsible strategy for a serious party.
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Why Scottish Labour isn’t panicking
The party still believes that incumbency could be the SNP’s undoing at the 2026 election.
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Can Scottish Labour reverse the SNP’s recovery?
Anas Sarwar’s party believes that opinion polls are not the best guide to the real political situation.
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Scottish Labour’s winter fuel move shows its panic
Anas Sarwar is already being forced to distance himself from Keir Starmer’s unpopular government.
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Why the Budget has cheered Scottish Labour
The SNP can no longer claim that little divides Keir Starmer’s government from the Conservatives.
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Can the SNP and Labour learn to work together?
The talk at Holyrood is of greater collaboration across the chamber in a new political era.
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Who’s really winning in Scotland?
A poll putting the SNP ahead has not stopped Scottish Labour increasing its number of target seats to the mid-30s.
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Can Keir Starmer prove the Union works for Scotland?
Labour has made a series of overtures in its manifesto.
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Want to be a Conservative MP? Come to Scotland
Voters anxious about the Union could help save the party from oblivion.
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The SNP’s U-turn on oil and gas is a challenge to Labour
Keir Starmer’s party may look like it has failed to choose Scotland’s side in the energy debate.
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Scottish MPs will be central to a Starmer government
Labour will have to move quickly to prove to Scottish voters that their support matters.
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Can Scottish Labour heal a fractured nation?
Anas Sarwar’s party could usher in a new era of collaborative politics with the Liberal Democrats and others.
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