Anas Sarwar: I can’t afford an “unpopular” Labour government
The Scottish Labour leader on why defeating the SNP depends on his party delivering at Westminster.
ByScottish Labour
Is Anas Sarwar ready?
To justify the hype, Scottish Labour must win around half of the SNP’s seats at the general election.
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Is Labour or the SNP leading in Scotland?
Contradictory polls are explained by different estimates of the scale of defections from the SNP to Scottish Labour.
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What would Scottish Labour do?
As voters look for an alternative, it’s no longer enough for Anas Sarwar’s party to simply talk down the SNP.
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Scotland needs to stop talking and start doing
Scottish Labour should learn from the SNP’s fatal obsession with strategies and consultations.
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Labour takes Rutherglen: the end of SNP domination?
What the result means for the next general election and Scottish independence.
Labour has finally ended the age of SNP hegemony
The party’s victory in the Rutherglen & Hamilton West by-election is a turning point.
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The battle for Scotland’s business vote
Anas Sarwar is looking to exploit SNP weakness on the economy.
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Scottish Labour must do less, better
Anas Sarwar can position himself as the alternative to the SNP’s legacy of half-baked, over-budget policies.
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Can Anas Sarwar stand up to Keir Starmer?
Labour’s refusal to scrap the two-child benefit cap is a test of the Scottish party’s independence.
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Can Labour really save the Union?
For some Scots, a Starmer government will be their last shot at making the UK work.
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Nicola Sturgeon could lose all that she holds dearest
If Sturgeon places anything above Scottish independence, it is her personal integrity.
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Why Scottish business is putting its money on Labour
After 16 years of SNP government, firms north of the border are increasingly impressed by Anas Sarwar’s party.
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What is the point of the Scottish Conservatives?
Labour’s revival and the SNP’s implosion means the Tories must now be more than the “party of the Union”.
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Scotland won’t change until its government does
It is difficult to see the point of this frightened and confused SNP administration – even on its own terms.
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“Independence is one of those issues that will never go away”: Anas Sarwar on the fight over Scotland
The Scottish Labour leader on Brexit, trans rights and how Keir Starmer can win the next election.
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Is Scotland finally moving away from welfare for the rich?
The Scottish government’s decision not to extend free school meals to all secondary pupils could mark a turning point.
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Scotland deserves better than the parliament it has
Almost 25 years on from devolution, the Scottish government has too often been unambitious and self-interested.
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Can Scottish Labour seize its golden opportunity?
As the SNP implodes, Anas Sarwar is quietly ensuring his party is prepared for power.
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What David Frost doesn’t get about devolution
The Tories should get their own house in order before looking at a question which has been settled for decades.
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