Mick McGahey remains a giant of socialism RICHARD LEONARD MSP looks at the life and ideals of the famous miners' leader and all-round champion of working-class politics
Features | Monday 25th Sep 2023 Voices of Scotland Overhaul of Scotland’s Children’s Hearings System should set alarm bells ringing
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Features | Monday 05th Sep 2022 VOICES OF SCOTLAND We must work with the unions to transform Scotland
Tuesday 01st Mar 2022 Voices of Scotland A chance to right historic wrongs – but will the chance be seized? The Miners Strike Pardons Bill coming before the Scottish Parliament is a golden opportunity to address injustices committed against working people – but it does not go nearly far enough, says RICHARD LEONARD MSP
Tuesday 21st Sep 2021 VOICES OF SCOTLAND In the Labour Party we must end the retreat from political principle and class politics We need to create a proper industrial strategy by making – and winning – the argument that society needs a transfer from those who own the wealth to those who create it, writes RICHARD LEONARD MSP
Tuesday 17th Nov 2020 Scottish Trades Union Congress 2020 It is unions that have given us hope of building a better Scotland after the pandemic The values of our movement – of solidarity and co-operation – can prevail, says Scottish Labour leader RICHARD LEONARD
Tuesday 14th Jul 2020 Voices Of Scotland: Why we are launching Jobs For Good RICHARD LEONARD, Scottish Labour leader, explains why it has become necessary to campaign for new and secure forms of employment as the SNP does little to fend off the Tory assault
Friday 29th May 2020 The SNP-Tory alliance’s obstruction of anti-virus measures puts the public in danger The people of Scotland rely on their Parliament to make the right choices in this time of national crisis, not block assistance to the vulnerable, writes RICHARD LEONARD
Wednesday 06th May 2020 For those who say we can’t afford to make lasting changes, I say we can’t afford not to A year from now Scotland heads to the polls to decide the future of the country. Scottish Labour leader RICHARD LEONARD gives his view on the choices that lie ahead
Friday 10th Apr 2020 Coronavirus throws up major questions for the future of Scotland Businesses will struggle, the economy will contract and a great many people will slip into poverty. So we urgently need to develop a new post-Brexit, post-Covid settlement, writes RICHARD LEONARD
Monday 18th Nov 2019 Labour's radical plans are on track Rail must once again become a source of national pride, reliable, affordable and nationalised, writes RICHARD LEONARD
Sunday 22nd Sep 2019 We are on the cusp of something extraordinary Britain is at a crucial political juncture, with a real chance to turn the tide on austerity, says Scottish Labour leader RICHARD LEONARD
Sunday 30th Jun 2019 20 years after devolution, there is much unfinished business In contrast to the conciliatory platitudes offered by other party leaders, RICHARD LEONARD made a distinctly political speech as Holyrood hosted the Queen for its 20th anniversary celebrations