Orkney and Shetland Labour
March 2020
Lowest Earners and The Self-Employed Will Bear the Financial Brunt of Covid-19 – Rhoda Grant MSP
6 Month Ban on Rental Evictions Will Ease Minds in This Stressful Time – Pauline McNeill MSP
Poorest in Society Paying the Price of SNP Cutbacks to Councils – Sarah Boyack MSP
February 2020
Iain Gray MSP Comments on Scottish Government Exam Results Analysis
SNP’s Lack of Strategy is Failing The Workers of Scotland – Richard Leonard
January 2020
Scotland Needs Home Rule, Not Inequality in a Separate Scotland - Richard Leonard
December 2019
Attainment Gap Grows for Literacy and Numeracy Throughout Stages of Primary School
Richard Leonard Lays Out Labour’s Plan for Rural Communities
Real Change Needed to Address Scotland’s Health Inequalities
Small Businesses Need The Support of a Labour Government
Sturgeon Challenged on her Education Record
Scotland’s Public Services Not Safe in Sturgeon’s Hands
November 2019
Liberal Democrats Crying Crocodile Tears Over Cruel Cuts Legacy
Heartbroken Parents Deserve Answers from Cabinet Secretary – Monica Lennon MSP
Vote for Hope This Christmas – Richard Leonard
Scottish Labour Put Ambition to Scrap Universal Credit Before Scottish Parliament
Labour Will Protect Tenants from Extortionate Rents – Pauline McNeill MSP
Jeremy Corbyn : It’s Time for the Real Change That Scotland Needs
Labour Will Provide the Transformational Investment and Change in Scotland’s Social Care Services
New Report Reveals “Sorry State” of Scottish Economy Under the SNP
Richard Leonard : General Election Campaign Speech
Labour Will Save Free TV Licences for almost a Quarter of a Million Scots
NHS Is Not Safe in Sturgeon's or Johnson's Hands
Time For Talking Over Drugs Crisis Is Over – Monica Lennon
Labour Retrofitting Plan to End Fuel Poverty with 35,000 Jobs and £6 billion Investment in Scotland
October 2019
Mental Health Crisis Worsening for NHS Scotland Staff
Pupil Equity Funding Underspend Revealed
Corbyn Pledges To Take on Wealthy and Powerful to Deliver Real Change for Scotland
Response to today’s Brexit Vote
SNP Health Secretary Jeane Freeman Sidelined at SNP Conference
Scottish Labour Will Axe The Hated Car Park Tax – Richard Leonard
Richard Leonard’s Address to the UK Co-operative Party Conference
Scrapping Universal Credit Will Benefit Half a Million Scottish Households
Patients with Learning Disabilities Facing Delayed Discharges of over 4 years in Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Comment on BBC Sick Kids Snagging Revelations
Fresh Warning Over SNP Childcare Expansion
NHS Breast Screening Uptake Falls Under The SNP
No Deal – Alex Rowley Responds to Scottish Government statement
Labour To Outline Transformation of Scotland’s Housing
Scottish Labour To Force a Vote to End Early Years Postcode Lottery
September 2019
Scottish Labour To Force a Vote to End Early Years Postcode Lottery
Labour Will Scrap Universal Credit
Comment on NHS Financial Report
Jeremy Corbyn is PM-In-Waiting - Richard Leonard
New Investment Bank Must Tackle Centralisation and Climate Change – Richard Leonard
Jeremy Corbyn speech at 2019 Labour Party conference
Richard Leonard speech at 2019 Labour Party conference
SNP Should Ease Brexit Worries with EU Student Guarantee
SNP Should Increase Funding for Families Using Struggling NHS Services
Inquiry Should Not Have Taken Weeks of Pressure – Monica Lennon
SNP Has Never Accepted Indy Ref Result
SNP Mismanagement of Education Exposed - Iain Gray
Jeane Freeman has “Lost Control” of the NHS – Monica Lennon MSP
Democracy Needs Renewal -speech by Richard Leonard
Real Change within our Grasp - speech by John McDonnell
Cystic Fibrosis Drugs Made Free on the NHS After Labour MSP Campaign
Comment on Court of Session Ruling
First Minister Caught Out in Spin Operation on School Statistics
CBI Report Shows SNP-Tory Failure on the Economy
Boris Johnson Defeated Again as Labour Leads the Opposition to No-Deal
Richard Leonard : Initial Response To Programme for Government
NHS Workforce Crisis Deepens As Vacancy Rate Soars to Worst Level in 12 years
Ongoing Crisis in Young People’s Mental Health Services Revealed
Scottish Labour Shadow Cabinet Positions
August 2019
Richard Leonard - Our Scottish Future event
GP Crisis Reveals SNP Mismanagement of NHS
Postcode Lottery on Cancer Care Must End – Monica Lennon
SNP Deputy Backs Deeper Cuts Than the Tories
Flagship SNP Waiting Time Target Broken Nearly 100,000 Times
Lesley Laird - Boris Johnson "Living in a Dangerous Fantasy Land"
‘Shameful’ Gap in Life Expectancy Between Richest and Poorest Scots
Critical Care Units Struggling to Cope with Demand
Inequality Gap in Cancer Detection Rates Revealed
Attainment Challenge Schools Facing Significant Cuts
Richard Leonard – Scotland Needs Radical Reforming Labour Governments
Delays and Cancellations are Symptoms of “NHS in Distress” – Monica Lennon
Higher Pass Rate Drops for Fourth Year Running - Now an “Established Trend”
Increase in Number of "Failed Discharges" from Hospital
Scotland's "Pay Shame" as Ethnic Minority Pay Gap is More than Double the British Average
Failure to Mitigate Effects of the Rape Clause "Shameful"
July 2019
Scotland Must End the Growing Scandal of Food Poverty - Richard Leonard
Scottish Welfare Fund Demand Increasing as Funding is Cut
Campaigners Call for Right of Food To Be Enshrined in Law “Very Welcome”
Rising Poverty Levels A Shameful Sign of Tory Legacy
Workers to Stay Cool Under Labour's New Maximum Workplace Temperature Pledge
Richard Leonard - Comment on the election of Boris Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party
Rising Demand for Foster Carers Highlights Recruitment Issues
Comment on Universities Scotland Guarantee for Care Experienced Applicants
Over £80 Million in Advance Universal Credit Payments Reveals Failure of Benefits System
Budget Shortfall Threatens Public Services
Scotland's Drug Deaths Now a "National Crisis" - Monica Lennon MSP
Scotland Must Be Innovative to Make Transformative Change - Richard Leonard
Delayed Discharge on the Rise Amid Social Care Crisis
SNP has Turbo-Charged Tory Austerity on Councils
Mackay Must Come Clean Over No-Deal Fund
June 2019
NHS Performance Worsening on Jeane Freeman’s Watch
Scotland’s Mental Health Crisis Claims Almost 800 Lives in 2018
SNP Must Not Ignore Charities on Income Supplement
Time for Humility and Reason from Swinney
Labour Must Take on the English Nationalism of Boris Johnson
SNP Must Stop Classing Zero-Hour Contracts As A "Positive Destination " For Young People - Iain Gray
SNP Starving Welfare Fund of Cash
Poll Shows Tory Party Is "Biggest Threat To The Union " - Lesley Laird
Health Secretary Must Provide Answers on Mesh Scandal
Scottish Welfare Fund Set for £3million Real Terms Cut
SNP Government Missed Greenhouse Gas Targets "Disappointing" - Claudia Beamish
John Swinney Guilty of "Supreme Arrogance" Over Primary 1 tests - Iain Gray
Organ Donor Change Will Save Lives – Griffin
More Housing Co-operatives Needed To Tackle Housing Crisis
Missed Climate Targets Show Need for Real Action , Not Rhetoric From SNP
Hundreds of Thousands of Older People in Scotland Risk Losing TV Licence Fee
Scottish Labour : Statement on Brexit position
Audit Report of Colleges is “An Indictment of the SNP” – Iain Gray
SNP Must Listen or “The Future of the NHS is Not Sustainable” – Monica Lennon
More Funding for GPs Needed After One Third Reveal Overwhelming Workload
Scottish Government Needs to Act Now to Protect The Poorest Families
May 2019
Nitro-Meats Must Be Removed from Schools and Hospitals Immediately
Waiting Time Performance Plummets Despite SNP Improvement Plan
Drug-Related Hospital Stays are Worst on Record
Scottish Labour Call on SNP to Close Legal Loophole in Free Childcare Entitlement
Swinney has No Answers Why Almost 8 in 10 Primary Standardised Tests Sat in a Single Month
Scottish Labour in Call for SNP to improve Menopause Care
Comment on Poverty and Inequality Commission Response to Scottish Budget 2019/20
Labour Press for Urgent Support for Scotland's Midwives
NHS Clinical Waste Needs Greater Scrutiny- Monica Lennon
Speech and Language Therapy Targets for Cancer Patients Missed Across All Health Boards
Response to Ruth Davidson Conference Speech