Tag: Richard Leonard
Richard Leonard resigns as Scottish Labour leader
The news broke on Thursday afternoon that Scottish Labour leader, Richard Leonard has resigned.
Mr Leonard who represents Central Scotland in the Scottish Parliament took up office after the resignation of Kezia Dugdale in...
Free school meals till Easter a welcome move
The Scottish Government has allocated over £10 million which is now available to local authorities to continue free school meal provision during Christmas, the February break and Easter holidays in 2021.
Cabinet Secretary for Social Security...
Letter from Scotland
The Scottish Labour Party used to be the power in the land. This weekend it’s gathering in Dundee for its annual conference as just a rump of what it once was. And it’s deeply...
Letter from Scotland
The Christmas merry-go-rounds in Edinburgh this year include “The Drop”, an 80m high tower on George Street. Mad merry-makers are spun up to the top of the tower and then “dropped” to the ground...
Letter from Scotland
Fourteenth century Scotland seems to be capturing the world’s imagination these days. Not content with “Braveheart” about William Wallace, a new film is being made about “The Outlaw King” Robert the Bruce. One of...
Letter from Scotland
I live in the centre of a city and yet within ten minutes’ walk from my house a combine harvester was chewing up a field of ….well, it is normally wheat but this year...