Dundee East Labour
Less Than 2 Per cent of Social Care Workers Tested
Richard Leonard Comments on Extension of Lockdown Period
Scottish Government Must Be Transparent About Coronavirus Deaths and Testing
Leonard Questions Sturgeon Over Testing and PPE
Scottish Labour Calls Formally For Free Travel for NHS Staff
Specialist Teacher Numbers Fallen By More Than 500 in 12 years – Iain Gray MSP
March 2020
Scottish Labour Backs Calls For Extension of Free Bus Travel for Critical Workers
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
Delayed Discharge Figures Continue to Spiral Under the SNP
Scottish Labour Oppose SNP-Green “Cuts Budget”
Labour Secures Commitment to Consider Coronavirus as Part of Laundry Closures Decision
February 2020
Greens Kowtow to SNP and Give Green Light for Cuts
Iain Gray Comments on Scottish Government Exam Results Analysis
Richard Leonard : Step In To Save GP Surgeries
Forbes Challenged to Disown Russell’s False Claims – Neil Biddy MSP
James Kelly MSP Comments on Overburdened Prison Service
Number of Disabled People Not in Employment Demonstrates “Stark Inequalities ” – Rhoda Grant MSP
SNP’s Lack of Strategy is Failing The Workers of Scotland – Richard Leonard
Labour Backs Barnardos Call for Improved Support
SNP Cuts to Local Government Transport Funding Must End to Keep Scotland Moving – Colin Smyth MSP
New Report Shows Drop in Social Capital Levels in Scotland – Pauline McNeill MSP
Cuts to Overburdened Scottish Prison Service “Dangerous” – James Kelly MSP
Forbes “Detached from the Reality “of Pressures on Local Councils – Sarah Boyack MSP
SNP Governance Causes Decade of Disinvestment for Scotland’s Universities – Iain Gray
Damning Report Shows Serious Failings in Mental Health Service at NHS Tayside – Richard Leonard
Richard Leonard Takes Nicola Sturgeon To Task on Derek Mackay and NHS Tayside
Richard Leonard’s Comments on Derek Mackay Resignation
Scottish Labour Responds to SNP Government Budget Statement
Scottish Labour Calls For Free Bus Travel for Under 25s at This Year's Budget
Free Bus Travel For Young People Must Be Included in This Year’s Scottish Budget – Rhoda Grant MSP
Councils Facing Greater Demand For Services While Budgets Tighten
Richard Leonard Comments on Brexit
January 2020
Richard Leonard Comments on Brexit
Richard Leonard - Scotland Needs Home Rule - Not Inequality in a Separate Scotland
One Homeless Child in Scotland is Too Many – Pauline McNeill MSP
Dramatic Rise in Crisis Grants “Deeply Worrying” – Mark Griffin MSP
College Student Numbers Still Down Almost 100,00 Under the SNP
Scottish Labour Calls for An End to Private Finance Models in Public Infrastructure Projects
Huge Inequality in Personal Wealth Must End – Rhoda Grant
Scottish Government Fails To Uprate Care Experienced Student Bursary
Scottish Police Stations in Shocking State of Disrepair – James Kelly
Richard Leonard Dumps Debt Monster at Sturgeon’s Door
Scottish Labour Challenges SNP Government Over Cuts to Local Councils
Scottish Government National Investment Bank – ” A Missed Opportunity” says Scottish Labour
Poorest Students Hit Hardest By Student Debt
Students from Deprived Areas Continue to Face Disadvantages in Higher Education
December 2019
Attainment Gap Grows for Literacy and Numeracy Throughout Stages of Primary School
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
Leaked Treasury Documents Warn “Union Undermined” by Tory Brexit Deal
Richard Leonard Pledges £600 million for Social Care
November 2019
Labour's Green Industrial Revolution is the Only Way to Tackle Climate Emergency - Richard Leonard
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
Labour Lays Out Bold Plan for Transport at Train Stations Across Scotland
Private Agencies Being Paid Thousands Each Day From NHS Workforce Crisis
Only Labour Will End Scotrail Chaos – Richard Leonard
Private Agencies Being Paid Thousands Each Day From NHS Workforce Crisis
SNP Would Vote Down Investment That Scotland Needs - Richard Leonard
Scottish Labour Call Out SNP Double Standards Over Trump
Social Work Crisis Shows Scotland needs Decades of Investment
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
NHS Is Not Safe in Sturgeon's or Johnson's Hands
Time For Talking Over Drugs Crisis Is Over – Monica Lennon
Labour Will Save Free TV Licences for almost a Quarter of a Million Scots
Labour Retrofitting Plan to End Fuel Poverty with 35,000 Jobs and £6billion Investment in Scotland
October 2019
Pupil Equity Funding Underspend Revealed
Corbyn Pledges To Take on Wealthy and Powerful to Deliver Real Change for Scotland
“Say Anything Sturgeon Dancing to Johnson’s Tune” – Lesley Laird
Health Secretary Must Come Clean Over NHS Laundry Cuts
Sick Kids Hospital Scandal Is A "National Disgrace" - Monica Lennon
Response to today’s Brexit Vote
Women's Health Plan Must Improve Menopause Care
Poorest College Students Most Likely to Become Unemployed
Unemployment Rise is "Deeply Concerning" - Richard Leonard
SNP Health Secretary Jeane Freeman Sidelined at SNP Conference
Scottish Labour Will Axe The Hated Car Park Tax – Richard Leonard
Sturgeon's Plans Mean "More Division and Uncertainty"- Richard Leonard
Richard Leonard’s Address to the UK Co-operative Party Conference
Scrapping Universal Credit Will Benefit Half a Million Scottish Households
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
First Minister Must Demand NHS Tayside Must Follow Review Recommendation
SNP Team Up With The Tories to Keep ScotRail in Abellio's Hands
Abellio Scotrail Franchise Must Not be Extended – Colin Smyth
September 2019
Comment on NHS Financial Report
New Investment Bank Must Tackle Centralisation and Climate Change – Richard Leonard
Jeremy Corbyn is PM-In-Waiting - Richard Leonard
Jeremy Corbyn's speech to Labour Party Conference
Richard Leonard's speech to Labour Party Conference
Comment on Repeal of “Named Person” Scheme
First Minister Must Guarantee Scottish University Funding
New Law Proposed to Stop SNP Ministers Spinning Statistics
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 IndyRef Result - Lesley Laird
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
Jeremy Corbyn's address to the 2019 TUC
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
ScotRail Set to Default on Rail Franchise Over Passenger Satisfaction
Richard Leonard : Initial Response To Programme for Government
Ongoing Crisis in Young People’s Mental Health Services Revealed
NHS Workforce Crisis Deepens As Vacancy Rate Soars to Worst Level in 12 years
Radical Solutions Needed From Scottish Government to Tackle Decline in Public Transport Use
Scottish Labour Shadow Cabinet Positions
August 2019
GP Crisis Reveals SNP Mismanagement of NHS
Postcode Lottery on Cancer Care Must End – Monica Lennon
SNP’s Austerity Cuts Would Cost Family of Four £4,676
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
Rip Off Rail Fare Rise Set to Cost Scots Hundreds of Pounds
Inequality Gap in Cancer Detection Rates Revealed
Critical Care Units Struggling to Cope with Demand
Attainment Challenge Schools Facing Significant Funding Cuts
Richard Leonard – Scotland Needs Radical Reforming Labour Governments- Not Another Referendum
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"
Comment on Job Losses at Havelock International
July 2019
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
Scottish Welfare Fund Demand Increasing as Funding is Cut
Rising Poverty Levels A Shameful Sign of Tory Legacy
Rising Demand for Foster Carers Highlights Recruitment Issues
Comment on Universities Scotland Guarantee for Care Experienced Applicants
Chronic Pain Patients Receive Just £27,000 of £535 Million Waiting Times Fund
Mackay Must Come Clean Over No-Deal Fund
SNP has Turbo-Charged Tory Austerity on Councils
Passenger Refunds Soar by more than 500% amid ScotRail Crisis
June 2019
Scotland's Mental Health Crisis Claims Almost 800 Lives in 2018
Increase in Homelessness “Disgraceful”
NHS Performance Worsening on Jeane Freeman's Watch
SNP Government Fails To Bring Education Debates to Parliament for Last 19 Months
Time for Humility and Realism from Swinney on Schools
Comment on Scottish Public Pensions Agency Audit Report
SNP Must Not Ignore Charities on Income Supplement – Richard Leonard
Labour Must Take On The English Nationalism of Boris Johnson
Promising Sign for Victims of Mesh Scandal
Scottish Labour Vote Against “SNP-Tory Stitch Up” Planning Bill
Comment on Ministerial Statement on Review of Gender Recognition Act
SNP Starving Welfare Fund of Cash
Poll Shows Tory Party Is "Biggest Threat To The Union " - Lesley Laird
Attainment Gap Faced by Looked After Children Revealed
Councils Use Cash Reserves Amid SNP Funding Cuts
Patients Left In Pain As Muscoskeletal Waiting Targets Missed
SNP Must Stop Classing Zero-Hour Contracts As A "Positive Destination " For Young People - Iain Gray
Health Secretary Must Provide Answers on Mesh Scandal
Scottish Welfare Fund Set for £3million Real Terms Cut
John Swinney Guilty of "Supreme Arrogance" Over Primary 1 tests - Iain Gray
Organ Donor Change Will Save Lives – Mark Griffin
Labour Overhauls SNP's Timid Transport Bill with Municipal Bus Amendments
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
SNP Must Listen or "Future of the NHS is Not Sustainable” – Monica Lennon
Audit Report of Colleges is “An Indictment of the SNP” – Iain Gray
Holyrood to Vote on Labour’s Plans to End Fuel Poverty
SNP Spend Just £3 million of £200 million Business Fund
Comment on Economy , Energy and Fair Work Committee Bill on Pre-Release Access to Statistics
Response to Aquaculture Statement
Comment on Obesity Action Scotland survey – restrictions on junk food advertising
Scottish Government Needs to Act Now to Protect The Poorest Families
The UK Constitution Requires Real Change
May 2019
NHS Tayside Mental Health Services Should Be Re-Escalated to Highest Level of Concern
Scottish Labour Slams SNP Call to Extend "Workers' Parking Tax" To Hit Shoppers
ScotRail “Not Up To Task” of Managing Our Railways – Colin Smyth
Labour To Focus on Future of BiFAB and Jobs
Nitro - Meats Must Be Removed from Schools and Hospitals Immediately
Give Families Advance Copy of Tayside Mental Health Services Report – Richard Leonard
Bursary for Poorest Higher Education Students has Fallen by Almost £1,000 Under the SNP
Almost 8 in 10 Primary 1 Standardised Tests Sat in Single Month
April 2019
SNP Endorse Pro-Austerity Growth Commission
Spending Per Pupil Plummets Under The Tories and the SNP
Decade of SNP Cuts Sees College Staffing Levels Fall by 13 per cent
SNP Green Bus Scheme A "Humiliating Failure"
Richard Leonard : Address to the 2019 STUC Congress
Sturgeon Urged to Outline Spending Plans
Delayed Discharge Soars in the NHS
£5 Top Up Would Reverse Tory Child Benefit Cuts
570 Operations Cancelled Because Hospitals Can't Cope
SNP Delay to Welfare Policies “Mind-Boggling”
March 2019
Lesley Laird's response to the Spring Statement
More than 1,500 Patients Left in Pain Amid SNP NHS Crisis
SNP Has Set A "Timid Target" on The Living Wage
McDonnell pledges 50,000 New Jobs for Scotland in Labour's Green Industrial Revolution
Leonard Pledges Free Bus Travel for All
Number of people claiming Council Tax Reduction falls
More than 600 Operations Cancelled as Hospitals Can't Cope
NHS in Workforce Crisis as 2,800 Nursing, Midwifery and Consultancy Posts Left Vacant
Health Boards Admit No Consistent Policy for Access to Period Products for Hospital Patients
5,200 Children and Young People Waited Too Long for Mental Health Treatment Last Year
Conference will Lay the Foundations for a Radical Labour Government
Working Carers Set To Lose Out Under SNP System
February 2019
Scale of Delayed Discharge Would Fill Flagship Hospital for Nearly a Year
Damning Report Shows Failure of Parkinson’s Care
Mackay Secretly Squirrels Away Millions Amidst Brutal Cuts
Only One Third of NHS Staff Think NHS Manages Performance Well
1 in 5 Patients Waiting Too Long for Key Clinical Tests
School Leaver Figures Expose a Class Divide in Scotland
Comment on Local Government Cuts
SNP Waiting Time Law Broken More Than 170,000 Times
Budget will slash Sturgeon's "Top Priority" of Education
Staff and Patients Alike Let Down by SNP Complacency in A&E
Universities lose out on over £400m under Sturgeon
Labour Exposes Pressure on NHS in New Film
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