I've got a very deep and abiding passion about education being far more than buildings and textbooks; it's what children bring into school with them.
From Johann Lamont
Scotland has chosen to remain in partnership with our neighbours in the U.K. But Scotland is distinct, and colleagues must recognise that.
The Scottish Labour Party should work as equal partners with the U.K. party, just as Scotland is an equal partner in the United Kingdom. Scotland has chosen home rule - not London rule.
The instinct of the Labour Party is if there's a problem, change the leader, then sit back, fold your arms and wait to be disappointed because they're sure it's not going to deliver.
There is a presumption made among nationalists that constitutional change is the answer to all the questions that are problematic in our communities, and my job is to talk about what is happening in the real world.
If I believe we need free personal care, we need an honest discussion about what it costs with a well-managed, well-trained workforce.
It is not possible to spend on one thing and then not have consequences on something else.
If you don't accept there is a problem, then it is hard to debate things.
I guess it feels to me that the political argument that has been lost in my lifetime is taxation. How do you engage in that debate when people don't trust politicians at all? It is almost impossible to start a conversation about taxation.
I want to change Scotland, but the only way we can change Scotland is by changing the Scottish Labour Party.
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