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Iain Gray: Let's rediscover our purpose, our pride and our passion



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Published Date: 14 August 2008
In the first of three pieces by the Scottish Labour leadership candidates, IAIN GRAY says the party must look outwards
IT IS a commonplace view that these are bad times for Labour generally and Scottish Labour in particular. That may be true, but I joined the Labour Party in 1979, and those were dark days too. We did turn Labour's fortunes round, but it took many y...



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  • Last Updated: 13 August 2008 9:23 PM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: Scottish Labour Party
 
1

donald,

glasgow 14/08/2008 00:20:41
Grey man for passion?
2

Jwil,

14/08/2008 00:25:34
"Labour created the Scottish Parliament..."

Only under duress from the EU. A Scottish Parliament was the last thing Blair wanted!
3

Sierra Foothills Scot,

Diamond Springs 14/08/2008 04:06:02
Jwil (#2) is absolutely correct. See tinyurl.com/5n4xnf. If your time is limited, scroll down to the paragraph starting with "The Labour Party’s decision to hold another (unnecessary) referendum on devolution must be seen against this background" and start there.
4

Richardinho,

14/08/2008 08:10:42
You really have to wonder what the point of the labour party is-well we know; it's to provide highly paid jobs and an ego trip for the likes of Ian Gray.

Why do the Labour party imagine that they are the only party who care about poor people? As far as I know none of the other parties has said they want to make people poorer. If the Tories commitment to helping the poor is at all doubtful I don't see that labour's is any firmer. you only have to look at the abolition of the 10p tax rate and how they have made it so difficult to apply for tax credits that a lot of people just don't bother, to see how much they really care.

Does Ian Gray look like a man who is 'passionate' about improving the living standards of the poor? To me he just looks like a politician more concerned with raising his own living standards.

 

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