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The future of the union currently rests on the shoulders of one man: Richard Leonard.Unless the leader of the Scottish Labour Party quits, nothing can stop the SNP from winning another thumping majority next year.
My latest @FinancialTimes column https://www.ft.com/content/21b8fcef-4ba5-4cca-b854-88cb1e435957
There’s a healthy 30 per cent of Scots has to be won back to the cause of the union: the skilled working-class, public sector workers and retirees. These folks rejected Jeremy Corbyn last year, but they also loathe the Tories and Boris Johnson. https://www.ft.com/content/21b8fcef-4ba5-4cca-b854-88cb1e435957
There’s growing concerns about Richard Leonard in the shadow cabinet:
"He was riding on Jeremy’s coattails and has achieved, well, nothing. There is a feeling he isn’t working very hard and isn’t aware of the gravity of what is facing him." https://www.ft.com/content/21b8fcef-4ba5-4cca-b854-88cb1e435957
"He was riding on Jeremy’s coattails and has achieved, well, nothing. There is a feeling he isn’t working very hard and isn’t aware of the gravity of what is facing him." https://www.ft.com/content/21b8fcef-4ba5-4cca-b854-88cb1e435957
Senior Tories in Westminster and Edinburgh also think Scottish Labour must be “stronger” to save the union:
“No prime minister can survive the break-up of their country. It’s in everybody’s interests for Scottish Labour to improve — and fast.” https://www.ft.com/content/21b8fcef-4ba5-4cca-b854-88cb1e435957
“No prime minister can survive the break-up of their country. It’s in everybody’s interests for Scottish Labour to improve — and fast.” https://www.ft.com/content/21b8fcef-4ba5-4cca-b854-88cb1e435957
