The question is not simply how much we spend on defence, but what we understand defence and security to mean, says SIMON BRIGNELL
RICHARD LEONARD used a recent speech in Glasgow to call for the renewal of our democracy.
He reported on the work of a project he had established along with deputy leader of the Scottish Labour Party Lesley Laird and with the support of Jeremy Corbyn to consider how we can redistribute wealth and power.
This was to include consideration of whether a federal settlement is the best way to rebalance the overly centralised UK state.
To govern again, we must first earn back the confidence of the people who founded our movement
DAVID MATTHEWS looks at what a collective future for welfare might have in store for us
On the release of her memoir that reveals everything except politics, Sturgeon’s endless media coverage has focused on her panic attacks, sexuality and personal tragedies while ignoring her government’s many failures, writes PAULINE BRYAN



