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Mercedes Villalba
Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a speech at the Government's first Civil Society Summit in London, July 17, 2025
Features / 26 July 2025
26 July 2025

The shock suspension of socialist MPs and Diane Abbott’s re-suspension reveals a leadership intent on crushing internal debate  —  but MERCEDES VILLALBA MSP warns against surrendering party democracy without a fight

Voices of Scotland / 12 July 2023
12 July 2023
Attempts to mystify the workings of the economy in a neoliberal smog are failing — the British public is calling out for an interventionist approach under direct state control, writes MERCEDES VILLALBA MSP
CONTROVERSY: An aerial view of the Scottish Parliament
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Features / 19 January 2023
19 January 2023
The Westminster government’s decision to invoke Section 35 over the gender recognition reform Bill on trans rights is a cynical attack on the principle of devolution, argues MERCEDES VILLALBA MSP
VOICES OF SCOTLAND / 9 January 2023
9 January 2023
MERCEDES VILLALBA MSP looks at the Scottish government’s proposed Land Reform Act and argues that it fails to properly address this entrenched inequality that is obstructing housing and environmental reform
A row of letting agent signs placed outside houses
Voices of Scotland / 20 June 2022
20 June 2022
Labour MSP Mercedes Villalba says that the Scottish Parliament must use its powers to deliver transformative change, starting with a rent freeze for tenants
WARNING: A projection at the Grangemouth Oil Refinery in Fal
Features / 5 November 2021
5 November 2021
While it’s becoming harder for world leaders to deny the climate emergency, it’s still possible for them to deny the role capitalism has played in causing it, writes MERCEDES VILLALBA MSP
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon (centre) welcoming Scottish G
Voices of Scotland / 26 September 2021
26 September 2021
Only Scottish Labour can lead the charge for socialist policies that create green jobs, develop a green industrial base and deliver a just transition to a post-carbon future, argues MERCEDES VILLALBA MSP