The super-rich falsely claim inheritance tax changes will devastate small farmers, while millionaire landowners continue enjoying numerous tax advantages — why is the SNP supporting this nonsense, asks RICHARD LEONARD

The 500 refinery jobs under threat at Grangemouth and underfunding in further education should be at the top of a new Scottish leader’s to-do list, argues RICHARD LEONARD MSP

RICHARD LEONARD MSP looks at the life and ideals of the famous miners' leader and all-round champion of working-class politics

The abolition of lay panels to decide on child hearings and the ‘lawyer-isation’ of the service will not serve vulnerable youngsters' interests, warns RICHARD LEONARD

With Jeremy Hunt’s latest Budget dusting off ideas about using nuclear energy to meet our environmental commitments, RICHARD LEONARD MSP warns that atomic ‘solutions’ aren’t all they’re cracked up to be

Scottish Labour refuses to accept we cannot tackle the cost-of-living crisis — the Scottish Parliament has the powers needed now, but we must build a mass movement to force its hand, writes RICHARD LEONARD MSP

The Miners Strike Pardons Bill coming before the Scottish Parliament is a golden opportunity to address injustices committed against working people – but it does not go nearly far enough, says RICHARD LEONARD MSP

We need to create a proper industrial strategy by making – and winning – the argument that society needs a transfer from those who own the wealth to those who create it, writes RICHARD LEONARD MSP

The values of our movement – of solidarity and co-operation – can prevail, says Scottish Labour leader RICHARD LEONARD

RICHARD LEONARD, Scottish Labour leader, explains why it has become necessary to campaign for new and secure forms of employment as the SNP does little to fend off the Tory assault

The people of Scotland rely on their Parliament to make the right choices in this time of national crisis, not block assistance to the vulnerable, writes RICHARD LEONARD

A year from now Scotland heads to the polls to decide the future of the country. Scottish Labour leader RICHARD LEONARD gives his view on the choices that lie ahead

Businesses will struggle, the economy will contract and a great many people will slip into poverty. So we urgently need to develop a new post-Brexit, post-Covid settlement, writes RICHARD LEONARD

Rail must once again become a source of national pride, reliable, affordable and nationalised, writes RICHARD LEONARD

Britain is at a crucial political juncture, with a real chance to turn the tide on austerity, says Scottish Labour leader RICHARD LEONARD

In contrast to the conciliatory platitudes offered by other party leaders, RICHARD LEONARD made a distinctly political speech as Holyrood hosted the Queen for its 20th anniversary celebrations

RICHARD LEONARD explains how the industrial work of the labour movement is being translated into the political priorities of the Scottish Labour Party

Growing numbers of rough sleepers and rising in-work poverty show radical change is what’s needed, says RICHARD LEONARD

by Richard Leonard

RICHARD LEONARD describes Scottish Labour's renewed conviction to work with the labour movement to stand up for worker's rights in Scotland