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RICHARD LEONARD announced new crackdowns on outsourcing and blacklisting this weekend, as he vowed to put people power at the centre of Scotland’s economy and political system.
In his first speech to Scottish Labour conference as the party’s leader, the leftwinger said he would bring social care back into the public sector and mooted a “total ban” on evicting tenants during the winter months.
He said Scottish Labour’s “starting point” would be “to ensure our public services are there to serve the Scottish public not the balance sheets of financiers.”
Years of underfunding are eroding Scotland’s local services and deepening inequality in communities, says VINCE MILLS
As Scotland heads to the polls, the main parties offer variations on the same script, says MATT KERR
As bus builder Alexander Dennis threatens Falkirk closure and Grangemouth faces ruthless shutdown by tax exile Jim Ratcliffe, RICHARD LEONARD MSP warns that global corporations must be resisted by a bold industrial strategy based on public ownership