On the recordSeptember 27, 2026
In Scotland, we have some difficult truths to face up to. May was the sixth Holyrood election in a row where we have lost votes and seats.
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Michael Marra
Scottish Labour
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theguardian.comIn Scotland, we have some difficult truths to face up to. May was the sixth Holyrood election in a row where we have lost votes and seats.
Addressing challenges faced by Scottish Labour.
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It means that if there are complaints they will be treated with respect and looked at. But we don’t have complaints at the moment.
He is the most popular politician in Scotland by a distance, the most popular politician since Nicola Sturgeon, but we need to translate that into party support.
Of course it is the aim, we are going to fight for every vote in every seat – but where we are at the moment we are a long way from that.
I don’t think there is any prime minister in history that has lost popularity at the rate the previous prime minister did, and the rate at which that happened was particularly challenging.