On the recordAugust 27, 2026
We’ve lost definition as to who the Labour Party is.
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Michael Marra
Scottish Labour
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bbc.co.ukWe’ve lost definition as to who the Labour Party is.
Critique of Scottish Labour's leadership focus.
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In 2015 Nicola Sturgeon said closing the attainment gap between the richest and the poorest pupils was her top priority and appointed John Swinney to do it.
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.
That's why we need to get education back at the heart of Scottish politics and make our system world leading again.
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.