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Author: Barrie Cunning

Grassroots Labour Opinion

A party in desperate need of change

August 12, 2018 Barrie Cunning

Barrie Cunning, former Scottish Labour candidate for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, says today’s disunited Labour Party is failing to provide effective opposition to a weak and divided government.   Angry,

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Grassroots Labour Opinion

A party of government by 2021

September 1, 2017 Barrie Cunning

Barrie Cunning says the next Scottish Labour leader must complete Kezia Dugdale’s task of turning us into a party of government by 2021.   The 2017 general election result illustrated

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Grassroots Labour Opinion

We can achieve for Scotland again

January 9, 2017 Barrie Cunning

Barrie Cunning says, as the council elections approach, Labour should remember its proud history and work to embody the country’s aspirations again.   2016 will go down in the history

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Grassroots Labour Opinion

Don’t let them write us off

September 7, 2016 Barrie Cunning

Barrie Cunning says the next Labour leader has a huge challenge ahead to make Labour a credible government in waiting, and only Owen Smith can do it.   I write this

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Grassroots Labour Opinion

The next Labour leader must deliver unity and credibility

August 9, 2016 Barrie Cunning

Barrie Cunning says Labour needs a leader capable of compromise, for the sake of not just the party but the country.    In politics you should always expect the unexpected. Nobody expected

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Grassroots Labour Opinion

Time for engagement

June 7, 2016 Barrie Cunning

Barrie Cunning is standing down as Secretary of his CLP and says part of the answer for Scottish Labour must be better engagement, both with members and across the UK

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Grassroots Labour Opinion

It would be a privilege to serve the Borders

March 3, 2016March 3, 2016 Barrie Cunning

Barrie Cunning, Scottish Labour’s candidate in Ettrick Roxburgh & Berwickshire, invites you to his campaign launch tomorrow.   Two weeks ago I was selected to stand as the Labour candidate for my

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