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Author: John Ruddy

Grassroots Labour Opinion

Gridlock in Glasgow

March 1, 2022March 1, 2022 John Ruddy

John Ruddy recently drove to Glasgow. It’s fair to say he did not have a good time. I apologise to any Glaswegians reading this, but your city is fucked. Specifically,

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Grassroots Labour Opinion

Can we drive down energy prices without it costing the earth?

January 31, 2022January 31, 2022 John Ruddy

John Ruddy argues that while tackling fuel poverty amid rising energy costs is hugely complex, there is a way government could help to deliver cheaper, greener electricity to millions of

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Grassroots Labour Opinion

An industrial strategy for Scotland

November 20, 2018 John Ruddy

John Ruddy considers what an industrial strategy for Scotland – which so many say is necessary but so few have ever defined – might actually look like.   A lot

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Grassroots Labour Opinion

Time for councils that are fit for purpose

November 13, 2018 John Ruddy

John Ruddy says it’s time to look again, not just at how local councils are funded but how they are structured, and to create a new system fit for the

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Grassroots Labour Opinion

A new twist on an old idea

November 6, 2018 John Ruddy

John Ruddy says in the face of our housing crisis we should reconsider the idea of new towns and, following examples elsewhere, develop schemes that meet our 21st century needs.

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Grassroots Labour Opinion

Time for a people’s bus service

October 30, 2018October 30, 2018 John Ruddy

John Ruddy says re-regulation of Scotland’s bus services could deliver a whole range of benefits for passengers, but we could go even further and deliver a truly radical shift in

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Grassroots Labour Opinion

A positive night for Scottish Labour

June 11, 2017 John Ruddy

John Ruddy crunches the electoral numbers and says Scottish Labour has significant grounds for optimism on the basis of Thursday’s vote.   When the SNP won their storming victory in

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