John Ruddy says Labour contests elections in order to make lives better, and in local government winning the power to do that means forging coalition deals with other parties.
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John Ruddy takes a look at the 2015 and 2016 numbers and suggests there may be grounds for cautious optimism in June’s snap general election. In the Holyrood elections
John Ruddy says we shouldn’t try to fight on our opponents’ territory – the constitution – but on our own ground: social justice. Despite the election being a little
John Ruddy, Scottish Labour’s MSP candidate for Angus North and Mearns, has a simple suggestion to boost rail travel, reduce public subsidy and help cut carbon emissions. As a regular rail
The SNP Government just doesn’t get railways, as their recent cuts package reveals, writes JOHN RUDDY I’ve blogged here before about how the SNP don’t seem to get railways.
JOHN RUDDY looks at child mortality rates in Scotland in the wake of recent comments from Deputy First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon When your wife is expecting your first child, you
In his latest piece, JOHN RUDDY offers a progressive alternative to the current council tax system There is now widespread agreement that the current system of local government finance