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Author: Tom Harris

Beyond Labour Opinion

The judgement of Solomon

August 7, 2019August 7, 2019 Tom Harris

Tom Harris says much of the reaction to the recent poll showing a majority in favour of Scottish independence ignores two critical points, one political and one moral, which should

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Grassroots Labour Opinion

Is this it?

June 6, 2019June 6, 2019 Tom Harris

Tom Harris asks what Scottish Labour now stands for and whether there continues to be a place for it in Scottish politics, and the conclusions he reaches are not entirely

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Grassroots Labour Opinion

Nicola Sturgeon has no mandate for a second independence referendum

March 1, 2017 Tom Harris

Tom Harris says the First Minister’s much vaunted “cast iron mandate” for a second independence referendum does not stand up to close examination, and this leaves Nicola Sturgeon in a

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Grassroots Labour Opinion

Scottish Labour should seize the opportunities of Brexit

July 28, 2016 Tom Harris

Tom Harris, the satisfied if not victorious Grand High Panjandrum of Scottish Vote Leave, says Scottish Labour’s post-Brexit action plan was a missed opportunity to take the initiative on a host of

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Grassroots Labour Opinion

Why I might vote Yes next time

July 12, 2016 Tom Harris

Former Glasgow MP Tom Harris, a staunch No campaigner in the 2014 Scottish independence referendum, explains why in the event of a second referendum he might vote Yes.   It

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Grassroots Labour Opinion

I think SNP Ministers would do a better job of running our fishing industry – why doesn’t Nicola?

June 13, 2016 Tom Harris

Tom Harris, Grand High Panjandrum of Scottish Vote Leave and a former Labour MP, says a Leave vote in the EU referendum would automatically devolve new powers to the Scottish

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Grassroots Labour Opinion

There is, after all, life after politics

December 4, 2015 Tom Harris

Tom Harris, former MP for Glasgow South, reflects on his and Labour’s journey since May, and sees the bright side.   Well, that happened. I refer, of course, to the

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