Gaitskell was a man who sought to elevate public debate and who took passionate and, at times, emotional stances on great issues. The emotion was fired by the intellectual certainty of his position. In that regard, there was something of the Gaitskell temperament in Dewar for he found passion in causes more readily than he did with individuals. However, for the Yes campaign to be successful, it must be inclusive, embracing people of different political parties and people who are not members of any political party. In his response to the coronavirus, Boris Johnson is showing utter confusion rather than strong leadership. It would be naive to imagine that the creation of more pro-independence parties will necessarily translate into more pro-independence votes in a referendum," he said. Read More Related Articles

And yet all spoke of him with a freely volunteered affection which was indicative of a singularly unique personality and one that could be utterly captivating company, when he chose to be. For Falkirk residents who are celebrating their 100th birthday or couples celebrating their Diamond Wedding anniversary, you can request a visit by the Provost to mark the special occasion.Wendy Alexander has said that he did not have an overarching narrative for a new Scotland, but he knew why he was in politics and whose interests he wished to advance. I think that most Yes supporters accept that but the pandemic should not mean a moratorium on all campaigning. I recall that, in preparation for the 2014 referendum, Yes Scotland started campaigning over two years before polling day." In early 2012 Mr Roddie claimed people had been driving on to the estate to have sex in their cars and on one occasion his daughter had been followed into the estate by a car late at night. Independence supporters are right to be concerned after a recent opinion poll found support for ending the Union had slipped below 50%, a former Yes campaign boss has said.

KATHLEEN Gorrie (Letters, January 12) argues that because our society allows, through abortion, the killing of a human before he or she has lived, we should also help those who have lived "fully" to kill themselves. But denial of the promotion, following a ruling that the club did not meet stadium criteria requirements, was branded by Mr Canavan as "an absolute disgrace", and one which threatened to bring the game into disrepute. Tony Blair succeeded Smith. He had shared an office with Dewar, whom he referred to as DD, much to Dewar’s studied indifference. In any case DD was on the move again as he became Labour’s chief whip. The first elections to the Scottish Parliament delivered expected victory for Labour, but the new PR voting system meant that they had to cast around for coalition partners. The negotiations with the Liberal Democrats were not always easy and on a couple of occasions Jim Wallace was ready to walk, but eventually the two parties agreed to form the first government of the devolved era.

There are two problems with this statement. First, there's evidence from countries where assisted suicide is legal that it leads to investment in palliative care services declining, rather than growing. Legalising assisted suicide in Scotland could lead to funding for palliative care being cut. After all, it's cheaper to give an assisted suicide than to give palliative care.

Canavan famously quit Labour ahead of the first Scottish Parliament elections in 1999 after the party refused to select him as a candidate. I’m really proud of Adam. It was just last year he was a pallbearer at his sister’s funeral when he was only 15.”

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Indeed, I will leave you with a couple of quotes from those involved in different aspects of the strike, firstly this quote from a police officer from a mining community himself: He came into his own at Glasgow University, where friends included future Labour leader John Smith and Liberal Democrat leader Sir Menzies Campbell. Campbell remembers Donald having the use of his parents’ basement, which provided the venue for student parties. And CNK chief executive Dr Gordon Macdonald said: "Assisted suicide is a counsel of despair for those suffering serious illness or who are disabled.

Dennis’ daughter Ruth died in 2017 and his three oldest sons died from separate terminal illnesses, but he says they had dignified deaths despite some degree of suffering. A final word. I first met him when I was a student. It was in the old North British Hotel in George Square in October 1981. I interviewed him probably hundreds of times. I admired him enormously and was impressed by his values and the integrity with which he pursued them. His death was tragic for his party and the country he felt honoured to serve.

The report recognises that although the constitutional, legal and cultural landscapes have changed since the strike, the strength of feeling at the time of the strike continues to be felt in mining communities to this very day. With that, the report takes the view that it is impossible to separate out the impact of policing during the strike from other key influences, such as the National Coal Board and the criminal justice system itself.