The Labour Leader gave a speech yesterday which served as a welcome thawing of hostilities, says Record View
Pro-UK parties compete for Unionist voters without seriously considering how to broaden their appeal to independence supporters. And the pro-indy side seems content to focus on the 50 per cent of the electorate that already agrees with them. There is very little understanding of each other’s motivations, hopes, dreams and aspirations.
His reasoning is that everyone wants better public services and opportunities for the next generation, but some believe in a different route map to get there. Starmer has not gone soft on independence, or IndyRef2, but he is trying to find common ground with voters who have been lost to Labour. But we need more of what Starmer delivered in his speech from all sides of the political divide. Empathy and respect should be the watchwords of our politics, not tribal bitterness.
It might not sound that high but an average Scottish temperature for 2022 of 8.5C – and more than 10C for the UK as a whole – have both set new records. With the country’s 10 hottest years all occurring since 2003, it’s just the latest sign, if any was needed, that our climate is changing rapidly.
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