South Scotland isn't devoid of a few interesting contests. For Labour, there's the vexed question of who to replace Cathy Jamieson as candidate in Carrick, Cumnock & Doon Valley, particularly as a QIB would make this seat highly marginal. But there's another interesting decision for the party. With Cunninghame South leaving the region, and SNP-held Kilmarnock & Irvine Valley...
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Cathy Jamieson: "Surely in a situation where everyone seemed to be suggesting that tax breaks were a good idea prior to the election, it would have been incumbent then on
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Despite the past week seeing Scotland's legislative agenda rolled out and further (albeit limited) detail on the Scottish Futures Trust being announced, Cathy Jamieson chose to question the Scottish Government on the topic of Councillor Hanif, the SNP councillor who was reprimanded for firing a gun back in 2005. Apparently she was chastised by the First Minister and the Presiding Officer. Lab...
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LABOUR leadership contender Cathy Jamieson today said her first act if she wins the post will be to demand a meeting with Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling over Scotland's
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Scotsman on 19th Aug 2008 (via news.scotsman.com)
SCOTTISH Labour leadership contender Cathy Jamieson promised the party would have a "pensioners' champion" if she succeeds Wendy Alexander.
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Labour MSP Cathy Jamieson today announced her intention to bid for the Westminster seat being vacated by former defence secretary Des Browne at the next general election.
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Former justice minister Cathy Jamieson today pledged to bring back a party for the "ordinary people" of Scotland as she set her agenda for the Labour leadership.
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LABOUR leadership contender Cathy Jamieson today launched a scathing attack on Scotland's "woefully inadequate" bus services.
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Cathy Jamieson, the Labour Co-operative MSP, has launched her bid for the leadership of the Scottish Labour Party. In her early speeches, she has promoted the Co-operative movement and co-operative policies for Scotland.In a meeting with ASLEF representatives, Cathy called for a "fundamental review" of Scotland's railways, including the mutualisation of Network Rail, in support of our People's Rai...
As the Co-operative Party gathers in Scotland in sunny St Andrews for our annual Summerfest training week, Cathy Jamieson MSP has launched her leadership website, cathy4labour.co.uk, including a statement on her support for our People's Rail Campaign.And as predicted the other day, there will definitely be at least one Labour Co-operative member of the leadership team: both contenders for the depu...
Cathy Jamieson MSP, the candidate for the Scottish Labour leadership backed by the Co-operative Party, has been interviewed in The Co-operative News. We had already established her commitment to the cause, especially her support for the principles of the People's Rail Campaign. But in the interview she goes further: "I believe the fundamental values of co-operation - members’ involvemen...
