Wendy Alexander has today resigned as Leader of Labour in the Scottish Parliament. This is good. I resigned my membership of the Labour Party partly down to her appauling leadership (her part in the dononations scandal etc.) and partly down to Labour’s obsession with brining an end to our civil liberties.

I may, just may, return to the party this year. That depends on who replaces Wendy and how they fair up as Leader of Labour in the Scottish Parliament. The civil liberties abuses can be attacked better from within the party rather than outside.

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