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Labour shadow foreign secretary Douglas Alexander called on his party's devolution commission yesterday to offer more powers for the Scottish parliament.
Mr Alexander wants further tax and welfare powers as part of an enhanced devolution settlement in the event of a No vote in September's referendum.
He urged the commission to "range widely and act boldly" on powers over taxation, employment and skills policy, the responsibilities of the Crown Estate and the running of elections.
The new Scottish Parliament looks set to continue a cycle of managerial tinkering while public services face the axe, writes STEPHEN LOW
Last weekend’s inaugural conference mixed warmth, unity and ambition with the unmistakable echo of old arguments. MATT KERR wonders whether the fledgling party’s difficulties can be overcome
Martin Taylor, the hedge-fund multimillionaire who has poured millions into pushing Labour rightwards, helped finance Lucy Powell’s supposedly dissenting campaign — suggesting her victory was not the ‘soft-left’ rebellion some have claimed, says SOLOMON HUGHES
Ahead of next year’s parliamentary elections, ROZ FOYER warns that a bold tax policy is needed to rebuild devastated public services which can serve as the foundation of a strong, fair economy