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The Fall of Labour

BBC Scotland Investigates 2015

Jackie Bird speaks to former leaders, politicians and activists to examine how the Scottish Labour party came to have only one MP in Scotland.

They used to say that you weighed their vote rather than counted it, not anymore. Overwhelmingly rejected at the general election, leaderless and facing Holyrood elections next year - what went wrong with Scottish Labour? BBC Scotland Investigates speaks to former leaders, politicians and activists to examine how the party that was born here and helped shape the country came to have only one MP in Scotland.

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Sun 5 Jul 2015 10:30
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Credits

Reporter Jackie Bird
Producer Emma Snodgrass
Producer Jonathan Rippon

Broadcasts

  • Mon 22 Jun 2015 21:00
    BBC One Scotland HD & Scotland only
  • Fri 26 Jun 2015 21:15
    BBC Parliament
  • Sat 27 Jun 2015 19:45
    BBC Parliament
  • Sat 4 Jul 2015 00:30
    BBC News BBC News UK & BBC News UK HD only
  • Sat 4 Jul 2015 14:30
    BBC News BBC News UK HD & BBC News UK only
  • Sun 5 Jul 2015 10:30
    BBC News BBC News UK HD & BBC News UK only

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