sadly, the labour party are reduced to a small, bitter rump in scotland who (like the tories) have nothing positive to offer - just constant sniping at snp. surely, there are many snp policies (free student fees, no trident, free elderly care, prescriptions etc) that labour should be happy to support - and adopt south of the border. by co-operating in this way - and putting clear distance between them and the tories i'm sure their appeal could improve in scotland and elsewhere. the labour leadership don't seem able to confidently promote progressive policies - they could let others - nicola sturgeon, caroline lucas, regional leaders etc - do some of the work - and offer a broad left (!) platform that even some of us old left could lend support to in these extreme times.