THE Conservatives and the SNP have no interest in changing the “rigged economy”, according to Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.
Corbyn will launch a two-pronged attack against the governing parties at Westminster and Holyrood when he returns to Scotland today to speak at Labour’s economic conference.
He will be joined by shadow chancellor John McDonnell, who said only Labour stands against austerity in Scotland.
The event is being held in Glasgow a fortnight after Scottish Labour’s spring conference in Perth.
Corbyn is expected to tell those attending: “Theresa May’s first Budget revealed her Government’s utter complacency.
“Complacent about the state of our economy ahead of Brexit. Complacent about the crisis across our public services. Penalising the self-employed.
“And entirely out of touch with the reality of life for many millions of people in this country.”
Why are you making commenting on The National only available to subscribers?
We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.
Unfortunately, though, these important debates are being spoiled by a vocal minority of trolls who aren’t really interested in the issues, try to derail the conversations, register under fake names, and post vile abuse.
So that’s why we’ve decided to make the ability to comment only available to our paying subscribers. That way, all the trolls who post abuse on our website will have to pay if they want to join the debate – and risk a permanent ban from the account that they subscribe with.
The conversation will go back to what it should be about – people who care passionately about the issues, but disagree constructively on what we should do about them. Let’s get that debate started!
Callum Baird, Editor of The National
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here