Record View: By-election vote is now a fight for Scotland’s soul |
Nigel Farage’s Reform UK have dragged the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election into the gutter.
This contest should have been centred on the mainstream issues of concern to local voters.
Schools, hospitals and other public services should have dominated a contest after 18 years of SNP rule.
But the bogus claim by Reform that Scottish Labour Anas Sarwar wants to “prioritise” Pakistani voters has turned the by-election into a fight for Scotland’s soul.
Reform UK are soaring just now because they tap into a belief that the political system has let down ordinary people.
But they also appeal to the lowest common denominator by weaponising concerns about asylum and immigration.
With Reform tipped to do well in the by-election next week, ensuring their defeat is the top priority.
Labour should be at the front of the campaign to challenge........