It's true across the U.K. that those who had least to do with causing the economic crisis are carrying the heaviest burden. That's unacceptable.

While I'm leader, nothing will be off limits - there will not be one policy, one rule, one way of working which cannot be changed.

Progressive politics is not something to be bolted on to another cause.

The test is can you do something, rather than have a theoretical argument - can you make a difference?

My Scottish Labour Party is a crusade - to fight poverty, inequality and injustice.

We shall seek debate without division or rancour.

I love hard political debate and I love beating somebody on a political point but what I'm more frustrated by is the politics where you play the man not the politics.