The Scotsman opinion piece, on UK Politics, 11 November 2026
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Read the original article on scotsman.com (opens in a new tab)Jackie Baillie, Scottish Labour's deputy leader, argues in a Scotsman column that Scotland and the UK should aim to rejoin the European Union, backing her party leader Michael Marra's speech. Her account of Marra's position matches other reports of the speech, and the column uses no misleading figures or claims about named people or communities. Nothing in it misleads the reader.
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“Jackie Baillie is MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour’s deputy leader and her party’s spokesperson for health”
The Scotsman tells the reader that the columnist praising Michael Marra's speech is his own deputy leader. The reader can judge her support for him knowing she is not a neutral observer.
“he clearly stated that he wants to see Scotland and all the UK aspire to rejoin the EU”
Baillie describes Marra's position in line with what other outlets reported from the Edinburgh speech, where he said the UK should rejoin and set it as a long-term objective.
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