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New Labour group is committed to Scotland

Like many children of the 1980s, I was brought up in a fiercely Labour household.

Living in Dundee, against the backdrop of a seemingly never-ending Conservative government, the atmosphere was ripe for political unrest.

So why have I, a man with Labour in his blood, apparently turned away from the party to form what is seen as a breakaway group? Labour For Independence held its first conference a few days ago in Glasgow, attended by 100 enthusiastic supporters. So this is my political journey.

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