THE Daily Record has not explicitly backed any party at a general election in 14 years.
The 2014 referendum changed Scotland and split the country down the middle on the constitution.
Scotland’s relationship with the UK has dominated our politics for more than a decade and many people support independence in good faith.
But this General Election is not about independence.
Next week’s vote is about kicking out a lying and corrupt Tory Government that has been in power for far too long.
It is about setting Scotland and the rest of the UK on a different path, one based on prosperity and fairness.
It is about turning the corner on years of decline and getting the economy working for ordinary people.
Only one political party can stop the Tories and only one candidate for prime minister can turf Rishi Sunak out of office.
That is why the Record is backing Labour and Keir Starmer in the most important general election since 1945. History will record the period between 2010 and 2024 as one of the darkest spells in British history since Margaret Thatcher.
The Tories were elected 14 years ago based on an outrageous lie.
They told voters the financial crash was caused by Labour and blamed overspending for the hole in public finances.
This grotesque untruth ushered in an era of austerity, during which George Osborne tried to balance the books on the backs of benefit claimants.
He cut taxes for the rich while pushing through heartless policies like the bedroom tax and the twochild benefit cap.
David Cameron then foisted an unwanted EU referendum on the country and unleashed a disaster on the UK.
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