Labour's Johann Lamont claims SNP fails on equality
Johann Lamont will criticise the Scottish government - and pledge to make high earners pay more tax Scotland's Labour leader will compare Holyrood's SNP government to the Tories, saying it has failed to deliver equality.
Johann Lamont will tell her party's conference that, despite seven years in power, Scottish ministers had failed to distribute wealth from rich to poor.
Branding the Scottish government "Osborne Max", she will pledge to ensure the rich pay their fair share.
Ms Lamont's speech comes ahead of the Scottish independence referendum.
On 18 September, voters in Scotland will be asked the Yes/No question: "Should Scotland be an independent country?"
Ms Lamont will tell delegates in Perth: "Seven years of nationalism in Scotland - and not one policy which distributes wealth from rich to poor - in fact the opposite.
"Those in the richest houses saving most. Those with the most getting more. Those with the least getting less.
"That isn't just a betrayal of social justice - it is a betrayal of everything we believe Scotland stands for."
The Scottish Labour leader will urge members of the party faithful to "look beyond the saltire and plaid", to what she argued the SNP planned to deliver.
"While we will ask the rich to pay their fair share - the nationalists tell us that would put Scotland at a disadvantage," Ms Lamont will say.
"Social injustice is what puts Scotland at its greatest disadvantage and restoring the 50p tax rate will start to fight injustice.
"We have a nationalist government which refuses to reverse Tory tax cuts for millionaires - and a nationalist government which votes against giving workers on government contracts the living wage."
She will tell the conference: "Forget the talk of indy lite - this nationalist government is Osborne Max."
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