▁they ▁wanted ▁change . ▁They ▁didn ' t ▁whisper ▁– ▁they ▁shout ed ▁it . ▁So ▁change ▁we ▁must !" ▁She ▁argued ▁that ▁Labour ▁must ▁offer ▁radical ▁change ▁to ▁reg ain ▁the ▁trust ▁of ▁vot ers , ▁a ▁vision ▁sp elt ▁out ▁in ▁Scottish ▁Labour ▁New ▁Dire ctions : ▁Change ▁is ▁what ▁we ▁do , ▁a ▁publication ▁out lin ing ▁her ▁views ▁on ▁the ▁future ▁policy ▁direction ▁for ▁Scottish ▁Labour . ▁Address ing ▁Labour ' s ▁Scottish ▁Conference ▁as ▁Le ader ▁she ▁spoke ▁of ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁Labour ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁progress ive ▁party ▁of ▁Scotland . ▁Alexander ▁argued : ▁"' Sc ot land ' ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁political ▁philosophy . ▁' Sc ot land ' ▁can ▁just ▁as ▁easily ▁be ▁Adam ▁Smith ▁as ▁it ▁can ▁be ▁John ▁Smith . ▁The ▁world ▁over , ▁politics ▁comes ▁down ▁to ▁a ▁choice : ▁right ▁versus ▁left , ▁conserv atives ▁versus ▁progress ives , ▁national ists ▁versus ▁international ists ". ▁ ▁Organisation ally , ▁she ▁called ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁approach ▁to ▁candidate ▁selection , ▁including ▁primary ▁systems ▁to ▁give ▁all ▁Labour ▁supp or ters ▁a ▁chance ▁to ▁be ▁involved ▁in ▁choosing ▁their ▁local ▁member . ▁Policy ▁initi atives ▁included ▁establish ing ▁a ▁Liter acy ▁Commission ▁with ▁Rh ona ▁Bran kin ▁to ▁investigate ▁child ▁liter acy ▁standards ▁in ▁Scottish ▁schools ▁( sub sequently ▁emb rac ed ▁by ▁all ▁parties ▁in ▁the ▁Parliament ), ▁supporting ▁invest ment ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁years , ▁including ▁nur ser y ▁places ▁for ▁all ▁vulner able ▁ 2 - year - olds ,