Scottish Socialist Voice

Embezzlement and calls to pamper the rich spotlight the gulf between the powerful and the people

June 3, 2026

By Ken Ferguson AS THE VOICE goes to press we are in the midst of headline grabbing stories generated by the formerly or still self defined powerful in ways that leave the ...

Election heralds urgent need to break with passivity and head for real change

May 13, 2026

by Ken Ferguson IN SCOTLAND, the election contains both positives and negatives with the balance coming down, at least provisionally’, on the progressive side. The ...

Save Our Fire and Rescue Service

May 6, 2026

by Colin Brown, FBU NEC member for Scotland AS WE HEAD INTO STUC congress #26, the pressures being faced across the entire public sector are once again laid bare for all to ...

A Socialist Campaign to be proud of… but it’s not over yet!

May 1, 2026

By SSP Election Campaign Organiser Richie Venton CONSIDERING OUR lack of resources, the SSP has staged a phenomenal election campaign, popularising socialist measures that ...

Crisis will still dominate after 7 May: The Left must rise to the challenge

April 26, 2026

Pic: Craig Maclean Editorial by Ken Ferguson WHEN THE VOICE after this one you are now reading appears the full outcome of the Scottish Parliament, Welsh Senned and English ...

Free Public Transport: A Solution to Pollution

April 8, 2026

by Alex Creel, SSP candidate, South Scotland Regional List SOCIALISTS SEE public transport as a vital, subsidised public service rather than a profit-driven commodity, ...

So-called ‘statesmen’ take world to the brink to defend greed and rich minority rule

April 1, 2026

AS THE VOICE goes to press we are poised on the divide between escalating and spreading war on the one hand and a shaky peace on the other both with potentially ruinous ...

An Attack on Cuba or Venezuela is an Attack on All of Latin America

March 6, 2026

by Bill Bonnar, SSP International Officer A CONTAINER SHIP carrying food and medical equipment to Cuba arrives from Mexico. It is the first of several such humanitarian aid ...

All That’s Solid Melts in Air

March 3, 2026

HISTORIC IS A greatly overworked term wheeled out, often without much thought, to describe events as diverse as a last-minute goal in a cup final or the end of a political ...

Are Smartphones Such a Clever Idea in Schools?

February 24, 2026

by Voice special correspondent THE USE OF MOBILE PHONES in schools has been a contentious issue for a number of years. With the introduction of smartphones and their ...