Articles by Scottish Socialist Voice

Fight on for fair pay: reject the offers in NHS and local government

April 15, 2021 // 0 Comments

by Richie Venton, SSP national workplace organiser · Workers in both the NHS and local authorities are balloting on pay offers from the Scottish Government and COSLA, the local government ...

Shame on O’Shea and the British Gas boardroom thugs!

March 30, 2021 // 0 Comments

Demand industrial action to reinstate workers and their contracts – nationalise under workers’ control! by Richie Venton, SSP national workplace organiser · Within 3 short months of being ...

Workers need socialist Gordon Martin as RMT General Secretary

March 5, 2021 // 0 Comments

As the Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers’ Union RMT holds elections for its new General Secretary, SSP national workplace organiser Richie Venton spoke to one of the candidates, socialist Gordon ...

Poland: near-total abortion ban has become a reality

February 12, 2021 // 0 Comments

by Magdalena Grzymkowska · An objectionable near-total ban on abortion in Poland has taken effect, after a judicial government-controlled body’s decision came into force on 27 January, 2021. This ...

Defend today to win a different tomorrow

February 12, 2021 // 0 Comments

by Ken Ferguson · The soothing slogan of last summer of “we’re all in it together” is an increasingly fading memory as the bosses offensive of fire and rehire, pay cuts, inferior conditions ...

Care crisis: ‘The pay’s still bad, there’s still talk about cuts to food allowance’

February 12, 2021 // 0 Comments

Scottish Socilalist Party national co-spokesperson Róisín McLaren spoke to care worker Trish McLaughlin ahead of the SSP’s forum ‘When is a National Care Service not a National Care Service?’ ...

As virus rages aggressive bosses’ offensive grows

January 29, 2021 // 0 Comments

by Ken Ferguson · Despite the combined efforts of a tame mass media and government ministers to harness the stunning success of the Covid vaccines and spin it into a silver bullet the sombre toll of ...

Is hydrogen a new green wonder fuel?

January 29, 2021 // 0 Comments

SSP national co-spokesperson Roisin McLaren takes a look · The science and tech news are full of hopeful stories about hydrogen being the new climate friendly future fuel. With Shell proudly ...

World of spin and illusion thinly veils class oppression

January 15, 2021 // 0 Comments

by Ken Ferguson · As we confront the brutal impact of the out of control Covid crisis with rising death tolls, thousands in hospital and temporary morgues in the secluded woods of Surrey the news of ...

Jim McVicar, Rest in Power

December 22, 2020 // 0 Comments

by Colin Fox and Richie Venton · We feel enormous sorrow and a huge void at the death of our dear friend and comrade, Jim McVicar, taken from us far too young. Some people would have you believe Jim ...