Articles by Scottish Socialist Voice

‘Liar’ Johnson’s government in chaos and confusion

July 31, 2021 // 0 Comments

by Ken Ferguson · You couldn’t make it up when commenting on the current Johnson gang but then, amidst U-turns, blunders and clearly unplanned policies you don’t have to. In just the last few ...

Danny O’Donnell: a lovely man, friend and comrade

July 31, 2021 // 0 Comments

by Richie Venton · The world has lost a chunk of its warmth and humanity with the recent death of dear friend and long time comrade, Danny O’Donnell. Anyone who ever met Danny, regardless of their ...

Colleges fire-and-rehire victory as McVitie’s workers fight on

June 25, 2021 // 0 Comments

An outright victory against fire-and-rehire at Forth Valley College by Richie Venton, SSP national workplace organiser · Strike action and solidarity has won an outright, astonishing victory for ...

Stop the Tollcross massacre: fight to save every job at McVitie’s

May 24, 2021 // 0 Comments

We need decisive action to halt devastation • by Richie Venton, SSP national workplace organiser · Nearly 500 workers and their families at the last major manufacturing site in Glasgow’s ...

Wullie McGartland: farewell to a Voice legend, friend and comrade

May 10, 2021 // 1 Comment

by Simon Whittle · Wullie McGartland, one of Scottish socialism’s brightest shining stars and former Voice deputy editor, has died at the cruelly young age of 52 in Malaga, Spain, where he lived ...

A victory for strikes and solidarity

April 28, 2021 // 0 Comments

by Richie Venton, SSP national workplace organiser · Lecturers in Scotland’s Further Education colleges have won an important victory that should boost the fighting morale of all workers, as we ...

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 ...