Scottish Socialist Voice

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 ...

‘Never glad confident morning again’ for bluster-man Boris

December 22, 2020 // 0 Comments

by Ken Ferguson · Was it just a short year ago that the master huckster Boris Johnson achieved what was flagged at the time as the quasi-revolutionary prelude to new global free market, union ...

Latin America epicentre of drive for socialist change

December 22, 2020 // 0 Comments

by Bill Bonnar · The election for the National Assembly in Venezuela produced the expected landslide victory for the Socialist Party; expected because the right-wing opposition boycotted the poll. ...

UK backs arms race in space

December 22, 2020 // 0 Comments

by David Webb, chair of UK CND and convenor of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space · Boris Johnson’s recent announcement of a £16.5billion boost to the UK’s defence ...