Scottish Socialist Voice

Scrap the Council Tax: find out how much you’d save under the SSP’s alternative

August 4, 2023

by Natalie Reid, SSP national co-spokesperson Last month, the Scottish Government announced an increase in Council Tax bands E-H. The SNP claim this is a bid to make taxation ...

‘I’ve never seen the Left reaching out to people this way’

July 10, 2023

Sennaya Swami Naickar moved to Scotland recently with his work as a statistician and risk assessor in a major bank. He was determined to join the Scottish Socialist Party ...

SSP: free public transport for all

July 4, 2023

by Richie Venton · The Scottish Socialist Party have been out in force in Rutherglen, Cambuslang and Blantyre, campaigning for the policy which we pioneered and uniquely ...

SSP leader on Tories’ gender bill attack

January 18, 2023

Commenting on the use of the ’nuclear option’ against the gender recognition act, Scottish Socialist Party (SSP) spokesperson Colin Fox said: “Had I still been an MSP, ...

Refuse to be slaves – defend the right to strike!

January 6, 2023

The Tories are hellbent on turning workers into slaves. They are rushing through legislation on so-called Minimum Service Levels that would effectively ban the right to strike for countless workers... writes RICHIE VENTON ...

Appetite for deconstruction

August 29, 2021

Album review: The Ultra Vivid Lament Manic Street Preachers Released on 10 September Sony/Columbia ★★★★ by Simon Whittle · “Words wage war, meanings being ...

‘Liar’ Johnson’s government in chaos and confusion

July 31, 2021

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 ...

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

July 31, 2021

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 ...

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

June 25, 2021

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, ...

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

May 24, 2021

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 ...