Parcel of rogues step up lie campaign as indyref looms
by Ken Ferguson After days of “Plan B” pounding, with a crescendo of unionist press criticism aiming to paint the broad-based, mass Yes campaign as simply being about ...
Never mind Salmond – what’s Labour’s ‘Plan B’ to halt ConDem cuts?
by John McAllion The timing of the independence referendum was always going to cause major problems for the No camp. For more than four years Scotland has suffered under a ...
What will an indy Scotland do for our environment?
by John Finnie MSP So, what will an independent Scotland do for Scotland’s precious environment? Launching the Scottish Government’s new paper ‘Scotland’s Future ...
Nail Labour’s lies to workers!
by Richie Venton, SSP national workplace organiser The working class hold the key to the referendum vote. And the outcome of the referendum is key to the prospects of better ...
Restless Land: a radical history that needs to be in every school and college
Book review: Restless Land – a Radical Journey Through Scotland’s History by Alan McCombes and Roz Paterson. Published by Calton Books, 2014 by Pam Currie Well, I thought ...
‘A pub full of revolutionaries who want nothing to change’
Book review: The Story of Sandy Bells: Edinburgh’s World Famous Folk Bar by Gillian Ferguson. Published by Troubador by Allan Armstrong Sandy Bell’s on Forrest Road is ...
Voices for Yes
Stephen Smellie, depute-convener, UNISON Scotland (personal capacity) As a Unison activist, I have no illusions that the SNP are the ideal government for working people. ...
Gaza massacres highlight urgent need for solidarity
by Mick Napier, Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign The current Israeli massacre is simply the latest in what Israel calls ‘mowing the lawn’, i.e. smashing up Gaza and ...
Jerusalem Archbishop puts Israel in the dock
by Stephanie Pride As the bombs continue to fall on Gaza and the death toll mounts, support for the besieged Palestinians is spreading throughout all sections of society, not ...
Tide is turning: workers have the most to gain from Scottish independence
by Richie Venton, SSP national workplace organiser Huge swathes of working class people in Scotland, including many who cling onto their Labour voting habits despite years of ...
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