Fat cat rule under pressure as No camp’s lies are unmasked
by Ken Ferguson, editor, Scottish Socialist Voice Just weeks from the No vote, the bitter reality behind the cynical promises of the Westminster parties about caring and ...
SSP goes from strength to strength
by Colin Fox, SSP national co-spokesperson The SSP meets in Edinburgh for our annual conference this weekend, basking in the glow of an exhilarating independence campaign and ...
Let’s target the real scroungers
by Sandra Webster, SSP national co-spokesperson In the lead up to the referendum vote, the future of the welfare state was one of the issues referred to by the Scottish ...
Challenges and opportunities
by Jonathon Shafi, Radical Independence Campaign After a two-year independence campaign it is important that we all take a moment to reflect. For the Scottish left, we can ...
Bolivia’s Evo Morales wins historic third term
by Bill Bonnar Major celebrations broke out in Bolivia and throughout Latin America on October 12 at the stunning election victory by MAS—The Movement Toward Socialism led ...
The anti-fracking battle is not lost
by Roz Paterson There was a story in the Daily Mail a while back, maybe you missed it, concerning the tragic case of some affluent homeowners whose houses had suddenly ...
Can Yes candidates challenge Westminster elites?
by John Finnie MSP The votes have been counted and our tears have been shed. Yet, within hours of the result it was becoming apparent that far from the eternal triumph of the ...
Westminster parties ‘vow’ more austerity
by Ken Ferguson, editor, Scottish Socialist Voice Seldom can the cruel reality behind the smiling mask of the British establishment been so rapidly and comprehensively ...
Labour set to be big losers after No vote
by John McAllion, former Labour MP and MSP, now an SSP member Scottish Labour originally tried ignoring “Labour for Independence” after its launch in 2012. When the group ...
Independence deferred as 2,500 join SSP
by Colin Fox, SSP co-spokesperson The sense of relief felt by the British ruling class after the referendum No vote was palpable and stands in stark contrast to the resolve ...
