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Soundbite Labour still signed up for austerity

March 26, 2015 // 0 Comments

by John McAllion The reception given to the Coalition’s pre-election budget was universally hostile among what remains of left of centre newspapers in Britain. An Observer editorial described it as ...

Labour’s hegemony in Scotland is over

March 13, 2015 // 0 Comments

by Colin Fox, SSP national co-spokesperson With the General Election two months away, the polls predict a hung Parliament at Westminster and Labour being routed in Scotland. David Cameron is ...

Defy all cuts: there is an alternative

January 31, 2015 // 0 Comments

by Richie Venton, SSP national workplace organiser The contrast could not be starker. As the people of Greece give a resounding NO! to austerity, the councillors of Scotland are poised to vote YES to ...

Never mind Salmond – what’s Labour’s ‘Plan B’ to halt ConDem cuts?

August 23, 2014 // 0 Comments

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 government it did not elect ...