Soundbite Labour still signed up for austerity
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 ...
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Is mainstream primary policy just buzzword bingo?
by Sandra Webster, SSP national co-spokesperson Glasgow City Council are the latest local authority to push forward the aims of “propensity to mainstream” for children ...
Defy all cuts: there is an alternative
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 ...
Defy all cuts: set No Cuts budgets, axe the Council Tax, tax the rich
by Richie Venton, SSP national workplace organiser Councils across Scotland are poised to wield the knife to jobs and local services in a renewed round of municipal ...
More care charities face the cuts cosh
by Sandra Webster, SSP national co-spokesperson Recently we saw the extravaganza that is Children in Need, where a plenitude of celebrities urge us to donate to a charity ...
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 ...
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