democracy

Yes parties and campaigners need common set of principles

November 21, 2014 // 0 Comments

by John Finnie MSP In issue 445 of the Voice, I commended the idea of collaborative working between the parties and individuals of the Yes campaign for the UK General Election next May. Identities, ...

Can Trident still be stopped?

November 21, 2014 // 0 Comments

by Isobel Lindsay The referendum result was painful for all of us but the outlook for the left on defence and international affairs issues was particularly bleak. On domestic policy there were very ...

Socialists call for ‘Independence Alliance’ in General Election

November 10, 2014 // 0 Comments

Scottish Socialist Party media release Scottish Socialist Party national spokesman Colin Fox has written to SNP leader elect Nicola Sturgeon and Scottish Green Party leader Patrick Harvie inviting ...

TTIP: a threat to democracy

November 7, 2014 // 1 Comment

by Bill Newman The innocent-sounding US-EU Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is currently being prepared behind closed doors by overpaid corporate lawyers for passage through the ...

As Britain pulls out of Afghanistan, what has it left behind?

November 7, 2014 // 0 Comments

by Bill Bonnar It’s not the winning that’s important, it’s the taking part. This might be a good summation of the government’s overview of Britain’s war in Afghanistan. At least they have ...

Catalan left calls on Spanish state to drop opposition to indy referendum

November 7, 2014 // 0 Comments

by Voice Reporter As the Voice went to press, Catalans were due to vote in the 9 November consultative referendum on independence in the teeth of Spanish opposition. A broad left platform has called ...

Ructions after the referendum: workers, Labour and Scottish independence

July 5, 2014 // 0 Comments

by Richie Venton, Scottish Socialist Party national workplace organiser The Scottish referendum has added substantially to the stresses and strains between Labour and the trade unions. On one side ...