editorial

‘Liar’ Johnson’s government in chaos and confusion

July 31, 2021 // 0 Comments

by Ken Ferguson · You couldn’t make it up when commenting on the current Johnson gang but then, amidst U-turns, blunders and clearly unplanned policies you don’t have to. In just the last few ...

Defend today to win a different tomorrow

February 12, 2021 // 0 Comments

by Ken Ferguson · The soothing slogan of last summer of “we’re all in it together” is an increasingly fading memory as the bosses offensive of fire and rehire, pay cuts, inferior conditions ...

‘Never glad confident morning again’ for bluster-man Boris

December 22, 2020 // 0 Comments

by Ken Ferguson · Was it just a short year ago that the master huckster Boris Johnson achieved what was flagged at the time as the quasi-revolutionary prelude to new global free market, union ...

Isolate the profiteers

November 20, 2020 // 0 Comments

by Ken Ferguson · The euphoria that erupted with the Covid vaccine breakthroughs is entirely understandable as people across the planet cross their fingers and sigh with relief. Of course despite ...

Public ownership essential to meet climate and Covid crises

October 30, 2020 // 0 Comments

by Ken Ferguson · The total failure of the SNP’s attempt to save fabrication jobs at BiFab while playing by the EU’s market friendly state aid ban can truly be described as a disaster. Hardest ...

Focus on personality a diversion from urgent action needed now

September 18, 2020 // 0 Comments

by Ken Ferguson · The long slow decomposition of recently all powerful Scottish Labour reached its latest stage with the failed “chicken coup” against erstwhile leader Richard Leonard at the ...

Wave of solidarity for Richie signposts fightback we need

September 4, 2020 // 0 Comments

by Ken Ferguson · The brutally engineered sacking by furniture giant IKEA of USDAW Shop Steward and Convener Richie Venton must serve both as a warning and a rallying cry to us all. The trumped up ...

Socialists must prepare for next war, not the last one

August 31, 2020 // 0 Comments

by Ken Ferguson · It is often said that politicians, diplomats and generals prepare to fight their battles with plans based on what happened during the last war they fought only to find that this ...

Being pro-indy no excuse for shelving socialist politics

July 31, 2020 // 0 Comments

by Ken Ferguson · As we take this Voice to press, mainstream media and cyber space are awash with ever more fevered speculation about the formation of new alliances and perhaps parties set to ...

A world we must win

July 3, 2020 // 0 Comments

by Ken Ferguson · Voice readers will be familiar with that famous socialist slogan “workers of the world unite, you have nothing to lose but your chains, you have a world to win.” Well, as we ...