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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, ...

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 ...

Can Yes candidates challenge Westminster elites?

October 2, 2014 // 4 Comments

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 status quo, the ...

Vote Yes to throw off elite rule

September 4, 2014 // 0 Comments

by Jean Urquhart MSP and John Finnie MSP The referendum has seen the greatest explosion of political engagement in our lifetimes. People in Britain are generally told that it’s best if we let our ...

What will an indy Scotland do for our environment?

August 23, 2014 // 0 Comments

by John Finnie MSP So, what will an independent Scotland do for Scotland’s precious environment? Launching the Scottish Government’s new paper ‘Scotland’s Future and the ...

Mind the midges, mind your language, mind your feet

July 5, 2014 // 0 Comments

by John Finnie, Independent MSP for the Highlands and Islands Regardless of location, whether our densely populated urban areas or the ultimate ‘low density’ housing of the Highlands and Islands, ...