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 ...
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The political awakening is here to stay
by Jonathon Shafi, Radical Independence Campaign Everyone remembers those exciting days and weeks on the lead up the referendum. For most of us this was the most exciting ...
Nothing can be the same for Scotland’s media
by Paul Holleran, Scottish Organiser, NUJ It has been said by many people in Scotland since the independence referendum that “things will never be the same again”. ...
Yes parties and campaigners need common set of principles
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 ...
Can Trident still be stopped?
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 ...
Scottish Labour’s last supper?
by Katie Bonnar Hindsight is a wonderful thing. Labour’s Gala Dinner in Glasgow was envisaged to be a chance for the party to make sure they got the credit for saving the ...
Diverse movement is Yes’s greatest strength
by Ken Ferguson Truly we live in brutal times both nationally and internationally, with leading accountants KPMG producing a report showing 5.2 million UK citizens being paid ...
If Jim Murphy wins – Scottish Labour loses
by John McAllion, ex-Labour MP and MSP, now an SSP member They say that every picture tells a story. Yet one image from Labour’s recent Manchester party conference conceals ...
SSP backs Living Wage campaign
by Colin Fox, SSP national co-spokesperson The SSP Annual Conference in Edinburgh was a great success. There were four times as many people there as last time and it was ...
Unions must break from Labour Tories: stop funding arsonists to torch your home!
by Richie Venton, SSP national workplace organiser On 1 July 2014 I wrote an article for the Voice—“Ructions after the Referendum”—which included the statement: ...
