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”. ...
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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 ...
Socialists call for ‘Independence Alliance’ in General Election
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 ...
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 ...
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: ...
Why the SSP backs a ‘Citizen’s Income’
by Gerry McCartney and Wendy Macdonald At its annual conference in Edinburgh last month the SSP decided to campaign for the introduction of a Citizen’s Income (CI) and to ...
TTIP: a threat to democracy
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 ...
Demand a Scottish £10/hour minimum wage – resist Tory class war
by Richie Venton, SSP national workplace organiser “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others”, was the memorable satirical line in George ...
Let’s target the real scroungers
by Sandra Webster, SSP national co-spokesperson In the lead up to the referendum vote, the future of the welfare state was one of the issues referred to by the Scottish ...
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