Neither Sturgeon or Corbyn have the answer
by Ken Ferguson There is an old saying “nothing is new under the sun” and nowhere is this more clearly the case as in the world of politics. With the demands and the ...
Nicola Sturgeon
Corbynmania and Nicolamania
Where now for the socialist left in Scotland? by Colin Fox, SSP national co-spokesperson “Jeremy Corbyn is a thoroughly decent man. Everyone who has met him would describe ...
Holyrood 2016 needs mandate for second indyref
by Jim Sillars To know why the Scottish Parliament, after the 2016 election, must command a majority for a second independence mandate, look not only at the present but at ...
Energy of mass independence campaign creates need for RISE
by Jonathon Shafi We live in a historical moment marked by deep and profound ideological and social flux. If you are unconvinced by this, just think back ten years from now: ...
SNP in power: anti-austerity or let’s not rock the boat?
Colin Turbett reports Until earlier this year, I was involved as a UNISON activist in responding each year to my council employer’s budget proposals. In 2012, as elsewhere ...
Disunited kingdom
by Colin Fox, SSP national co-spokesperson The Tories’ General Election victory has revealed a starkly divided ‘Kingdom’. The distribution of the 650 seats in the House ...
The more Cameron vilifies the SNP, the more Scots voters flock to the nationalists
by Colin Fox, SSP national co-spokesperson This General Election appears to be a foregone conclusion. The polls all predict another hung Parliament. And the more David ...
For workers’ action – not pleas to politicians
by Richie Venton, SSP national workplace organiser The woman serving me a coffee at the STUC Conference spoke volumes in a short chat. After asking where I was from, and me ...
Standing up for Scotland’s working class majority
by Richie Venton, SSP national workplace organiser It was Easter Monday. As I drove to work, the car radio announced the next programme, ‘Wake up to Money’. Aye, right, ...
Scotland’s socialist party enjoys year like no other
by Colin Fox, SSP national co-spokesperson 2014 was a year the Scottish Socialist Party will not forget. It went so fast it is easy to forget all that happened in twelve ...
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