Privatisation is the cause of the crisis in the NHS… not the cure
By Colin Fox, SSP Co-Spokesperson IN HER RECENT BUDGET, Rachel Reeves declared that “ending the crisis in the NHS” was one of her top priorities. And well she might, ...
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Class Politics: the critical antidote to the far-right virus
By Ken Ferguson AS THIS LAST VOICE of 2025 goes to press, the air is thick with claim and counter-claim on a possible pact, alliance or even merger between the Tory Party — ...
Trust, Politics, and Power: The BBC at a Crossroads
by Paul Holleran, former NUJ Scottish Organiser A THRIVING, DIVERSE broadcasting and press media — not manipulated by the rich and powerful — is essential to democracy in ...
Spin, Neglect, and Anger: How Labour’s Failures Fuel the Far Right
By Ken Ferguson AS THE VOICE goes to press, the grumbling volcano of fear and resentment sparked among Labour MPs by the party’s opinion poll plunge to all-time historic ...
Education is in a special class of crisis
(Photo: Craig Maclean) Lecturers and other staff at the University of Edinburgh are beginning a further three days of strike action in a dispute over the university’s plans ...
Wildfires shine a light on fire and rescue service cuts
The outbreak of numerous wildfires in Scotland has been news headlines in recent weeks. SSP national trade union organiser Richie Venton spoke about this to Colin Brown, the ...
40-year free market fairytale exposed, as public ownership returns centre stage
by Ken Ferguson • Leave aside the panicky Saturday recall of parliament amidst a welter of sub Churchillian guff about the ‘national interest’. The real story in the ...
Miners’ strike book is a lesson in class war
• Class War on Workers: the great miners’ strike 1984-85 and its aftermath by Richie Venton. A Scottish Socialist Party publication, available here If we know our ...
Politicians target working class to pay war butcher’s bill
(Pic: Craig Maclean) by Ken Ferguson • Whether it was Lenin or John Maclean that said it the truth remains: “A bayonet is a weapon with a worker at both ends.” This ...
Save our NHS from privatisation, under-funding and poor leadership
Colin Fox: “We want our NHS to be owned by, and accountable to the people of Scotland, not profiteering private companies…” (Pic: Craig Maclean) by Colin ...
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