Can Westminster poll open the way for revitalised Scottish left?
by Jonathon Shafi Much has been made in recent months about the depth of the crisis of the British state. The UK state is used to crisis of course. It has withstood wars, ...
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Will unionist woes open door to real change?
by Ken Ferguson Nick Clegg makes a desperate bid to rally about to be eclipsed Scottish Lib Dems and makes fantasy world claims about his party defeating the SNP. In the ...
Bakers’ union leads fight for £10/hr minimum wage
SSP national workplace organiser Richie Venton spoke to the Regional Officer of the Bakers, Food and Allied Workers’ Union, Alan Milne Richie asked Alan about the ...
Will Westminster’s indy nightmare return after May?
by John McAllion Westminster politics has long been haunted by the spectre of Scottish independence. Since the SNP’s Winnie Ewing sensationally captured the previously rock ...
Recovery: what recovery?
by Richie Venton, SSP national workplace organiser If you believe George Osborne, David Cameron and a chunk of the media, workers are back in the land of milk and honey. ...
What difference will replacing ATOS make?
by Sandra Webster, SSP national co-spokesperson In October of last year, ATOS—much loved by campaigners against the work capability assessments—announced they would be ...
8th March: International Women’s Day – let’s make it happen!
by Sandra Webster, Katie Bonnar, Hollie Cameron, Jenni Gunn and Christine McVicar ‘Make it happen’ is the theme of this year’s International Women’s Day. The day we ...
Expanding Scottish Socialist Voice needs your input
by Ken Ferguson, Voice editor, and Christine McVicar, distribution organiser The Scottish Socialist Voice is the only socialist paper written, published and printed in ...
Capitalist corruption in breadline Britain
by Richie Venton, SSP national workplace organiser There’s a stink of corruption arising from the body of capitalism. The world’s second-biggest bank, HSBC, has hit the ...
Is Holyrood investing in arms and fossil fuels?
Highlands and Islands MSP John Finnie lifts the lid In these hard times it’s vital that the public are able to understand where their hard-earned money is ‘invested’ ...
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