public ownership

Public ownership essential to meet climate and Covid crises

October 30, 2020 // 0 Comments

by Ken Ferguson · The total failure of the SNP’s attempt to save fabrication jobs at BiFab while playing by the EU’s market friendly state aid ban can truly be described as a disaster. Hardest ...

Working class demands hold the key to progress in 2018

January 12, 2018 // 0 Comments

by Ken Ferguson • The hangover that greeted the dawn of 2018 wasn’t just down to too much Prosseco but based on the experiences of the events of the old year and the challenges of the new. The ...

Publicly owned railways: the surest way to end rip off fares

January 12, 2018 // 0 Comments

by Gordon Martin, RMT Regional Organiser • Along with activists from RMT branches, I was out on Wednesday 3 January distributing postcards to rail commuters making their way to work on the first ...

Safety before profit – victory to the guards

July 1, 2016 // 0 Comments

by Richie Venton, SSP national workplace organiser • The strike by ScotRail conductors/guards against the Abellio bosses’ mad dash towards Driver Only Operated (DOO) trains is potentially a ...

Failed demolition a symbol for housing policy failure

October 20, 2015 // 0 Comments

by Jack Ferguson Last year, Glasgow City Council and their partners announced the bizarre plan of demolishing Glasgow’s Red Road flats during the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games. It was ...