Labour for Independence leader joins Scottish Socialist Party
‘Put socialism back at the forefront of political life’ by Allan Grogan For the last two and a half years I have campaigned within Labour for Independence to win a Yes ...
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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 ...
Politics moves right in England – Labour faces Scottish meltdown
by John McAllion, ex-Labour MP and MSP, now an SSP member Unionist politicians have tried to spin the result of the referendum as an irrevocable defeat for the very idea of ...
SSP goes from strength to strength
by Colin Fox, SSP national co-spokesperson The SSP meets in Edinburgh for our annual conference this weekend, basking in the glow of an exhilarating independence campaign and ...
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 ...
The anti-fracking battle is not lost
by Roz Paterson There was a story in the Daily Mail a while back, maybe you missed it, concerning the tragic case of some affluent homeowners whose houses had suddenly ...
Can Yes candidates challenge Westminster elites?
by John Finnie MSP The votes have been counted and our tears have been shed. Yet, within hours of the result it was becoming apparent that far from the eternal triumph of the ...
Westminster parties ‘vow’ more austerity
by Ken Ferguson, editor, Scottish Socialist Voice Seldom can the cruel reality behind the smiling mask of the British establishment been so rapidly and comprehensively ...
Labour set to be big losers after No vote
by John McAllion, former Labour MP and MSP, now an SSP member Scottish Labour originally tried ignoring “Labour for Independence” after its launch in 2012. When the group ...
Independence deferred as 2,500 join SSP
by Colin Fox, SSP co-spokesperson The sense of relief felt by the British ruling class after the referendum No vote was palpable and stands in stark contrast to the resolve ...
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