No more business as usual politics post-referendum
by John McAllion, former Labour MP and MSP, now an SSP member As commentators variously try to make sense of Scotland’s post-referendum landscape, it is becoming ever ...
Scottish Government
Defy all cuts: set No Cuts budgets, axe the Council Tax, tax the rich
by Richie Venton, SSP national workplace organiser Councils across Scotland are poised to wield the knife to jobs and local services in a renewed round of municipal ...
Independence alliance or SNP dalliance
by Colin Fox, SSP national co-spokesperson The Radical Independence Campaign conference this weekend takes place within earshot of Nicola Sturgeon’s coronation ...
More care charities face the cuts cosh
by Sandra Webster, SSP national co-spokesperson Recently we saw the extravaganza that is Children in Need, where a plenitude of celebrities urge us to donate to a charity ...
The political awakening is here to stay
by Jonathon Shafi, Radical Independence Campaign Everyone remembers those exciting days and weeks on the lead up the referendum. For most of us this was the most exciting ...
Nothing can be the same for Scotland’s media
by Paul Holleran, Scottish Organiser, NUJ It has been said by many people in Scotland since the independence referendum that “things will never be the same again”. ...
Yes parties and campaigners need common set of principles
by John Finnie MSP In issue 445 of the Voice, I commended the idea of collaborative working between the parties and individuals of the Yes campaign for the UK General ...
Can Trident still be stopped?
by Isobel Lindsay The referendum result was painful for all of us but the outlook for the left on defence and international affairs issues was particularly bleak. On domestic ...
Socialists call for ‘Independence Alliance’ in General Election
Scottish Socialist Party media release Scottish Socialist Party national spokesman Colin Fox has written to SNP leader elect Nicola Sturgeon and Scottish Green Party leader ...
Diverse movement is Yes’s greatest strength
by Ken Ferguson Truly we live in brutal times both nationally and internationally, with leading accountants KPMG producing a report showing 5.2 million UK citizens being paid ...
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