Kurds’ ultimate fight for democracy
by Sean Baillie • As part of a delegation organised by the Scottish Solidarity with Kurdistan campaign, I was invited to the Democratic Union Party’s (PYD) 8th Congress, joining Dr Jan Xal a ...
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Solving the environmental crisis can not be left to the Greens
by Roz Paterson We are experiencing “a step change from one world to another…the changes are as big as those that happened at the end of the last ice age.” So says the lead author of a ...
With Labour a political corpse, Scotland needs a new left
by Jim Sillars It was little noticed at the time amid successive Blair-led Labour victories, that the ejection of Clause 4 from its constitution, and the destruction of its institutional structures, ...
Water privatised, ferries tendered, fracking test drills roll as SNP govern
by Ken Ferguson The long Teflon-coated SNP administration in Holyrood is facing growing turbulence as it struggles to square its public image as a left wing anti-austerity government with the reality ...
SSP conference sets out party strategy for the year ahead
by Colin Fox, SSP national co-spokesperson The SSP Annual Conference in Edinburgh last weekend provided a timely opportunity for members to reflect on the outcome of the General Election. ...
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’ and, vitally, who the ...
Hope is coming – Scotland’s left needs to be part of it
by Jonathon Shafi Hope has returned to Europe. After years of brutal austerity measures, the people of Greece have delivered a body blow to the bankers and technocrats. The Syriza victory is then is ...
Scotland’s socialist party enjoys year like no other
by Colin Fox, SSP national co-spokesperson 2014 was a year the Scottish Socialist Party will not forget. It went so fast it is easy to forget all that happened in twelve hectic months. Like everyone ...
The Scotland that helped return Blair’s landslide no longer exists
by John McAllion, ex-Labour MP and MSP, now with the Scottish Socialist Party At the time of writing, the most recent opinion poll in Scotland gave the SNP a 15 point lead over Labour in voting ...
Land reform: ‘If the Lairds are looking worried – good!’
Highlands MSP John Finnie takes a look at the latest land reform proposals There I was, tweeting information a newspaper had obtained under Freedom of Information about the EU’s Common Agricultural ...
