Corbynmania and Nicolamania
Where now for the socialist left in Scotland? by Colin Fox, SSP national co-spokesperson “Jeremy Corbyn is a thoroughly decent man. Everyone who has met him would describe him this way,” said the ...
Syriza
What should socialists do about the EU?
by Bill Bonnar Britain is a capitalist country operating within the EU. If Britain decides to withdraw from the EU it will still be a capitalist country. The principle aim of the left is to transform ...
From Athens to London: elites entrench rich minority rule
by Ken Ferguson The brutal crushing of the Greek people by the unelected Troika heaps further economic misery on them in order to sustain a neoliberal economic order whose central aim is to reverse ...
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. ...
From Spain to Scotland, the power of money must be tamed
by Ken Ferguson As the Tories unveil their assault on vital services, democratic rights and trade unions amidst the establishment pomp of the Queen’s speech, the need for resistance to this ...
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, domestic unrest, general ...
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 ...
Greeks choose democracy over bankers’ barbarism
by Ken Ferguson, editor, Scottish Socialist Voice Will the needs of people be able to prevail over the extortion of the bankers and moneylenders driving austerity and misery across Europe? This is ...
Billionaires and buttons for wages
by Richie Venton, SSP national workplace organiser The crime of poverty pay is becoming even more criminal. In a cheap stunt to absorb some of the growing fury of working class people at appalling ...
‘Hope is coming. Greece is advancing. Europe is changing’
Greece elects first radical left wing government in Europe since 1930s by Colin Fox, SSP national co-spokesperson, reporting from Athens “Citizens of Athens, tonight’s success is not only a ...
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