SSP leader on Tories’ gender bill attack
Commenting on the use of the ’nuclear option’ against the gender recognition act, Scottish Socialist Party (SSP) spokesperson Colin Fox said: “Had I still been an MSP, I would have voted for ...
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VOICE EXTRA: Defy all cuts – there IS an alternative to capitulation!
As Scotland’s councils meet to set their budgets, the reality is that we face yet another round of cuts, job losses and Council Tax hikes. Scottish Socialists say that it doesn’t have to be that ...
Brexit and Boris indyref 2 veto are both fruits of 2014 No vote
by Ken Ferguson · However much Voice readers may want not to the 55 per cent No vote in 2014 means we currently live in a Britain firmly governed by a reactionary right wing populist Tory ...
Will Westminster’s crisis be Scotland’s opportunity?
by Ken Ferguson • With each passing day the multi-sided crisis racking the May government throws up another issue and another bout of speculation about the Prime Minister’s survival. Casting ...
At Holyrood and Westminster, crisis is the new normal
by Ken Ferguson • As autumn draws on, crisis is the new normal across UK and Scottish politics. Scottish Labour faces a fresh leadership crisis, Scotland’s Tories face scandals over trolling and ...
Corbyn, confusion, socialism and indy
by Ken Ferguson • The recent general election which reduced the Tories to a minority government and put UK Labour some 50 seats behind them has caused shock waves across politics not least in the ...
False outrage of elite politicians offers no answers
by Ken Ferguson • The pitiless outrage which bombed 22 people to death in Manchester and maimed many more ignites an outrage and revulsion which is beyond words and has, rightly, been universally ...
Protecting the most vulnerable… Tory style
by Sandra Webster • The mantra of the caring, sharing Tory party is “We will protect the most vulnerable.” It was banged out during the last general election campaign at regular intervals. ...
50 years after the Abortion Act – what now?
by Jenni Gunn • 2017 marks the 50th anniversary of the Abortion Rights Act—making abortion legal and free on the National Health Service. The passing of the Act was a watershed moment in the ...
Politics of fear can be beaten
by Ken Ferguson • Seldom has radical socialist change been more urgently needed but apparently more difficult to achieve than today. In Scotland, tens of thousands exist on poverty pay, languish in ...
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