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”. ...
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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 ...
SSP women’s network is back on track
by Sandra Webster, SSP national co-spokesperson Our conference of a few weeks ago was an inspiration. Democracy is bursting out all over the SSP. There was great debate and a ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Listening to and empowering women – post-referendum
by Sandra Webster, SSP co-spokesperson Like many of my sisters, I have come on a long journey during the referendum. We have spoken at public meetings small and large ...
For social justice, fairness and equality
by Jeane Freeman, Women for Independence I grew up supporting the Labour Party. For a time, I was a Labour member and for four privileged years I worked for the party when it ...
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