Colin Fox, SSP National Co-Spokesperson, reflects on the 2014 Scottish Independence Referendum and what the independence campaign has accomplished in the five years following it: I bumped into Alastair Darling [‘Better Together’] recently while parking the SSP van near Waverley station. ‘It’s called Vantonio Gramsci’ I informed the bemused former Marxist who now sits in […]
Recently returned from a fact-finding mission in Caracas, Venezuela, SSP International Secretary Bill Bonnar reports on what he saw, and how his experiences compare to the western media narrative: A completely misplaced criticism of the Scottish Socialist Party, particularly from socialists in England, is that we are some kind of nationalist party because of our […]
Commenting on news that the Edinburgh Sick Kids hospital is to be delayed for a further year, SSP National Co-Spokesperson Colin Fox said: “Todays news that Edinburgh’s new Sick Kids hospital will not open for at least another year has stunned the city. The £150million facility built by the private company Integrated Health Solutions Lothians […]
Commenting on Boris Johnson’s surprise move to suspend Parliament for 23 days—from early September to mid October—SSP National Co-Spokesperson Colin Fox said: “Set aside dusty debates about parliamentary precedents, conventions and even the role of the Queen as head of state. The political manoeuvre Boris Johnston pulled today is a ruthless bid for power by a new […]
by Bill Bonnar When I arrived in Caracas I expected to walk into the middle of a political battleground – with fighting in the streets and large anti government protests. After all, this is what the western media are telling us – nothing could be further from the truth. Walking around Caracas there is an […]
by Bill Bonnar Later this month I will be representing the Scottish Socialist Party on a solidarity visit to the Venezuelan capital, Caracas. The SSP has been clear in its support for the Venezuelan people and government in defence of their revolution. However, we want to take this support further by visiting the revolution, demonstrating […]
by Scott Macdonald There were 1,187 Scottish drug-related deaths in 2018 – a grisly rise of 27% over 2017’s figures. It is the highest since records began in 1996. Since the 2008 financial crisis the number of drug-related deaths has doubled. The data breakdown is a depressing read. Opiates – heroin, methadone and some prescribed […]
By Richie Venton, SSP national workplace organiser As young school students staged a strike rally in Glasgow’s George Square against climate change, people of the older generation showed their anger outside the Pacific Quay BBC building at robbery of free TV licences from the over-75s. They were part of UK-wide protests at the BBC announcement […]