by Dr Amjad Ayub Mirza In Pakistan’s General Election on May 11, the notorious right-wing political elite engineered a comeback. Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (leader of the Pakistan Muslim League) won 124 seats in the National Assembly, enabling him to form a majority Government. The outgoing Pakistan People’s Party Government on the other hand, […]
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A Marxist case for Independence
Read SSP activist Eddie Cornock’s fascinating paper outlining how Marxists in Scotland have tended to approach the question of self-determination. […]
Faslane Peace Camp – THE PHOENIX RISES
by Sandra Webster The future of Faslane Peace Camp seems less uncertain after a weekend of activity at the campsite. Activists have set themselves a deadline of the end of May to find eight people to commit to live there over the coming year. Peace activists also want to broaden the campaign message and take the case […]
Scotland’s Currency
by Bill Newman – in support of co-spokesperson Colin Fox Suddenly everyone wants to speculate on what form an independent Scotland’s currency should take and it is not surprising that the No campaign should use its usual scare tactics to frighten the electorate. It is nonsense to pretend that an independent Scotland would be compelled […]
Scrap Trident weekend of action
by Sandra Webster Consensus and evidence of some left unity were present in Glasgow last weekend. Thousands marched in Saturday in George Square in the largest demonstration against nuclear weapons Scotland has seen for decades. This was backed up by a mass blockade on Monday which hundreds attended. This saw 47 people arrested and the […]
Benefit cap bringing more misery to many
by Sandra Webster With the media’s attention on the death of Thatcher, it was a good time to bury bad news. This included the latest in a number of benefit reforms which are designed to pave the way to Universal Credit. A benefit cap of £500 has been introduced as a pilot as in four […]
Independence From The Tories
by Richie Venton With 630,000 members, the Scottish trade union movement makes up a huge slice of the population, both when it comes to fighting attacks on our lives and conditions right now, and in shaping Scotland’s future. So it’s encouraging that the recent STUC conference in Perth agreed a whole raft of progressive policies […]
Evict The Tories – Not Tenants!
by Richie Venton “I moved from a two bedroom house to a three, because as well as my 3-year-old I have three stepsons who live with us a few days a week. “The council said I qualified for that size of house, but now months later I am being hammered by the Bedroom Tax, because […]