by Richie Venton & Eddie Truman On Wednesday 28th January 2009 workers for Shaw’s construction contractors at Lindsey Oil Refinery in North Lincolnshire were told by their shop stewards that […]
Militant trade unionism an inspiration
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6 Days in Cornton Vale
by Rosie Kane It was only six days. Less than a week of my life. But every one of the 144 hours I spent behind bars opened my eyes just […]
Social Forum on Climate Change and Peak Oil
by Johanna Dind The Social Forum on Climate Change and Peak Oil which took place in Edinburgh over the weekend 18th / 19th October 2008 was a success on all […]
All Out On 20th August
by Richie Venton, SSP national workplace organiser A bit of working class history is being made in Scotland on Wednesday 20th August. For the first time ever, all three trade […]
The party that dared to tell the truth
The Scottish Socialist Party has faced the biggest possible test of any political party in Scottish history; what do you do when the most charismatic individual leader of the left […]
No secrets – no lies: The truth behind two turbulent years in the SSP
2004 Sun 30 Oct: The News of the World (NotW) runs a front page account, by Anvar Khan, of a visit to a sex club with an unnamed, married MSP. […]
Boarding the SSP flight to Florence
Frances Curran, international convener of the SSP, explains why the SSP is participating in the European Social Forum – what we can get from it and what we can contribute. […]