Following is a statement from SSP International Secretary Bill Bonnar in regards to recent jail sentences served to Catalan parliamentary leaders: The Scottish Socialist Party strongly condemns the jail sentences handed out to Catalan parliamentary leaders by a court in Madrid. In a show trial reminiscent of those carried out under the criminal dictator General […]
Two Scottish activists were detained in Reus Airport on Saturday morning on their way to Catalonia as part of an international delegation defending the right to vote in the Catalan referendum. Tam Wilson, a Scottish Socialist Party member and candidate in the May council elections, and SNP Socialists activist Marty Smith were detained in Reus […]
by Dick Nichols The most critical week in modern Catalan history began on September 24. With one week to go to the October 1 referendum on independence, the battle lines in what will be a decisive clash have formed. On the one side, the 80% of Catalan people who support their right to decide their […]
SSP National co spokesperson Colin Fox today condemned the Spanish Government for arresting those involved in organising the Catalan Independence referendum due to take place on Sunday 1st October. He said: “The standoff between the Spanish state determined to thwart an independence referendum on October 1st and the Catalan government determined to hold one has […]
by Bill Bonnar For the first time at elections to its National Assembly pro-independence parties won a majority of seats. It yet another sign that Catalonia is on the road to independence with only the timing and nature of that final destination still up for discussion. With more than half the seats and just under […]
by Dick Nichols, in Barcelona Well before the polling stations closed we knew that something special was happening in the May 24 Spanish elections for local councils and for 13 of the country’s 17 regional governments. Working people, people on welfare, young people without a future were coming out to have their say. They were […]