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 […]
We’re taking a week out from charting the history of class struggle and organising in Britain to discuss Chile around the same period (1960s-1970s). The Chilean people have a proud record of resistance and solidarity in a dramatic history that has seen socialist governments/organisations and counter-revolutionary/military forces battle it out for decades. We will be […]
In this issue, we look at the European Parliamentary Election results, and why UKIP’s English earthquake was not repeated in Scotland, how they managed to sneak in a Scottish seat despite their lack of impact on the ground here, and what these results mean for the prospects of a Yes vote in September. […]