by Roz Paterson Whether or not Margaret Thatcher ever actually stated that a 26 year old man riding on a bus should consider himself a failure, taking the bus in […]
Free public transport can bring social justice and slash pollution
Ferries
Save Our Ferries – from Saltcoats with Love
by Richie Venton The chill wind added to the Baltic state of Saltcoats today. Our bones ached, my jaw nearly froze while explaining the SSP case for keeping the Ardrossan […]
SSP demand public ownership of Caledonian MacBrayne
Today’s meeting of the Scottish Socialist Party national executive committee unanimously agreed the following statement on the issue of CalMac ferries. “This meeting of the SSP national executive committee – […]
Scottish Socialists demand our Ferries kept in public hands
State-owned Caledonian MacBrayne and private company Serco have submitted their final bids for the new £1bn contract to run Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Services. Suzanne Wright, SSP Highlands member and […]
The case for free public transport
The Scottish Socialist Party is a proud advocate of a world-class, fare-free public transport system for Scotland. Transport has undergone enormous changes in recent decades, both in Scotland and across […]
CalMac Ferries: Trade Unions “Sold Down The River”?
by Richie Venton Caledonian Macbrayne (CalMac) ferry workers – members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport workers’ union (RMT) – are taking industrial action in defence of their pensions, jobs, […]