By Bill Bonnar, SSP International Secretary The Scottish Socialist Party condemns the recent decision by the International Monetary Fund to block Venezuela’s application for an emergency aid package to tackle the Coronavirus pandemic. The World Health Organisation has declared that the Coronavirus pandemic is a ‘public health emergency of international importance which requires the union […]
Translated by Internationalist 360 (November 12, 2019) Against the backdrop of the media siege that confronts the truth in our country, the Movement Toward Socialism communicates to the Bolivian people and the international community that since November 10, 2019 a plan of assassination by the UMOPAR and the Bolivian Police was activated during the final phase […]
Bill Bonnar, SSP International Secretary Yesterday the democratically elected government of Bolivia was overthrown in a military coup with President Evo Morales and the rest of the country’s leadership having to flee into exile. The coup was organised by the right wing opposition with the support of the United States and a cabal of their […]
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 […]
Recently returned from a fact-finding mission in Caracas, Venezuela, SSP International Secretary Bill Bonnar reports on what he saw, and how his experiences compare to the western media narrative: A completely misplaced criticism of the Scottish Socialist Party, particularly from socialists in England, is that we are some kind of nationalist party because of our […]
The Renfrewshire Branch of the Scottish Socialist Party will be hosting an Open Meeting at 7.30 pm on Monday 13th May in Paisley Grammar School, Glasgow Road, Paisley where the guest speaker will be SSP International Committee Chairperson and prominent analyst of Latin American political systems, Bill Bonnar. In his talk entitled, ‘Venezuela – What’s […]
by Connor Beaton The Scottish Socialist Party is proudly supporting and participating in the massive mobilisation against the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany this weekend. Thousands of people from outwith Germany – a handful of SSP members among them – have responded to the call of Hamburg-based organisers for a bold, broad and borderless display […]
With just three days to go until the Greek General Election Athens is buzzing. The stage is literally set for Syriza’s final election rally tonight in Omonia Square in the centre of the city. […]