Following the resignation of Richard Leonard as Scottish Labour leader, Colin Fox has reiterated the need of for an avowedly socialist party. […]
Labour Party
Labour today is no place for socialists – and never has been
Those on Labour’s Right who conspired against Corbyn have triumphed. And they plan to erase all reference to the Corbyn era from Labour’s history. They blame Corbyn for their worst defeat in a century and deny any responsibility for the debilitating civil war they waged over the past five years. […]
Where now for Scottish Labour?
by John McAllion Since 1918 Labour has fought 28 UK general elections in Scotland. Across the first 25 of those elections, Labour took on average just over half of the […]
EU ‘mauling’ for Tories and Labour further polarises Brexit
by Colin Fox The European elections in Britain were held in absurd circumstances and the results reflected it vividly. Three years after voting to leave the EU, Britain was compelled […]
Birmingham Bin Strike: An acid test for Labour
by Richie Venton In an important victory for all workers fighting austerity, the High Court has ruled (on 20 September) in favour of Unite the union and ordered Birmingham Labour […]
Corbyn election won’t resolve Scottish Labour crisis
The “astonishing” election of Jeremy Corbyn as UK Labour leader won’t resolve the existential crisis gripping the right wing Scottish Labour Party said SSP national spokesman Colin Fox today. Reacting […]
What do you really stand for?
by Allan Grogan Welcome to the year 2030, It’s another election year, Scotland has became independent thanks to a 2015 minority Conservative Government enforcing a decimation of public services, backed […]
Aiming to be Scotland’s socialist party
by Sandra Webster After the referendum, the SSP – like other parties of the ‘Yes’ campaign – had a huge surge in applications for membership. We can now begin to […]