Colin Turbett’s campaign to be elected as socialist MSP for West Scotland has been backed by the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) on the initiative of the union’s Glasgow Shipping Branch. Colin said: “As RISE lead candidate for West Scotland, I feel very proud to get backing from the RMT union. This […]
The Scottish Socialist Party proudly welcomes the announcement by RISE – Scotland’s Left Alliance of its regional list candidates for the Scottish Parliament elections this May, which include a number of leading SSP members. The SSP, a key affiliate in the RISE electoral alliance for the crucial 2016 election, has seen its members top the […]
Comrades, RISE is the most important left unity project Scotland has seen in a generation. Last weekend we reached another milestone in RISE’s development when we conducted simultaneous interventions into the Climate Change march in Edinburgh & the STUC Anti-Racism celebrations in Glasgow. Whilst the weather was foul the fact RISE was actively involved in […]
The launch of RISE – Scotland’s Left Alliance, with hundreds of people crammed into the Marriott Hotel in Glasgow for the beginning of a new coalition of the left that will stand candidates in all 8 regional seats in the 2016 Scottish elections. Colin Fox, our national co-spokesperson, spoke at the opening rally, saying that RISE […]
by Calum Martin Over the last few weeks and months, the Scottish Socialist Party and other forces involved in the Scottish Left Project have been at work on the task of building a new Left alliance to contest the 2016 Holyrood elections. Bringing together Scotland’s left-wing forces, the 29th of August will see the formal […]