by Sandra Webster These are my thoughts and opinions on the history of the campaign to save Ward 15 at the Royal Alexandra Hospital. History belongs to the victory, as we are reminded. But, there are no victors in this, just families in Renfrewshire and beyond let down by cuts and centralisation again, and a […]
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The Lessons Rosa Taught Me
by Sandra Webster When you look back on old pictures – even family ones – you catch a glimpse of the past. It is how we live on – an instant of time and the circumstances captured briefly. A perception of the observer of who we are. I feel this about Rosa Luxemburg. Her piercing […]
Ron Mackay: 14 October 1923 – 18 May 2017
Richie Venton remembers lifelong peace activist, teacher and much-loved socialist Ron Mackay It is with profound sadness and sense of loss we have to announce the death of SSP member and good friend to many of us, Ron Mackay. Ron, aged 93, was a lifelong socialist and peace activist, and above all an inspiration to […]
All Minds are equal – Autistic Pride Day
by Sandra Webster All Minds are equal, some are not more equal than others. Today is Autistic Pride day when folk on the spectrum celebrate their neurodiversity and send out the message that being different is okay. In a week that has been filled with xenophobic and hetero-normative hatred, that message is an important one. […]
Osborne’s Folly: Trident must be scrapped
Chancellor George Osborne has unveiled £500m for the future of the Faslane nuclear submarine base. Mr Osborne said the cash will fund the construction of related projects as it hosts the country’s submarine fleet. The Scottish Socialist Party’s national co-spokesperson and peace activist Sandra Webster comments: “Today has demonstrated how out of touch the Westminster […]
No More Hiroshimas
by Sandra Webster Yesterday, we commemorated the use of the first nuclear weapon in the world. 70 years later we still live under the shadow of the prospect of a war which would mean the end of all mankind. I am a cold war kid, I can remember lying in my bed hearing the drone […]
Energy companies tax the poor
by Sandra Webster, SSP national co-spokesperson A new government, and will anything change? Politicians may eloquently preach about life with fuel poverty meanwhile it was announced that under the coalition 30,000 prepayment meters had been fitted without the consent of the individual. There are very few people who can gain access to your house without permission. These […]
The Way Ahead – a new movement for Scotland
by Sandra Webster Like most of my comrades, I felt rejuvenated at being at the SSP conference. The motions were inspiring and well thought out. The good thing about our party is that debate is encouraged; National Councils and Conferences are a highlight for ordinary members who work so hard in their branches and truly […]