Following the resignation of Richard Leonard as Scottish Labour leader, Colin Fox has reiterated the need of for an avowedly socialist party. […]
Scottish Labour
The Place for Socialists is in a Truly Socialist Party
Forget Labour’s rightward journey – the place for socialists is in a truly socialist party. […]
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 […]
Trade unions must become advocates of independence and socialism
Richie Venton, SSP National Workplace Organiser The public declaration in favour of a second referendum on Scottish independence by current general secretary of the STUC, Grahame Smith, is not only […]
Has Labour changed its spots?
by Colin Fox As 2018 dawns, those who believe Labour has buried its Blairite past argue the role New Labour played was a temporary aberration. From sending in Sheriff Officers […]
Open Letter to Labour’s new Scottish leader Richard Leonard MSP
Dear Richard, Congratulations on your election as Scottish Labour leader. We hope your victory heralds a new age in Scottish politics. Whilst we disagree with Labour on many things – […]
Scottish Labour’s main business now is to avoid extinction
John McAllion assesses Scottish Labour’s fall Labour’s cataclysmic electoral defeat has sparked the resignation of its losing leaders north and south of the border, the simultaneous launch of electoral contests […]
General Election 2015: The Westminster Establishment Money Fight
“Over the course of the 2015 General Election the four Westminster parties are set to spend tens of millions of pounds telling us there is no alternative to the brutal […]