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9 May 2012
Con-Dems battered in Scottish local elections
Step up the fight against SNP and Labour cutting councils: Both the Scottish National Party (SNP) and Labour declared victory in the Scottish local government elections, writes Matt Dobson, Socialist Party Scotland.
8 May 2012
The Scottish local government election result saw both the SNP and Labour declare victory. The SNP can point to their best ever local election result and now possess the largest number of councillors across...
28 March 2012
Rare sighting of Tories in Scotland
Protesters far outnumbered attendees at the Scottish Tory conference; considering there are more pandas in Scotland than Tory MPs, this shouldn't come as a surprise!, writes Jamie Cocozza, Youth Fight For Jobs Scotland.
18 January 2012
Cameron's attack on Scottish independence referendum backfires
National tensions over the issue of Scottish independence were raised significantly following the recent blundering intervention of David Cameron and the Con-Dem coalition, writes Philip Stott, Socialist Party Scotland.
Bankers are the real looters: placard on Hackney - Tottenham demo after the riots , photo by Paul Mattsson
14 December 2011
Unacceptable! Draconian sentences for Dundee 'Facebook riot' teenagers
There is anger and disbelief in Dundee at the jailing of teenagers who were involved in joke Facebook pages 'organising riots', writes Matt Dobson, Socialist Party Scotland, Dundee.
Cameron, the Murdoch empire and the police have been involved in a corrupt attempt to subvert the democratic rights of the British people, photo Paul Mattsson
16 November 2011
Murdochgate scandal shows need for democratic and accountable media
"You must be the first mafia boss in history who didn't know he was running a criminal enterprise", said Labour MP Tom Watson to James Murdoch, chairman of News International
25 October 2011
Preparing to stand anti-cuts candidates in Scotland
The first important step in standing anti-cuts candidates in next year's Scottish council elections was taken at a 70 strong meeting on Saturday
5 October 2011
Glasgow: Prepare for 30 November strike
On 1 October the Scottish TUC's "People First" demonstration in Glasgow took place where, despite the horrendous weather, around 15,000 marched against the impact of the cuts
28 September 2011
Scotland: SNP do the Con-Dems' dirty work
The Scottish National Party (SNP)-led Scottish government announced a range of savage cuts in their recent spending review statement...
22 September 2011
Axe-man Swinney does Con-Dems' dirty work
New article on Socialist Party Scotland website on yesterday's budget cuts by the Scottish National Party (SNP)
Unison Social care workers on strike in Scotland, photo Duncan Brown
7 September 2011
Scotland - Unison calls for pensions strike
The mood among Unison members for strike action on being forced to pay more for a worse pension was driven home at the Scottish local government Unison conference on 2 September, writes a Glasgow Unison member.
7 September 2011
Edinburgh University is the third university in Scotland to announce how much it will charge students from outside Scotland (Scottish students will continue to not pay fees) and has made itself the most expensive place in the UK to get a degree...
18 August 2011
Nothing Left about the Scottish National Party
Working class communities in Scotland will pay the price of the SNP's savage austerity measures - while SNP ministers are taking huge cash windfalls
Clare Daly, Socialist Party MP in Ireland
10 June 2011
Fighting anti-cuts meeting in Scotland hears socialist alternative
Socialist Party Scotland hosted two successful and inspiring public meetings this week on the theme of fighting the cuts and the case for socialism. More than 70 socialists, trade unionists and young people came along to our meetings in Glasgow and Dundee. Report from Socialist Party Scotland.
18 May 2011
Education, Students and Indications of 'social war'
47) A similar battle is opening up in education - in the first instance in the university and college sector...
Edinburgh demonstration, photo by Ray Smith
8 May 2011
SNP landslide – but it will be a government of savage cuts
The Scottish National Party (SNP) has won the elections to the Scottish parliament by securing an unprecedented 69 MSPs, an increase of 23 on 2007, gaining an overall majority.
This is the biggest vote ever for the nationalists and was achieved largely due to the collapse of the votes of the Con-Dem parties in Scotland
Jacqui Berry chairs the rally at Youth Fight For Jobs Conference 2009, photo Paul Mattsson
27 April 2011
A few TUSC candidates explain why they arec standing. Over the last five years I've tried to turn the Greens left, but to no avail. They are obviously good about the environment but have no idea about the class struggle and don't want to get rid of capitalism,...
20 April 2011
Fighting anti-cuts programme needed in Scottish elections
The elections for the Scottish parliament on 5 May are taking place at a time of unprecedented cuts, writes Philip Stott, Socialist Party Scotland.
23 February 2011
Victory in Renfrewshire and Welfare Reform unmasked
Following a huge mobilisation of parents, teachers and the community the SNP-led Renfrewshire Council have been forced to back down over planned cuts to teachers jobs
23 February 2011
Scotland: defending teachers' jobs
"Let me say clearly to Renfrewshire Council. If you attempt to replace teachers with untrained staff then we will take our children out of school." These words, by Stephen Wright, chair of Renfrewshire...
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