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17 February 2021

SNP's independence referendum 2 'roadmap'

The SNP-led Scottish government's latest road map towards a second independence referendum (indyref2) has been unveiled

2 December 2020

Scotland: Campaign wins end to period poverty

In a first of its kind globally, the Period Products (Free Provision) Scotland Act was enshrined into law in Scotland on 24 November, laying the foundations for eradicating period poverty for Scottish women.

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17 June 2020

Scotland and coronavirus - a catalogue of government failure

The devastating impact of coronavirus in Scotland was underlined on 11 June when National Records of Scotland reported that 4,000 people had so far died from confirmed or suspected Covid-19.

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14 April 2020

Expired PPE relabelled for NHS use

Scotland's SNP first minister Nicola Sturgeon has approved relabelling of out-of-date personal protective equipment for use in the coronavirus pandemic

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15 January 2020

Massive Scottish independence demo marks new stage in struggle

At least 80,000 marchers packed the rain-soaked streets of Glasgow

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11 September 2019

Scotland and Brexit: Developing threat to the capitalist union

In the third of our series of articles exploring Brexit and the 'national question' Philip Stott of Socialist Party Scotland examines its effect on Scotland.

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5 June 2019

Nationalise the threatened Glasgow 'Caley' railway depot

Skilled jobs are going and more are threatened with the possible closure of the St Rollox 'Caley' historic railway yard in Glasgow. Owner Gemini is now issuing compulsory redundancies.

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29 May 2019

Euro-elections in Scotland and Wales

Labour punished by working class over Brexit fudge, cuts and national question

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16 January 2019

Glasgow: huge turnout to fight closure of Whitehill pool

Council cuts: In total, seven pools/gyms are threatened plus libraries, golf courses and bowling greens

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31 October 2018

Equal pay uprising shows power of working class

Around 8,500 working class women in Glasgow made history through their strike.

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18 April 2018

Workers' victory over anti-union Scottish council

The Scottish National Party administration in West Dunbartonshire has reversed cuts to trade union convenors and union facility time

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30 August 2017

Where is Scotland going?

By implementing spending cuts on an unprecedented scale in Scotland, the SNP leadership has begun to be exposed

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14 June 2017

Scotland - SNP loses but Labour could've won more

The fight for socialist policies remains critical: The biggest loser in this election, aside from Theresa May, was the Scottish National Party (SNP). In a stunning contrast to the 2015 landslide when Nicola Sturgeon's party won 56 of the 59 available

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31 May 2017

Electric atmosphere at Corbyn rally

Over 1,200 people packed into the Old Fruitmarket

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17 May 2017

Corbyn could re-win Scotland with a socialist approach to independence

Sympathy towards Jeremy Corbyn in Scotland, as elsewhere, is widespread, including among those who voted Yes to independence in 2014.

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15 March 2017

Indyref 2: SNP fire the starting gun

The Scottish parliament will vote next week in favour of triggering a second independence referendum

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15 March 2017

Scotland 'indyref2' for socialist independence not the capitalist EU

The Scottish parliament will vote next week in favour of triggering a second independence referendum. With a pro-independence majority in the parliament, the vote itself is a formality.

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8 February 2017

SNP and Greens agree cuts budget in Scotland

TUSC and unions call for legal no-cuts budgets: A Scottish National Party (SNP) government austerity budget passed in Scotland on 2 February with the support of the Scottish Greens.

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