13 October 2021

Build a mass working-class climate movement with socialist policies

The COP26 UN climate summit in Glasgow is now only weeks away.

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8 September 2021

Vigil: A nuclear sub murder mystery

TV Review: 'We are here to start a nuclear war. Don't waste our time with one bloody death', is the attitude of the officers on HMS Vigil towards the hapless detective DCI Silva in the opening episodes of this

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25 August 2021

SNP-Green deal will not deliver for workers and youth

The ruling Scottish National Party (SNP) and Scottish Greens have agreed to form a de-facto coalition at Holyrood (the Scottish parliament).

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11 August 2021

Over 3,000 votes for fighting socialist programme in CWU

Gary Clark, a candidate for the Communication Workers' Union's (CWU) national executive and Socialist Party Scotland members, received 3,382 votes

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9 June 2021

The 1971 Upper Clyde Shipbuilders occupation and work-in

Lessons from history: In June 1971, the privately owned shipyards of Upper Clyde Shipbuilders collapsed into receivership. But instead of accepting redundancy, the large workforce occupied the affected sites and began its famous

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26 May 2021

Where now for the Scottish independence movement?

A majority of MSPs in the Scottish parliament are committed to a second referendum

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19 May 2021

Glasgow mass action defeats Home Office deportation attempt

Thursday 13 May will go down in Glasgow history. Attempts by the Home Office to detain two Indian men - chef Sumit Sehdev and mechanic Lakhvir Singh - prior to deportation provoked a massive community

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12 May 2021

Scotland: Pro-independence majority in highly polarised election

Following a highly polarised Scottish election, the Scottish National Party (SNP) will form the new government at Holyrood

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29 April 2021

Socialists and elections - a response to the SWP

An article by Philip Stott on the website of Socialist Party Scotland, on the TUSC challenge in the Scottish parliamentary elections on 6th May and the positions of the SWP and others on the left.

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24 February 2021

Scottish TUSC election campaign launch

On Saturday 20 February, the Scottish Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) launched our election manifesto for the Scottish elections in May.

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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

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20 January 2021

Millionaire tendency regains control of Scottish Labour

The resignation of the nominally left Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard will, in all likelihood, result in the Blairites winning back the leadership of the party in Scotland.

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16 December 2020

Book: The national question - a Marxist approach

90 socialists from Scotland, Wales, England and Ireland, and even from as far afield as the US, attended an online book launch public meeting organised by Socialist Party Scotland on 10 December.

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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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2 December 2020

Where is devolution heading?

"Devolution is a disaster" were the reported words of Boris Johnson, referring to the Scottish government and "Tony Blair's biggest mistake".

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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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30 April 2020

Royal Mail dispute: Interview with a CWU branch secretary

Royal Mail and the CWU are heading towards a major national dispute. "The workplace is a tinderbox and it's being ignited by Royal Mail", Gary Clark, CWU branch secretary, spoke to Socialist Party Scotland

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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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11 March 2020

Is there an anti-cuts rebellion in Scotland?

In Scotland, both Scottish National Party (SNP) and Labour councillors continue to be complicit in implementing cuts, writes Matt Dobson, Socialist Party Scotland.

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20 February 2020

'Roses are red, violets are blue, BP and Shell - we're coming for you'

Climate strikers' Valentine's Day message

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