Scottish Politics
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Salmond launches new party but a socialist alternative is essential
Philip Stott writes The launch of a new pro-independence political party – Alba – by former SNP leader Alex Salmond…
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Salmond/Sturgeon warfare exposes rottenness of nationalist leadership
Socialist Party Scotland statement SNP warfare has dominated the political and press agenda in Scotland over recent days. A parliamentary…
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Sarwar’s win confirms building a new workers’ party essential
Philip Stott reports As expected the Blairite, right wing candidate Anas Sarwar has been elected leader of the Scottish Labour…
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Labour’s millionaire tendency back in charge – Scottish TUSC responds to Anas Sarwar’s election
We asked Brian Smith, lead candidate for Glasgow for the Scottish Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition, to respond to Anas…
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Scottish TUSC’s election campaign launched
By Sean Robertson, Scottish TUSC candidate Highlands and Islands region On Saturday February 20, the Scottish Trade Unionist and Socialist…
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Independence, socialism and the tasks facing the pro-indy left
By Matt Dobson The impending explosive struggle over the right to indyref2 is dominating the outlook of all classes and…
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SNP’s capitalist credentials on show over Tory freeports
By Jimmy Haddow The Scottish trade minister, Ivan McKee, reported to the Scottish parliament on January 21, 2021 the findings…
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SNP’s indyref2 ‘roadmap’ no substitute for a mass movement and socialist policies
Statement from Socialist Party Scotland’s executive committee The SNP-led Scottish government’s latest road map towards a second independence referendum has…
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Millionaire tendency regain control of Scottish Labour
Build a new mass workers’ party Philip Stott The resignation of the nominally left Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard will,…
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Book launch: Scotland and The National Question – A Marxist Approach
Oisin Duncan, Socialist Party Scotland 90 socialists from Scotland, Wales, England and Ireland, and even from as far afield as…
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