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Indyref 2: SNP fire the starting gun but offer no solutions to austerity
By Philip Stott The Scottish parliament will vote next week in favour of triggering a second independence referendum. With a…
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The guard stays on the train – RMT members defeat ScotRail bosses
By Philip Stott After a major campaign of strike action over the summer, ScotRail guards have won a big victory…
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SNP launch independence “conversation” while defending big business interests
By Philip Stott The Scottish National Party (SNP) have launched a “new conversation” on independence, two months after the Brexit…
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After Brexit: SNP hesitate on indyref 2
Matt Dobson reports The 62% to 38% vote for Scotland to remain in the EU led to First Minister and…
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RMT members strike to defend safety – SNP government back the bosses
Philip Stott reports RMT members who work as train guards for ScotRail have now taken 12 days of strike action…
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Scottish elections: SNP win but new openings for a socialist left alternative emerge
Philip Stott reports The SNP won the Scottish parliamentary elections on Thursday, although they lost their overall majority and will…
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Scotland’s post-referendum political earthquake will not be its last
By Philip Stott and first printed in the Socialism Today magazine The political landscape in Scotland has undergone seismic changes…
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Q and A on how councillors and MSPs could set no-cuts budgets and stand up to Tory austerity
Socialist Party Scotland Scottish councils and the Scottish government are drawing up budgets that threaten devastating cuts to jobs and…
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Politicians have a choice: Implement Tory austerity or set no-cuts budgets
By Brian Smith and Jim McFarlane, Glasgow City Unison and Dundee City Unison branch secretaries (in a personal capacity) and…
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Scotland: One year after the electoral uprising against austerity
Philip Stott One year ago today, the Scottish independence referendum delivered what Socialist Party Scotland described as an “electoral uprising…
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