Emancipation & Liberation, Issue 13, Autumn 2006 The RCN published a special issue of Emancipation & Liberation after the Tommy Sheridan News of the World court case and the consequent split in the SSP. After an extensive enquiry the Crown has now initiated perjury proceedings. The SSP has taken the decision not to jeopardise the…
For the Democratic Renewal of the Scottish Socialist Party
Letter issued on 7th August 2006 by Tommy Sheridan and his supporters in the so-called SSP Majority Dear Comrade and Friend, The SSP has reached a crossroads. The issues raised by Comrade Tommy Sheridan’s titanic victory over the gutter rag News of the World have underscored a number of political differences, outlook and methodologies within…
The Future of Socialism in Scotland
In a letter to party members, Tommy Sheridan signals his intentions to split the SSP Comrades and friends, I’d like to make a short contribution to the debate now raging about the future of organised socialism in Scotland. We came very far in a short period of time with the SSP, but that party may…
How Dare they Split the SSP!
This is the text of a leaflet circulated by Richie Venton SSP national trade union organiser, calling on trade unionists and members to stay in the SSP. Published on the Scottish Socialist Party website and reproduced here. Dear comrade, I write to you as a socialist and trade unionist whom I value, in sorrow and…
We Salute your Democracy, Equality and Accountability!
This is a letter of solidarity sent to the SSP from the Irish Socialist Network, first printed in the Scottish Socialist Voice (Issue 280, 29th Sept. 2006) On behalf of the Irish Socialist Network, I wish to express our solidarity with the SSP at this challenging time. In recent years, the SSP has been a…
Build a New Party for Socialism in Scotland Working Class People Need a Political Voice
Press release from the CWI Scotland announcing their exit from the SSP Originally published on the CWI website The Committee for a Workers International platform of the SSP has agreed to support the building of a new party of socialism in Scotland. We believe the SSP is now effectively finished as a party that could…
Solidarity : A Statement from the Socialist Worker Platform
The Socialist Worker platform justify their decision to walk away from the SSP There can have been very few times when there was such widespread public revulsion against the government. Lebanon is on everyone’s lips and the world seems an increasingly dangerous place in Bush and Blair’s hands. It seems that the only people who…
Call for Unity
The RCN Statement to members in response to Sheridan’s appeal for a split The Scottish Socialist Party has been held up throughout the UK and beyond as a model for socialist unity. It was built on the firm ground of direct action and working class resistance. It included the vast majority of socialist organisations in…
A message from England
Leaflet distributed at SSP rally in Glasgow, 2 September 2006 I bring comradely greeting to this meeting from the Socialist Alliance. The executive of the Socialist Alliance will be meeting shortly to discuss our attitude to the split in the SSP. We have been debating the issue on our discussion list. Whilst we don’t yet…
When Two Tribes go to War
Rae Bridges is an SSP member who is not a member of any platform. Here he casts a perceptive eye over recent events. As Tommy Sheridan emerged from the Court of Session in Edinburgh on August 4, he compared his victory over the gutter press, right wing, union bashing News of the World to Gretna…