by Jim Aitken One year on after the wind subsided and the floods disappeared there was still a scene reminiscent of some battle zone with dilapidated houses piles of debris lying there upturned and rusting cars broken boats moored in-land amid the empty, eerie desolation One year on he said New Orleans will be rebuilt…
Peak Oil, Oil Depletion, & Alternative Energies
Rod Macgregor examines the oil depletion debate, its consequences for the world economy and a socialist response Peak Oil & oil depletion A debate is currently raging among oil professionals, and it splits into two camps. This debate focuses on a day called Peak Oil, the day in the future when oil production reaches an…
Offering a Socialist Vision
It is only four years since the Scottish Socialist Party experienced the exhilaration of 6 MSPs getting elected to the Scottish Parliament. Mass actions In that time, the SSP MSPs have played a tremendous role in being at the forefront of working class and democratic campaigns throughout Scotland. From the nursery nurses fight for better…
Emancipation & Liberation Index 13
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…