{"id":600,"date":"2008-10-15T19:26:31","date_gmt":"2008-10-15T19:26:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/republicancommunist.org\/blog\/?p=600"},"modified":"2021-02-17T20:46:38","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T20:46:38","slug":"motion-passed-at-ssp-conference-in-october-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/republicancommunist.org\/blog\/2008\/10\/15\/motion-passed-at-ssp-conference-in-october-2007\/","title":{"rendered":"Motion Passed at SSP Conference in October 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <acronym title=\"Scottish Socialist Party\">SSP<\/acronym> agrees to contact socialists in England, Ireland and Wales to discuss a republican socialist<br \/>\nstrategy to counter current <acronym title=\"United States\">US<\/acronym> and British plans to maintain imperial control over these islands on behalf of the global corporations. If the initial discussions prove fruitful then the <acronym title=\"Scottish Socialist Party\">SSP<\/acronym> should, if possible, organise a conference in 2008 to bring together socialists from across the <acronym title=\"United Kingdom\">UK<\/acronym> and Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>The <acronym title=\"Scottish Socialist Party\">SSP<\/acronym> suggests the following discussion points (to which others could add):-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a) A socialist republican strategy to challenge <acronym title=\"United States\">US<\/acronym>\/<acronym title=\"United Kingdom\">UK<\/acronym> imperial plans &#038; to advance the break-up the UK state.<\/li>\n<li>b) Opposition to <acronym title=\"North Atlantic Treaty Organisation\">NATO<\/acronym> and the \u2018Partnership for Peace\u2019.<\/li>\n<li>c) Opposition to the British state\u2019s Crown Powers and plans to reform the <acronym title=\"United Kingdom\">UK<\/acronym> constitution to stabilise imperial control of these islands.<\/li>\n<li>d) Opposition to moves by the nationalist parties, SNP, Plaid Cymru and Sinn Fein, and the Irish government, to collaborate with <acronym title=\"United States\">US<\/acronym>\/<acronym title=\"United Kingdom\">UK<\/acronym> imperial plans.<\/li>\n<li>e) Support for the socialist principle of \u2018People not Profits\u2019 and opposition to \u2018Social Partnerships\u2019.<\/li>\n<li>f) Support for the republican principle of \u2018Citizens not Subjects\u2019.<\/li>\n<li>g) International support for the principles of the Calton Hill Declaration.<\/li>\n<li>h) Support for republican socialist advance in these islands based on the principles of democracy and secularism.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If the <acronym title=\"Scottish Socialist Party\">SSP<\/acronym> organises a conference in 2008 to discuss a republican socialist strategy then the International Committee should decide on a full list of organisations and individuals who are to be invited to participate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The SSP agrees to contact socialists in England, Ireland and Wales to discuss a republican socialist strategy to counter current US and British plans to maintain imperial control over these islands on behalf of the global corporations. 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