Scottish Socialist Party

Articles

Breaking up Britain by Roz Patterson (November 2007)

With Labour in danger of losing control at Holyrood, Roz Patterson looks at the politics of the SNP, the debates over independence, the tactics of the Greens and the frustrations and hopes of the Scottish Socialist Party of which she is a member

Busy being reborn by Roz Patterson (December 2006)

The Scottish Socialist Party has picked itself up after the ‘Tommygate’ shenanigans, says Roz Paterson, and is trying out new ways of building a socialist party

Solidarity forever by Tommy Sheridan (October 2006)

Tommy Sheridan says he wants to build a different kind of organisation, not continue to fight internal battles in the SSP

A tale of two meetings by Jim Jepps (October 2006)

At the beginning of September two rallies took place in Glasgow – one for the renewal of the Scottish Socialist Party (SSP) and one for Tommy Sheridan’s breakaway grouping, Solidarity. Jim Jepps was present at both

No more heroes by Roz Patterson (October 2006)

The Scottish Socialist Party, one of the most successful political initiatives of the British left in decades, has been torn apart by its former convenor Tommy Sheridan’s libel action over sex allegations in the News of the World. Here, Roz Paterson tells the story from the perspective of those who have remained with the SSP.

Is the party over? by Gregor Gall (April 2006)

The 2007 Scottish elections are being billed as ‘make or break’ for the Scottish Socialist Party, which has struggled to build on its electoral breakthrough in 2003. Gregor Gall argues that its success is crucial to the left both north and south of the border

Scotland’s brave new world by Roz Patterson (May 2004)

Roz Paterson celebrates the plurality and electoral success of the Scottish Socialist Party