As politicians paint a picture of doom and gloom in the public finances, the money required to restore our public services floats all around us. As Kevin McVey argues, SFI’s proposal for a 1% land and property tax could end austerity immediately and bring in millions for the Scottish Government.
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Needles and Bins: Reform UK scapegoat life-saving drug facility
A newly-opened, safe drug consumption facility in Glasgow, backed by campaigners and Scots more generally, is the latest target of the political opportunists in Reform UK. Jo Harvie from SFI explains more.
Right turn in Germany… but there’s renewed hope from the Left
It’s not good news from Germany. The election results have followed the all-too-familiar pattern that we’re used to seeing, from Austria and the Netherlands to Sweden, where the mainstream parties have lost significant chunks of votes to hard right, anti-immigrant ones.
Solidarity and Cooperation in Catalunya
Between 13 and 15 December 2024, Socialists for Independence were invited by the Communists of Catalunya to participate in their third party congress. As part of that delegation, David Green reports on the deepening of links that took place over the weekend between Scotland and Catalunya.
Hair of the Dog
Donald Trump has begun his second presidential term. Son of racist real estate developer Fred Trump, and protégée of Roy Cohn (the man who sent the Rosenbergs to the electric chair), Donald Trump has swerved from one bankruptcy to another. Now, he’s been rewarded with the presidency.
New Year, New Possibilities
In our first post of 2025, Frances Curran discusses the challenges ahead for socialists over the coming year, and what socialists need to do to meet these.
Scotland, The Basque Country, Catalunya: A Forum for Cooperation
On 7-9 November 2024, Socialists for Independence attended the European Forum of Left, Green and Progressive Forces in Budapest Hungary. In attendance was Socialists for Independence, who co-organised and spoke on the panel ‘Stateless Nations’ alongside representatives from EUiN, Catalunya and Bildu, Basque Country. On 7-9 November, Socialists for Independence (SFI) attended the eighth European Forum ofContinueContinue reading “Scotland, The Basque Country, Catalunya: A Forum for Cooperation”
The General Election, Scotland and the future of independence
In response to the UK’s recent general election, Kevin McVey discusses the political fall-out from the results, and what it might mean for the future of the independence movement. General Election campaigning, 18 June 2024. Copyright Labour Party, 2024. It seems like it couldn’t be more straightforward. Labour wiped out the Tories, condemning them toContinueContinue reading “The General Election, Scotland and the future of independence”
Election 2024: What of the Left in Scotland?
Election 2024: What of the Left in Scotland? It came a bit out of the blue when Rishi Sunak called a General Election for July 4th. Announcing it whilst getting soaking wet in the torrential rain outside Downing Street presented the perfect visual metaphor for the subsequent damp squib that the campaign is shaping upContinueContinue reading “Election 2024: What of the Left in Scotland?”