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by SSP National Secretary Kevin McVey

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The Scottish Socialist Party is a modern, fresh, forward-looking party which dares to be different.

We despise the culture of greed, corruption and egomania which infests traditional politics. And we reject the stale, bland conformism of the mainstream parties. Their time has come and gone.

The SSP is an anti-capitalist, pro-independence party, with a vision of socialism that is geared to the future rather than rooted in the past.

Our mission is to transform Scotland into an international symbol of equality, peace, justice and freedom.

We don’t pretend we can achieve that overnight. We’re here for the long haul. And we want your help.

We don’t expect you to agree with everything – only a party of zombies could ever be 100 per cent united. But if you broadly support our goal of a socialist Scotland, then we’d love to hear from you.  Contact us here...


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Queuing up to sign SSP petition on fuel prices in Irvine

 

Irvine up in arms over fuel prices


The Scottish Socialist Party has been out on the streets of Irvine gauging the effects of the fuel price rises.
SSP Executive Committee member and Irvine resident Denise Morton said,
“Our street workers were overwhelmed by the response.
“People in Irvine are already feeling the effects of the oil profiteers.
“Food bills, travel, heating and electricity in peoples homes have all shot up.
“Some people told us they did not know how they were going to get through the winter.”

SSP campaigners had a petition calling on the Government to take the profiteering out of essential fuel.
One local resident, angry at the price rises said,
“Really, we need to take the energy companies back into public ownership.
“My granny told me she burned the furniture to keep warm, are we going to have to do the same thing."
Another signatory said;
“I have an elderly parent who is wheelchair bound to care for. Last winter it cost her £7 a day to heat and light her home. I'm really worried about her this winter.”

SSP member Neil Scott, said,
“My elderly mother and father and law live in Stevenston and instead of enjoying their retirement years and the fruits of their labours, they are having to scrimp and save to stay warm and feed themselves.
“It’s time for us to rid ourselves of the traitors in Parliament.
“And to think we were so happy in 1997 when we thought we had elected a Labour Government!”

Denise Morton added;
“People were shocked when we pointed out how much profit these companies were squeezing out of the poor. Scottish Gas made £700m, Scottish Power £502m; Shell oil £14billion -that’s £1.5million an hour!
“When you think that the NHS and Education cost £9 billion in Scotland last year, nationalising the fuel industries could have improved the NHS and Education immensely!
“Yet the Government talks about cutbacks and people wearing an extra jumper!”
“The reaction here in Irvine shows that people are sick of being squeezed for every penny.
“The Labour government have targeted their taxes at the poor and working people rather than the rich and the profit takers.
“Irvine has definitely rejected the policies of the New Labour project.”