SSP broadcast on wealth distribution


Imagine A Socialist Scotland

by Alan McCombes

Alan McCombes SSPA fully-fledged socialist society could never be achieved within the borders of a small country such as Scotland. The eradication of all social and economic inequality could only be achieved on an all-European, or perhaps even a world scale. Nonetheless, a Scottish socialist government could at least begin to move in the direction of socialism by taking control over key sectors of the economy, by introducing workplace and community democracy, and by implementing radical and popular reforms which would set an example for other countries to follow.

A new socialist economy would be based on a range of different types of enterprises with the emphasis on social ownership. Large-scale industry, oil, gas, electricity, the national railway network could be owned by the people of Scotland as a whole and run by democratically elected boards in which workers, consumers, and the wider socialist government were all represented. These would not be based on the old-style nationalisation projects. Instead of centralised planning by a remote bureaucracy, there could be decentralised democratic planning using the most
advanced information technology. Where practically possible, socially owned enterprises could be broken down into smaller sub-units to enable closer scrutiny by the wider public.

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12 point plan for a Scottish Socialist Republic

We want Scotland's wealth shared out more equally


Red StarThe rich will pay higher taxes

Red StarOur public services, including oil, fuel and transport, will be publicly owned

Minimun wage £8 per hourOur minimum wage right now would be £8 an hour

Wages to rise £30 per weekWages, benefits and pensions will rise by £50 a week, across the board

Free school mealsAll our school children will get nutritious free school meals

Supermarket prices frozenSupermarket prices will be frozen

Women get equal pay for equal workWomen will get equal pay for equal work

Young people to get same minimum wage as adultsYoung people will get the same national minimum wage as everyone else

No nuclear weaponsNuclear weapons will be banned from Scottish territory

Scrap the Council TaxThe council tax will be scrapped in favour of a local tax where the rich pay their fair share

Free public transportFree public transport will be brought in to ease congestion, pollution and global warming

Troops out of Iraq and AfghanistanOur young troops will be brought home from the killing fields of Iraq and Afghanistan.