Israeli Defense Force: murderous pirates

At 4am this morning, armed commandos from the Israeli army (IDF) stormed a convoy of boats owned by the Viva Palestina aid organisation, killing at least 19 and injuring at least 50. The boats were in international waters, 90 miles away from the intended destination of Gaza, and contained activists that hoped to deliver aid [...]

Newcastle: impasse for the anti-fascist movement

Saturday 29 May was meant to be the day of the English Defence League’s ‘secret’ protest. So secret, in fact, that its location was revealed months ago as Newcastle upon Tyne, giving anti-racists enough time to organise a whopping three separate anti-racist protests, all ostensibly setting out to ‘oppose’ the EDL. The outcome was far [...]

No to SDL/EDL racists: in Kilmarnock, Newcastle, everywhere!

Earlier today I travelled down to Ayrshire to help local SSP members spread awareness of an important date for all anti-fascists in Scotland: Saturday the 19th of June. This is when the drunken far-right morons of the “Scottish Defence League” are planning on bringing their wee roadshow to Kilmarnock, under the guise of protesting against [...]

More Mephedrone lies exposed

The case for the mephedrone ban rushed in by the last government was again undermined today, after it was revealed two teenagers from Scunthorpe did NOT die as a result of the drug. Louis Wainwright, 18, and Nicholas Smith, 19, died in March. At the time Humberside Police helped contribute to the climate of drugs [...]

Q. Why do we still need feminism?

A. Because women in Scotland are still paid less than men. A new study marking the 40th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act has found that women earn an average 12% less than their male colleagues. Full-time female workers earned, on average, £113 a week less than men. The gap for part-time workers was even [...]

Lib Dems sellout on the internet

Shock result (not): in another depressingly familiar sellout, the ConDem government is not going to repeal the Digital Economy Act. You might remember this epic law fail that was passed just before the election. It was New Labour’s dying gift to the corporate media/culture industry. It allows them to accuse people of infringing copyright, at [...]

Glasgow City Council refuses to advertise trainers on the sides of their taxis because of the word “Bum.”

Oh my god a bum! People have bums?! Yes, people do have bums, but this isn’t the nub and gist of the argument here. Sexist advertising? That’s okay. The word bum? Not. I think someone has their priorities mixed up around here. According to the BBC News website, Glasgow City Council refused to let Reebok [...]

Hollow victory for Thailand's unelected government

Since we last reported on Thailand, the unelected Thai government has completed its brutal crackdown on the protest camp in the heart of Bangkok’s business and shopping district. Showing that they valued the property of the area, and their own power, more than human life, the government of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajjiva ordered troops to [...]

300: THIS IS SCOTLAND!

In honour of our 300th blog post, Leftfield brings you the EPIC SAGA of Scotland’s long-standing resistance to the Tory hordes of England: When SSY members were born, like all Scots they were inspected. If they showed any sympathy for the Tories, they would have been discarded. By the time they could stand, they were [...]

ConDems get their knives out

Today was the announcement of the first round of cuts by the UK government, with £6 and a quarter billion coming out of public spending. It’s been a busy day for SSY, as we took direct action at several points throughout the day to oppose the ConDem savagery. But first, let’s have a look at [...]

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