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Vote Labour, for a Britain of beheadings fair for all.

If your a regular reader of SSY you might wonder what the difference is between the three mainstream parties. Cameron says he wants cuts now, and calls for an emergency budget to do so and Labour says they will enact cuts “deeper than Thatchers. Even St Nick Clegg says he wants “savage cuts”. Cuts, deep [...]

James Nesbitt talks about THE ISSUES:

As you may have seen, James already has one electoral broadcast (750 hits and counting!), but here’s another wee video:

Labour's shite plans

For over a year now people have been gearing up for the potential horror of David the Replicant Cameron’s Tories taking power in May. In the face of this, not much attention has been paid to the many shite things promised by a potential incoming Labour government. Yesterday Labour launched their manifesto, giving us a [...]

More Nats Less Cuts?

As the General Election campaign enters full swing pundits and pollsters are falling over themselves trying to find out who will become the next Government, based largely on the fates of dozens of swing seats – most across the south east of England. Very little attention so far is being given to Scotland. This is [...]

Hang on lads, I've got a shite idea

SSY has already reported on the astronomical levels of youth unemployment that Britain is suffering from during the recession. The Government is currently trying to curb it by introducing funding into the “Future Jobs Fund” – a fund which ostensibly exists to provide funding for jobs specifically for those unemployed for 6 months and 18-24 [...]

From Welfare to Deathfare.

The 3 contenders for Chancellor of the Exchequer all agree on one thing – the budget deficit must be cut. This will require a variety of “brutal”, “savage” and “deep” cuts – but none of course, will affect you or your frontline services. It’s a bit like serial killer say he’s going to stab you [...]

MILLIONS MARCH AGAINST UNEMPLOYMENT

Millions – okay, maybe nearer hundreds – of protestors marched through Springburn on Saturday 7 November, for the Youth March for Jobs, organised by the SSP and SSY. The demonstration provided a sharp dose of reality in a by-election otherwise dominated by ex-Big Brother contestants (two of them!), tabloid columnists, former newscasters and the ever reliable Charlie Baillie, [...]

March for Jobs details confirmed.

After a bit of wrangling with the council and the police, SSY/SSP has confirmed details for the March for Jobs we are organising. The march will take place on the Saturday the 7th of November, assembling at 12 outside Springburn Shopping centre We will be marching through Springburn to Springburn Park, where we should have [...]

Support the march for jobs – No to another lost generation!

With a media circus about to descend on Glasgow North East, for a by-election triggered as the consequence of political and personal corruption in Westminster its time to remind the politicians about the communities they have abandoned. Youth unemployment in the UK has now risen to a staggering 20% for 18-24 year olds, and is [...]

They'll let any old shite on the internet these days.

Here’s me speaking at Mondays meeting against youth unemployment. Have a look at it if your interested though I would have got more views if Kanye West interrupted me, unfortunately he agreed with the whole speech and the perspectives for a Socialist Scotland.