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Saturday May 02, 2015
Saturday May 02, 2015
Remember - this podcast is available on ITunes to download FREE. Search for "Socialist voices" or click HEREIn today’s podcast, Michael Greenwell continues his interview series, this week he
interviews SSP Co-Spokesperson, Colin Fox.
On the campaign trail with Liam McLaughlan and Sandra
Webster
Debra Torrance, socialist SNP member tells us about her sadness at the
departing of the Scottish Labour Party.
Dave Riley, a member of the Australian socialist alliance,
reports from the outback.
Don Mackeen on the decline of the American industrial dream
and what is happening in Baltimore, Fergusson and Detroit.
Former Labour for Independence member and now SSP member,
Allan Grogan on why the left should unite behind the electoral revolution of
the SSP
Links to our non Mumford and Sons music
played in this podcast:
Music from
Suzen Juel
The Just Joans
Thee Faction
The Hurriers
Travel Cat
David Rovics
Steve White and the Protest Family
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Friday Apr 17, 2015
Friday Apr 17, 2015
On this weeks podcast, Colin Fox on the launch of the SSP manifesto this week, Don Mackeen on the upcoming American presidential election, podcaster Michael Greenwell in the first of a series of interviews he is doing for the SSP, Katie Bonnar on the dreadful kidnapping of young women by Boko Haram in Nigeria, Stephanie Rolls on the Scottish service tax and Calum Martin on the rebellion of 1820.Music from:The HurriersThe Just JoansRoy MollerThee FactionSteve White and the Protest familyThee Concerned CitizensDavid RovicsGet in touch with us via the website www.scottishsocialistparty.org or email me directneilwscott@hotmail.com we want to know your views on our policies, the podcast and I am wanting to hear from unsigned and independent bands who would like to have their music played on Scotlands most popular socialist podcast.
Wednesday Apr 01, 2015
Wednesday Apr 01, 2015
The Podcast is now available on ITunes - HEREOn Scotlands most listened to socialist podcast, SSP Glasgow
East candidate Liam McLaughlan on his election campaign, Singer song writer,Joe
Solo on his support for the miners and the mining communities, Jenni Gunn on
remembering the conscientious objectors, SSP co-spokesperson, Sandra Webster on
the 1 in 5 campaign, Beinn Irbhinn on the language of the left and socialist
democracy, SNP socialist, Debra Torrance on her choice in the election (and the POLITICAL COMPASS), and Calum Martin will be continuing his delve
into the history of the left.
The music :Joe Solo
Thee Faction
Steve White and the Protest Family
The Just Joans ( apols for referring to them as The Just Janes!)
David Rovics
Travel Cat
Suzen Juel.
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me if you like, @nwsocialist and if you have any music or recorded views you’d
like to send me email me at neilwscott@hotmail.com
Friday Mar 20, 2015
Friday Mar 20, 2015
In today's podcast (on the day Scotland saw an eclipse of the sun!): Allan Grogan, co-founder of Labour For Independence and now
SSP, talking about how the SNP majority council through in Dundee is now
letting down the majority working class yes voters; Ron Mackay on the increasing danger of
nuclear war; Calum Martin on how Scottish Politics were changed by the French
revolution; Beinn Irbhinn on splitting the Yes vote and Hollie Cameron on how
social media and the main stream media may be putting off powerful political women from coming to the fore.
We
have music from Scottish bands The Cundeez and Button Up, Joe Solo and Lead Belly.
Friday Mar 06, 2015
Friday Mar 06, 2015
In this weeks podcast:
The CD no lefty
should be without… (buy it here - http://www.philosophyfootball.com/view_item.php?pid=1200
)
SSP co-spokesperson, Sandra Webster on the recent victory of
grassroots activists in Renfrewshire…
Don Mackeen on the recent history, sociology and politics of
the mainstream media.
Alessio Gentile on Poverty porn
Calum Martin continues his journey through left wing history
today with a piece on the first French republic.
And Neil Anderson brings to life John Maclean’s famous 1918
speech from the dock.
Music:
Wilde Sammon, Remember Orgreave.
Louise Distras, Bullets
The Hurriers, Truth and Justice…
Steve White and the Protest Family, When an anarchist helps you cross the road…
Travel Cat, Colours 3
The Wakes, The John Maclean March
Saturday Feb 21, 2015
Saturday Feb 21, 2015
In today’s podcast: land reform from Russia, Colin Fox on UKIP and
the SSP’s new pamphlet on the right wing party, Lewis Akers on pay
discrimination, The SNP’s Debra Torrance on an Arbrothians Smokie Radical Party… Jenni Gunn
on Mental Health And Calum Martin continues his series on lefty history with a
piece on the French Revolution.
Remember, if you have anything you would like to say about the
contributions this week, or would like to record something OR have a band you
would like to have played on the podcast, email me at neilwscott@hotmail.com
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Music from Colour Me Wednesday
The Tuts
Steve white and the Protest Family
Blossoms
The Wakes
We also have news about a brilliant cd launched this week for the Orgreave Truth & Justice campaign
Friday Feb 13, 2015
Friday Feb 13, 2015
In this weeks SSP Podcast we have some history from Katie
Bonnar and Calum Martin – Calum starts a weekly series on a history of the left
called “Making the flag Red; Struggle and Democracy Through History.”
Cat Boyd from the ISG will be giving her view on left unity
and in particular on the Scottish Left Project.
Hollie Cameron tells us about a major SSP victory in Stirling
University
Richie Venton SSP's national workplace organiser and
regional organiser for the West of Scotland on the SSP’s reaction to the
austerity budgets set by Councils across Scotland and what the we propose
instead.
And Gerry Mulvenna will be explaining how a growing group of
volunteers are “televising” politics throughout Scotland.
Music from
Thee Concerned Citizens Joe Solo
Roy Moller
Suzen Juel
Travelcat
David Rovics The Cathode Ray
Friday Feb 06, 2015
Friday Feb 06, 2015
This week on the SSP Podcast, we have members from SSP Glasgow Central Branch
on Zero Hours Contracts; wages in the NHS and Don McKeen with an invite to what sounds like a
really interesting talk at the Yes Bar - details on Facebook HERE, Jenni Gunn speaking about every day
sexism, Beinn Irbhinn on aspects of our socialist language, Wendy MacDonald on
the SSP policy of the citizen’s income and as the SSP does not claim to have a
monopoly on socialism - Debra Torrance
from the SNP on sustainable energy and hot tubs!
The Music this week is really exciting. We have tracks by David Rovics, James King and the Lone Wolves, local band TravelCat whose twelve Bar blues you can hear
in the background, , folk rock singer songwriter Suzen Juel, Milton Star and an
exclusive track from Socialist R&B band, Thee Faction from their new album, Reading Writing Revolution, which is still being recorded.
Friday Jan 30, 2015
Friday Jan 30, 2015
Email contributions/ suggestions to me at neilwscott@hotmail.com
@the_ssp_ @nwsocialistIn this podcast: SSP Spokeswoman, Sandra Webster on her experiences
of being a carer in Tory ruled Scotland, me on the patriotic fracking nonsense
of the labour party, Lewis Akers on being a young SSP activist and Tommy Ball
with this weeks political round up. Music:Roy Moller from his latest album, My Week Beats Your Year, on
Stereogram recordings - “Captivity.”The Cathode Ray – “Resist” and St Christopher Medal, "Vatersay Love Song" – also on Stereogram recordings. Joe Solo - No Pasaran (The Ballad of Jack Atkinson) And his
track with Rebekah Findlay – We will be free
The Wakes, “These Hands.”
Sunday Jan 25, 2015
Sunday Jan 25, 2015
On the night that Syriza, the radical left party in Greece win at the polls, SSP activist Tommy Ball explains the implications this will have across Europe and Colin Fox reports from the celebrations on the ground in Athens!Music from The Manics, The Wakes and Frightened Rabbit...