SSP News
News from the Scottish Socialist Party
Recent Posts
Top Stories
Photos
Archives
To view archived news stories click here
Links
This site aims to comply with web standards and to be accessible for all. Thanks to glish.com. Best viewed in a browser that complies with web standards.
Friday, April 25, 2003
Firefighters to damp down Labour vote "Some 24% of those who had backed Labour last time were expected to support the Scottish Socialist party, boosting its share of the vote from 2% to 19%...
Tommy Sheridan, the SSP leader, said Labour was a "party of cuts, redundancies, privatisation, and station closures". He said: "In contrast, the SSP has a manifesto and a campaigning track record that opposes cuts and closures, defends the right to strike, and calls on the Scottish Parliament to set aside the funds to meet the FBU's justified demands.
"I think firefighters are deeply disappointed about the way they were denigrated and demonised for taking part in legitimate industrial action, and they recognise that the SSP supported them 100%," Mr Sheridan added." The Herald
