SSP LAUNCHES ENERGY POLICY TUES 08 APRIL

PRESS CALL

TUESDAY 8TH APRIL AT 11.30 A.M.

SCOTIA BAR, GLASGOW


The Scottish Socialist Party will tomorrow launch its policy for Scotland’s energy. It will highlight a new report by Glasgow University lecturer, Andy Cumbers called “Remaking the case for public ownership: A critical review of privatisation and a proposal for democratic control of Scotland’s energy resources”.

Tommy Sheridan, National Convenor of the SSP will talk about how this could transform the problems of poverty and public services across Scotland.

He said,
“Every day, wealthy shareholders plunder £30 million from North Sea oil profits, while the five million people of Scotland receive just 5% of that sum, £1.5 million. In a democratic socialist Scotland, the £13 billion annual revenues from North Sea oil would be used to transform Scotland’s public services and lift out of poverty hundreds of thousands of low paid workers, pensioners, lone parents and students.”
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For further information contact Tommy Sheridan on 07887 795075 or Hugh Kerr on 01620 890518