‘We want to set socialist voices into Scottish parliament,’ says leftwing pro-nationalisation group hoping to field candidates on all eight regional listsA new radical left political alliance born out of the yes campaign ahead of the Scottish independence referendum is hoping to win seats in the Holyrood parliament next year in a direct challenge to Nicola Sturgeon’s Scottish National party.
Calling itself Rise, for respect, and independence,socialism, environmentalism, or the alliance has been formed by groups and activists that played a key role in broadening out the yes movement beyond the SNP,taking the campaign into deprived inner city areas and challenging Labour’s dominance in the central belt. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com