Is there a Scottish Road to Socialism?

Book Launch and Debate, Unity Office, Glasgow

The left in Scotland is sharply divided over independence having its own 'unionist-nationalist' divide. The faultlines concern whether independence will set the struggle for reform and socialism backwards or forwards.

The book "Is there a Scottish Road to Socialism?", published by Scottish Left Review in 2007, has contributors from both sides of the independence debate.

On 12 April 2007, four contributers joined to share their thoughts on this important subject, two speakers from each side of the debate. This discussion was chaired by the book's editor Gregor Gall, and took part in the Unity Office of the Communist Party of Britain.

Copies can be obtained from Unity Books, aswell as from other outlets (such as amazon.co.uk).

Part 1: Introducing the speakers Host and author Professor Gregor Gall	Part 2 Pam Currie SSP national secretary
Part 3 Richard Leonard GMB union organiser and former chair of the Scottish Labour Party	Part 4 Richard Leonard (conclusion), Eric Canning of the Communist Party of Scotland
Part 5 John Foster of the Communist Party of Britain	Part 6 John Foster (conclusion), summary by Gregor Gall, Questions
Part 7 Questions - trade unions on separatism (continued)	Part 8 Questions - trade unions on separatism (continued)
Part 9 Further Questions	Part 10 Further Questions (continued)

Hopefully, this kind of debate between socialists and communists on this and other issues will be continued.

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