Posted by agorrie on 10th February 2009
Dundee SSP have today announced Angela Gorrie, 21, as their candidate for the forthcoming Maryfield by-election.
Angela initially moved to the city to study at Dundee University, and now works in Customer Services.
While at university, she was highly involved in the successful campaign to remove Special Branch from campus, and was active in the fight to prevent cuts to university departments.
In the wider community, she has taken up issues from public service closures and the need to implement a free public transport system to calling for an end to the slaughter in Gaza.
Outside of politics, Angela is a keen musician and enjoys walking and watching football.
Angela is a member of the Scottish Socialist Party because she believes in People not Profit – whether that’s fighting for local services, supporting striking workers or resisting the SNP’s big business agenda.
For more information on the campaign please contact contact@dundeessp.org
Promoted by Roderick MacGregor, on behalf of the Scottish Socialist Party, Suite 308/310, 4th Floor Central Chambers, 93 Hope Street Glasgow, G2 6LD
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Posted by alangdundee on 3rd February 2009
Due to the resignation of a Labour councillor in Dundee for the Maryfield ward a by-election has been triggered. The BBC are reporting this as being held on the 12th March.
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Posted by alangdundee on 18th October 2008
The Scottish Socialist Party have selected Morag Balfour for the Glenrothes by-election.
There is an article focusing on the SSP in today’s Courier
And a Profile on the SSP website
The election is due to take place on the 6th November so that Labour getting kicked out again can be buried by the news of the American Presidential election.
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Posted by alangdundee on 26th July 2008
Craig Murray (Rector of Dundee University) made a short post on Glasgow East
Hurray for Glasgow East
Apparently some commenter objected to his personal attack on Margaret Curran. He then responds explaining why he gave up civility on party politics, particularly in relation to the Labour Party. Why Margaret Curran is the cheerleader for a party which supports torture.
Margaret Curran is a lot better off than thousands of very real women, who were just as human as her, and whose lives the illegal wars of New Labour have destroyed.
It is worth remembering that Labours appalling policies haven’t just attacked the poorest members of society in Glasgow East or Dundee East, but throughout the world too, mainly in the name of “The War On Terror”.
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