Colin Fox

@The_SSP_ national co-spokesperson. Former MSP and Yes Scotland board member. Some tweets by staff.

[Scottish Socialist Party @The_SSP_]

AI AND WEALTH INEQUALITY

"But lest you conclude it is only socialists like me who see the dangers, former CBI Director Adair Turner is among those ringing the alarm bells for society about the widening gap between rich in poor today. Writing in The Financial Times last week [25/9/26] he warned ‘AI is certain to exacerbate concerns about inequality'."

Read Colin Fox on AI and wealth inequality.

#AI #Wealth #BillionaireTaxNow
#TaxTheRich #WealthTax

https://t.co/Zjl4Wv7I9t

[Scottish Socialist Party @The_SSP_]

BURNHAM'S CONFERENCE SPEECH LEAVES MUCH TO BE DESIRED

"So, when he ended by insisting ‘I have given you honesty’ the fact is even this was not true. He does not represent a break with the past. He will not deliver a national care service free at the point of use. He will not deliver ‘good growth in every postcode’ and will not interrupt Britain’s historic economic and social decline.

"Moreover, he knows that full well."

Read SSP Co-Spokesperson Colin Fox on Andy Burnham's first conference address as Prime Minister.

#Labour #LabourParty #Conference #Burnham #AndyBurnham

https://t.co/s40jtjHOYQ

[Hugh Cullen @HughCullenSSP]

.@colinfoxssp writing about solutions to rising inequality in @ScotNational today. @The_SSP_

[Scottish Socialist Party @The_SSP_]

"With mind-boggling sums now being pumped into all these AI firms, the wealth tax debate has morphed into a wider one asking who stands to benefit from this technological advance."

SSP Co-Spokesperson Colin Fox (@colinfoxssp) writes in the @ScotNational today about AI, inequality, and the Scottish Socialist Party's fight for a fairer future.

#AI #Future #Inequality #ChatGPT #Palantir

https://t.co/JZCggbfG5c

[Liam McLaughlan @LiamMcLaughlan]

Telling young white working class men from communities ravaged by cuts implemented often by their own party how “privileged” they are is EXACTLY what drives those same young men into arms of racists. This garbage from Holly Bruce/others on left needs to stop. An absolute gift.

[Andrew Feinstein @andrewfeinstein]

Palestine’s Nelson Mandela.
#FreeMarwan

[Scottish Socialist Party @The_SSP_]

A RESPONSE TO THE SNP'S UNINSPIRING 'PROGRAMME FOR GOVERNMENT'

"And what solutions did the First Minister offer to these and the myriad other challenges in his ‘2026 Programme For Government’?

"The short answer is: next to nothing."

SSP Co-Spokesperson Colin Fox (@colinfoxssp) on the shortcomings of Swinney's 'Programme for Government'.

#SNP #Swinney #ProgrammeForGovernment #Scotland #Socialist

https://t.co/qM0b4q4w7X

[Scottish Socialist Party @The_SSP_]

FIDEL AT 100

On what would have been the 100th birthday of Fidel Castro, the SSP reflects on his legacy and reaffirms our solidarity with the Cuban people who are still battling against murderous US sanctions.

Join us on the 22nd of August in the Ruther Hall, Rutherglen (7pm) for a night of solidarity with Cuba. We will be screening a wonderful new documentary film (Cuba After Castro), and enjoying an enlightening conversation with a lifelong Cuba Solidarity activist - Eirene Houston.

SOLIDARITY WITH CUBA 🇨🇺 #Fidel #Cuba #Castro #Anniversary #Cuban

[Scottish Socialist Party @The_SSP_]

FREE PUBLIC TRANSPORT - FOR ALL!

"Selling off government assets highlights for me the profound difference between the SNP’s approach and those of us who see public ownership as a route to putting greater wealth into the public purse, not pouring it out.

"Moreover, I envisage free “public” transport schemes being “publicly” owned.

"Instead of taking the lead on progressive, far-reaching initiatives, Scotland has lagged behind Luxembourg, Tallinn, Hasselt, Dunkirk, Salt Lake City and other cities which have forged ahead and introduced free public transport schemes in their jurisdictions with considerable success.

"I’d like to see the provision of free public transport sitting alongside free personal care, free prescriptions and free tuition as the finest of Holyrood’s achievements.

"And I’m not alone. It is a progressive idea whose time has come and Scotland needs leaders to rise to the challenge."

Read the latest from Colin Fox and a selection of other articles on free public transport on the SSP website! ✊️🚌🚅⛴️

#Transport #Free #Bus #Train #Scotrail

https://t.co/uSCnNn6Y6u

[Scottish Socialist Party @The_SSP_]

SCOTLAND COULD BE A WORLD LEADER IN FREE PUBLIC TRANSPORT

"Introducing free public transport – on buses, trains, trams, the underground and ferries – would get people out of their vehicles, reduce wealth inequalities and emissions, and significantly benefit the wider economy.

"An approach to reducing CO2 emissions which gives people a better alternative to using their cars is bound to have improved results."

SSP Co-Spokesperson @colinfoxssp argues in today's @ScotNational for free, high-quality public transport for all.

#Busses #Trains #Scotrail #PublicTransport #Free

https://t.co/C6SIeyu3Uo

[Scottish Socialist Party @The_SSP_]

INSTEAD OF HELPING BILLIONAIRES TO BECOME TRILLIONAIRES, LETS PROVIDE FOR THE PRIMARY NEEDS OF EVERY CITIZEN

SSP Co-Spokesperson Colin Fox on the need for serious, socialist politics to close the wealth gap and provide for everyone, regardless of colour, creed, or country of origin.

Read this on the SSP website 👇

#Millionaire #Billionaire #Trillionaire #Scotland #Wealth

https://t.co/PE6ajqwvGN

[Scottish Socialist Party @The_SSP_]

"It would be wise to ask, however, whether such taxes would raise the sums their advocates suggest. Wealthy people do all they can to avoid paying taxes of any kind. They use accountants and tax havens across the globe to hide their cash.

"Such enforcement difficulties not only protect billionaires but indicate the immensity of their political power. That power imbalance and its associated inequality is the widest in recorded history."

The latest from SSP Co-Spokesperson @colinfoxssp on the need for system change to tackle poverty and inequality. Read today in The @ScotNational.

#Tax #Rich #National #Indonesia #Macron

https://t.co/HeMnNHwvvv

[Scottish Socialist Party @The_SSP_]

"If, as is likely, his popularity falls to Starmer-type levels he is more likely to join the ranks of those other short-term lease occupants of Downing Street than the reverse."

Read the latest by SSP Co-Spokesperson @colinfoxssp in today's @ScotNational

#Burnham #PrimeMinister #Andy #National #Scotland

https://t.co/tg3sqM7ugN

[Colin Fox @colinfoxssp]

@ScotNational So sorry to hear Paul has passed away. He was a dear friend who was a regular guest and huge supporter of the Edinburgh People's Festival. He cheered us up no end with a wide variety of persona on many, many occasions. My condolences to his family, friends and fellow socialists.

[Scottish Socialist Party @The_SSP_]

STARMER OUT, BURNHAM IN, WHAT WILL CHANGE?

The SSP releases a statement on the resignation of Prime Minister Kier Starmer. From SSP National Co-Spokesperson Colin Fox [@colinfoxssp] (1/5)

#Starmer #Burnham #Labour #PM #Change

[Hugh Cullen @HughCullenSSP]

The Scottish Socialist Party are still out every week winning support for anti-poverty policies that redistribute wealth.

Lots agree that we must fight for higher wages, cheaper bills, increased housing stock, free public transport and a fairer alternative to the Council Tax.

[Scottish Socialist Party @The_SSP_]

SSP Co-Spokesperson Colin Fox on the resignation of the Prime Minister:

"Keir Starmer’s resignation as Labour leader today comes as a result of failure. And his failures were quite exceptional. In less than two years, he went from being elected in a landslide to the most unpopular Prime Minister Britain has ever seen. History will cruelly record how he demonstrated few of the skills necessary for ‘the best job in the country’."

Kier Starmer may be stepping down, but austerity and anti-working class ideology will remain at Westminster.

Don't mourn, organise! Join a fighting socialist party today: https://t.co/blAsoCrBZN

#Starmer #StarmerOut #Resign #PrimeMinister #Kier

[Kieran Andrews @KieranPAndrews]

Then Scottish Secretary (now Media Minister) Ian Murray sent this message to Mandelson as he was made US Ambassador: "Congratulations your excellency. What a wonderful appointment. I'll look forward to seeing you state side in our Brand Scotland travels. Have a lovely Xmas. lan"

[Scottish Socialist Party @The_SSP_]

"We intend to keep up the pressure on the Scottish and UK governments to deliver for the Palestinian people the rights which the rest of the world takes for granted."

The SSP's @colinfoxssp expresses solidarity with Palestine at the Nakba Day Demo in Edinburgh this weekend 🇵🇸✊️

#Palestine #Socialism #Demo #Edinburgh #Activists