Type | Fortnightly newspaper |
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Format | Tabloid |
Owner(s) | Scottish Socialist Party |
Editor | Ken Ferguson |
Founded | 1996 |
Political alignment | Socialist |
Headquarters | Suite 308/310, 4th Floor, Central Chambers, 93 Hope St, Glasgow, G2 6LD |
Website | socialistvoice.scot |
The Scottish Socialist Voice is a fortnightly political newspaper in Scotland, published by the Scottish Socialist Party. [1]
Established in November 1996, the Voice started life as the newspaper of Scottish Militant Labour, before being handed over to the Scottish Socialist Party on its formation in 1998. [2] Alan McCombes, the paper's founding editor, [3] continued to act as editor until 2003. For a short time afterwards it was edited by Kath Kyle, followed by Joanna Harvie, [4] and it is currently edited by Ken Ferguson.
It was originally launched as a fortnightly publication, and moved to a weekly format in May 2001 [5] at great financial cost, [6] before returning to fortnightly production in 2007. In 2009, it changed from a broadsheet to a tabloid format. It is primarily distributed through subscription and street sales.
The aims of the Voice, as set out in its first issue, are:
In December 2004, the Voice celebrated its 200th issue. [5] In November 2006, it celebrated its tenth anniversary.
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Since at least 2013, the Voice has hosted a number of cross-party discussion events called "Forums". In December 2013, figures from the pro-independence left were invited to a Forum to discuss Scotland's Future, which was chaired by John Finnie and featured Jim Sillars, John McAllion, Isobel Lindsay, Prof Mike Danson, Maggie Chapman, and Colin Fox on its panel. [7]