ANTI INDEPENDENCE CRACKS START IN SOLIDARITY

From the CWI site http://www.socialistparty.org.uk/2006/453/index.html?id=pp2.htm proving leopards don't change their spots.

"One of the fundamental reasons for the crisis and now disintegration of the SSP was the leadership's turn away from consistent socialist and working-class policies. As well as their conduct over Tommy Sheridan's resignation and subsequent court action against the NoW, this was also seen by the SSP leadership's turn to left nationalism."

(ie supporting a broadf movement towards independence something completely supported by Sheridan during his time as party leader.)

"The SSP leadership promoted support for Scottish independence on a capitalist basis."

(This is bizarre! But possibly typical, the fringe Brits have never hidden their hatred for the SNP despite the fact that it is a social democratic party and far to the left of Labour.)

"If the Scottish people were in favour of independence socialists would support that as a democratic right, but we would also consistently explain the need to fight to end capitalism, which is the only way out of poverty, low pay and inequality in Scotland. "

(Note, 'if the Scottish people were' the CWI obviously sees no interest in convincing the public of independence.)

"It was the International Socialists who opposed this move away from the SSP's founding policy which was for an independent socialist Scotland." (what move away?)

"This false idea, that independence on its own would offer a route out of continued attacks on working-class people's rights and living standards"

(it's not a false idea, it's a recognition that the people of Scotland should decide their own government and are more likely to vote for socialism than the rest of the UK)

"- which is the norm under capitalism - led the SSP to propose the launch of the cross-party Independence Convention with the pro-capitalist SNP. "

(a positive step forward and an important one towards a mass movement for independence)

It may also lead to the SSP advocating a vote for the SNP at next year's Scottish elections in the seats the SSP does not contest

(an important step in actually winning an election for independence)

It is vital that while fighting for the democratic rights of the Scottish people this new movement for socialism maintains its complete political independence from the pro-market establishment and fights to build a mass working-class party on clear socialist principles.

(ie don't support the SNP or any initiatives towards independence)

They then go on to an irrelevant rant about the SWP. The truth is both the SWP and CWI undermined the SSP from the start. They are died in the wool Brits. It's possible Sheridan's new party will get enough members to swamp these groups but it is obvious that they are still opposing any united Scottish moves towards independence.