Activists launch fuel poverty group
A proposal to establish a city wide Anti-Fuel Poverty Alliance involving community activists, trades unions and charities was agreed at a successful SSP public meeting in South Edinburgh last week. The meeting in Burdiehouse condemned the big six energy companies for forcing one million Scots households into fuel…
Fighting fuel poverty
Over the past year the Scottish Socialist Party has been campaigning against the scandal of fuel poverty which is soaring in energy rich Scotland. Over 50,000 signatures have been collected on protest petitions, street stalls organised across Scotland, meetings held in schemes , conferences addressed and press and…
Action needed now to stop fuel poverty deaths
Millions of pensioners would have been baffled last week to find out there winter fuel allowance was cut by £50 for the over 60 age group and £100 for the over 80’s. This was despite the fact that both Westminster and Holyrood have said they would do all…
