Platform of the Solidarity tendency This political platform has been drafted by the Solidarity tendency in the Scottish Socialist Party, a broad radical-left party embracing a number of different groupings. We welcome readers' comments and criticisms.
Socialism means a society restructured according to the working-class principle of solidarity.
It means an economy of democratic planning, based on common ownership of the means of production, a high level of technology, education, culture and leisure, economic equality, no material privileges for officials, and accountability. Beyond the work necessary to ensure secure material comfort for all, it means the maximum of individual liberty and autonomy. Socialism can be achieved only by the working class organising itself and liberating itself. Thus we must focus primarily on the trade union movement, rather than on 'radical' movements without a working-class or socialist perspective. The trade unions are the product of long struggles by the working class for the right to build their own organisations to protect them from the arrogant power of the bosses.