History
It was first edited by Alan McCombes who acted as editor until 2003. For a short time it was edited by Kath Kyle, followed by Joanna Harvie and is currently edited by Ken Ferguson. The deputy editor is Wullie McGartland. It was originally launched as a fortnightly publication, and moved to a weekly format in early 2003, before returning to fortnightly production in 2007. In 2009 it changed from a broadsheet to a tabloid format.
Current readership is estimated as around 3,000, with distribution through subscription and street sales.
The aims of the Voice are:
- To report the struggles of ordinary people against injustice, discrimination and exploitation.
- To expose corruption and hypocrisy in high places.
- To cover politics, culture and sport from a socialist standpoint.
- To champion the cause of an independent socialist Scotland as part of a worldwide fightback against global capitalism.
In November 2006 it celebrated its tenth anniversary.
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