Catriona Grant Explained

Catriona Mary Grant is a former co-chair and former women's officer of the Scottish Socialist Party.^[1] She was instrumental in the split from the CWI international which established the SSP during the "Scottish Debate" of the late-90s.^{[2] [3]}

She was the chair of the Edinburgh Old Town Community Council^[4] and an active member of Save Our Old Town.^[5] She is also an active campaigner for abortion rights^[6] against domestic abuse and sexual exploitation.^[7]

In 2008, she was nominated as a "local heroine" in Scottish Women's Aid's national survey, conducted for international women's day.

Other information

She was one of several SSP members who gave evidence during the Sheridan libel trial co-chairing the meeting of 9 November, which became a pivotal point in the trial^[8] She was also a witness at the subsequent perjury trial HM Advocate v Sheridan and Sheridan.

She works as Senior Social Worker in Edinburgh, and was one of the co-ordinators on the GIRFEC project.

Notes and References

1. http://www.scottishsocialistparty.org/swn/swn.html Socialist Womens Network
2. Web site: SSP leader calls for a split. https://web.archive.org/web/20070927213430/http://www.cpgb.org.uk/worker/361/sspsplit.html. dead. 27 September 2007. 30 October 2021.
3. Web site: ISM leaves CWI. https://web.archive.org/web/20070930015605/http://www.cpgb.org.uk/worker/367/ismleavescwi.htm. dead. 30 September 2007. 30 October 2021.
4. http://news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=885&id=1856542006
5. Web site: Canongate Community Forum - Save Our Old Town. Eh8.org.uk. 30 October 2021.
6. Web site: A women's right to choose-The struggle for abortion rights . 28 January 2007 . 28 September 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070928045657/http://www.redflag.org.uk/articles/isfive/is5abortion.html . dead .
7. Web site: Redflag Loans – Loans and financial advice. Redflag.org.uk. 30 October 2021.
8. News: Focus: on Scottish Socialist Party founder Tommy Sheridan. 23 July 2006. The Guardian. 30 October 2021.