19th EDINBURGH RADICAL BOOK FAIR, 28th Oct – 1st November

  Edinburgh Independent Radical Book Fair 2015   The 19th Edinburgh Independent Radical Book Fair   –  the alternative international book festival – will take place from Wednesday 28th October to 1st November 2015 in Out of the Blue Drill Hall, 30-38 Dalmeny Street, Edinburgh, EH6 8RG, Scotland, UK.    Follow us on  @WordPowerBooks  

JOE HILL – ‘THE MAN WHO NEVER DIED’

JOE HILL  – ‘THE MAN WHO NEVER DIED’ featuring Arthur Johnston, Eileen Penman, George Duff, Forgaitherin’ and Ray Burnett Thu 5 Nov | 7pm (2hrs)   The Carrying Stream Festival Scottish Storytelling Centre   Reception: 0131 556 9579 Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43-45 High Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1SR Tickets from the Storytelling Centre: £10 (£8) 19…

MY IMPRISONMENT IN TURKEY – Steve Kaczynski

We have  been covering the detention of Steve Kaczynski in Turkey since he was arrested on April 1st. We have been part of the campaign to get his release (republicancommunist.org/blog/2015/08/07/free-steve-kaczynski/). Steve was freed  on September 18th. This article has been written by Steve and describes his experience and the current political situation in Turkey.   MY IMPRISONMENT IN TURKEY I was in…

The Making And The Breaking Of The UK State

This article by Allan Armstrong (RCN) was posted on this blog on 9.6.12, after being updated from an earlier version originally posted on 30.9.11. That article has become contaminated and so is being reposted. Although the most recent section has been superseded by the Scottish Independence Referendum, it still includes a lot of relevant historical material.…