Gerry Cairns replies to Allan Armstrong’s review of his book, The Red and the Green – A Portrait of John MacLean (http://republicancommunist.org/blog/2018/06/22/allan-armstrong-reviews-the-red-and-the-green-by-gerard-cairns/) STILL TALKING ABOUT JOHN MACLEAN Replying Reviews and reviewers can vary. In reply to a new book or a new film the reviewer has different motives – be they professional, journalistic or…
ALLAN ARMSTRONG REVIEWS ‘THE RED AND THE GREEN’ BY GERARD CAIRNS
Review of The Red and the Green – Portrait of John Maclean by Gerard Cairns Gerard Cairns has recently published his informative and challenging new book, The Red and the Green – A Portrait of John Maclean. I have known Gerry since the early 1990s and I would find it hard to call him Gerard,…
JOHN MACLEAN – SPEECH FROM THE DOCK, 9th May 1918
It is the centenary of John Maclean’s Speech from the Dock on 9th May 1918. Emancipation & Liberation are commemorating the occasion by posting it this famous speech. SPEECH FROM THE DOCK It has been said that they cannot fathom my motive. For the full period of my active life I have been a teacher of economics…
‘WHITE CHRISTIAN EUROPE’ – 60,000 FAR RIGHT SUPPORTERS MARCH IN WARSAW
On November 11th, 60,000 people mobilised by the Far Right marched through the streets of Warsaw on a Police Independence Day march. Poland and Hungary are two EU member countries where the Far Right has been able to mobilise, greatly encouraged by the Right populist and chauvinist parties that are in government there. There…
AN IRISH LANGUAGE ACT IS FOR EVERYONE
One of the bones in contention between Sinn Fein and the DUP over the suspended Stormont is the Unionists’ refusal to pass a law recognising the Irish language. The Unionists have used their veto within the post-Good Friday Agreement set-up to ensure that British law does not extend to Stormont. Provision was made by Westminster…
BEFORE AND AFTER NATIONALISM – An historical perspective
With the emergence of Scottish and Catalan self-determination as major political issues, some on the British Left have reacted against what they dismiss as the rise of nationalism. Ironically they usually completely fail to recognise their own Left unionist British nationalism. Their failure to organise any solidarity with Catalans at the receiving end of Spanish state…
A BRIEF HISTORY AND THE CONTEXT FOR RECOVERY IN MENTAL HEALTH
Bob Goupillot writes about organising against discrimination, oppression and exploitation, and how this affected the Movement for Recovery in Mental Health. A BRIEF HISTORY AND THE CONTEXT FOR RECOVERY IN MENTAL HEALTH The Recovery movement has several roots these include The various historical movements for greater Civil rights. The evidence from experts…
DURHAM MINERS’ GALA – BIG MEETING GETS BIGGER
The 133rd Durham Miners’ Gala on Saturday 8th July will see some 150,000 march through the ancient city. Dave Douglass, ex-miner and author of Stardust and Coaldust autobiographical trilogy looks at its history and the ongoing significance. BIG MEETING GETS BIGGER A day of looking back and looking forward Crowds are now back to…
THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT, THE FUTURE IS ORANGE!
Emancipation & Liberation has been chronicling the rise of reactionary unionism for some time. Following the shift further Right in UK politics after the Brexit vote , this has culminated Theresa May’s deal with the DUP after the June 8th Westminster general election. we are posting this article form Socialist Democracy (Ireland) which examines some…
LEFT UNITY AND THE GENERAL ELECTION
We are posting this position paper from Steve Freeman (Republican Socialist Alliance and Campaign for a European Socialist Republican Party) first posted on the Left Unity blog. SCOTLAND AND THE TORY BREXIT ELECTION The general election is an opportunity for the working class in Scotland to build a stronger and more militant opposition to Tory…