The following report from Fred Leplat on the solidarity given to Ukraine at the recent STUC conference was first posted by anti-capitalist resistance. SCOTTISH TUC STANDS IN SOLIDARITY WITH UKRAINE The STUC conference held in Dundee 17-19 April adopted overwhelmingly a motion drafted by its general council in solidarity with Ukraine. The STUC General Secretary…
How the Paris Commune influenced the 1916 Rising
The following article, written by Donal Fallon, to commemorate the the anniversary of the 1916 Dublin Rising was first published by The Tribune. HOW THE PARIS COMMUNE INFLUENCED THE 1916 DUBLIN RISING The Paris Commune of 1871 was still fresh in the memory by the time of Ireland’s Easter Rising – and, for 1916 leader…
Challenging the constitution – a review of Pete Cannell’s ‘Scotland after Sturgeon’
Allan Armstrong writes a review of Pete Cannell’s Scotland after Sturgeon CHALLENGING THE CONSTITUTION Anyone reading Pete Cannell’s Scotland after Sturgeon will acknowledge his fair-minded approach to Nicola Sturgeon. In terms of mainstream politics, Sturgeon, whilst leader of the SNP and Scotland’s First Minister, was “easily the most popular politician in the UK”. Pete…
Review: The Communist Road to Capitalism and The Left in China
Charlie Hore of rs21 has published a review of two books by Ralf Ruckus, entitled The Communist Road to Capitalism and The Left in China. In his most recent book, Ruckus points to the need for the Left to break away from Campism in the light of Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. To help achieve this,…
The radical politics of Nina Simone
This article, written by Chardine Taylor-Stone, on the radical politics of Nina Simone was first posted by The Tribune . Nina Simone, who died on 21st April in 2003, is often remembered for her involvement in the Civil Rights Movement – but she was also a socialist who saw revolution as the path to true…
Papering over the cracks, covering up the tracks : a review of Scotland after Britain
Allan Armstrong has written an extended review of ‘Scotland After Britain’, written by James Foley and Ben Wray, with Neil Davidson, entitled Papering over the Cracks, Covering up the Tracks. The Contents, the last chapter and Conclusion can be read here. PAPERING OVER THE CRACKS COVERING UP THE TRACKS A review of Scotland after Britain by…
Delegates to Irish National Teachers Organisation give standing ovation to speakers from the Trade Union of Education and Science Workers of Ukraine
We are posting the following short report written by Gregor Kerr which first appeared on the tomasoflatharta blog about the reception given to two delegates from Ukraine at the Irish National Teachers Organisation Conference at its 2023 conference in Killarney. DELEGATES TO IRISH NATIONAL TEACHERS ORGANISATION GIVE STANDING OVATION TO SPEAKERS FROM THE UNION OF…
25 Years On: in the debris of the Good Friday Agreement
The following article from Socialist Democracy (Ireland)examines the state of the Good Friday Agreement twenty five years after its signing, and finds it in tatters. 25 YEARS ON – IN THE DEBRIS OF THE GOOD FRIDAY AGREEMENT Now do we love Big Brother? The 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement is being marked…
In memory of Marco Bocjun, 1951-2023
The EL&SD EB is very pleased to repost this tribute by Chris Ford of the Ukrainian Solidarity Campaign. It is to Marco Bocjun, a leading Socialist from Ukraine. Before the war in Ukraine broke out, the Republican Socialist Platform, recognising the historical significance of Marco’s contributions, hosted a meeting to discuss his book, The Workers’…
Arundhati Roy on things that can and cannot be said: The dismantling of the world as we know it
We are reposting the Stuart Hall memorial lecture, first posted on thewire, given by Arundhati Roy last September. She is author of Azadi – Fascism, Fiction and Freedom in the Time of the Virus, outlining the ongoing fascistisation of India under Modi. In Arundhati’s lecture, she locates this process in a global context. Solidarity, speaking…