Following Pope Francis’s visit to Ireland we are posting this article by D. R. O’Connor Lysaght of Socialist Democracy (Ireland). FRANKIE GOES TO IRELAND He came, he saw and, well, he addressed congregations considerably smaller than those prophesied, talked to representative of the many individuals assaulted by officials of his bureaucracy and went back…
EDINBURGH OCTOBER 6th – A RALLYING CALL FOR THE LEFT
Allan Armstrong puts the case for building a Scottish-wide Left contingent on the ‘All Under One Banner’ march in Edinburgh on October 6th EDINBURGH OCTOBER 6th – A RALLYING CALL FOR THE LEFT 35,000 in Glasgow, 10,000 in Inverness, 13,000 in Dumfries and 16,000 in Dundee – ‘All Under One Banner ‘ clearly…
THE BREXIT RATIFICATION REFERENDUM
This blog has been covering the case for holding a Brexit Ratification referendum. This was brought up at the Radical Independence Campaign (RIC) conference held in Edinburgh in March. The motion below was passed at the RIC AGM held on June 30th. This is followed by a letter by Allan Armstrong which was printed in…
A QUIET TWELFTH
We are posting the latest update in out coverage of events in the Six Counties. This article was first posted by Socialist Democracy (Ireland) A QUIET TWELFTH Capitulation to Orangeism pays off, but at what price? …
STILL TALKING ABOUT JOHN MACLEAN
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…
THE ‘CRISIS OF DEMOCRACY’ – A RATIFICATION REFERENDUM
The Campaign for a European Republican Socialist Party distributed the following leaflet the Radical Independence Campaign AGM in Glasgow on June 30th. 100,000 ANGLO-EUROPEANS ON THE MARCH ON 23rd JUNE IN LONDON- For a Ratification Referendum 20,000 ANGLO-BRITISH ON THE MARCH ON 5th May IN LONDON For Brexit and Tommy Robinson …
“WE ARE THE SACRIFICE”
Socialist Democracy (Ireland) updates us on the consequences of the continuing slide to Right in the Six Counties. “WE ARE THE SACRIFICE” Irish nationalism endorses Orange intimidation If one thing links the political systems on both sides of the Irish border it is political corruption. Corruption so open, invasive and blatant that it…
WHAT NOW FOR THE INDEPENDENCE MOVEMENT?
. Murdo Ritchie raises questions for the Scottish Independence Movement. WHAT NOW FOR THE INDEPENDENCE MOVEMENT? The issue should never be in what direction the Scottish national independence movement should go but what is the best way a new Scotland can be created. It is from this approach that the future political movements…
LEFT UNITY CONFERENCE, 20.6.18
Emancipation & Liberation has been chronicling developments in the Left Unity Party in England and Wales. Steve Freeman reports on the LUP’s recent conference. LEFT UNITY CONFERENCE, 20.6.18 Left Unity and the crisis of democracy On 16 June Left Unity held its annual conference. The party has been steadily shrinking since 2016 but it…
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,…