Pryamvada Gopal write this article for Tribune, on Shapurji Saklavatka, the first MP of colour elected on a Labour ticket. He turned his parliamentary seat into a vehicle to fight both capitalism and imperialism. The article is excerpted from Insurgent Empire – Anticolonial Resistance and British Dissent published by Verso. REMEMBERING ‘COMRADE SAK’ On 17 June 1927…
Doubling down on double standards – the Ukraine propaganda blitz
We are posting this article from Media Lens in response to the mainstream media coverage of the war in Ukraine. This reminds that those fighting back against similar brutal onslaughts in Palestine, Yemen and Kurdistan are ignored or vilified by BBC and other media outlets. DOUBLING DOWN ON DOUBLE STANDARDS – THE UKRAINE…
Belfast City Council must rename streets named after alleged sex offender
Socialist Democracy (Ireland) received this letter about Prince Andrew Park and Prince Andrew Gardens in South Belfast. BELFAST CITY COUNCIL MUST RENAME STREETS NAMED AFTER ALLEGED SEX OFFENDER Dear Editor Two staples of Unionist politicians’ social media accounts are irritation at Irish culture and language and gushing praise of the English royal family. DUP…
EL&SD coverage of Migration
The issue of migrants has been very important for the RCN. The RCN was central to getting the SSP to support the free movement of people and affiliating to ‘No One Is Illegal’. After ceasing to be a platform in the SSP on June 22nd 2012 , the RCN continued placing emphasis on the importance…
‘From Pre-Brit to Ex-Brit’ update
EL&SD is posting a new conclusion to Allan Armstrong’s book From Pre-Brit to Ex-Brit FROM AN EX-BRIT END TO THE BRITISH UNIION AND EMPIRE IN AN ‘INTERNATIONALISM FROM BELOW’ CAMPAIGN FOR A EUROPEAN REPUBLIC TO A ‘UNIVERSALISM FROM BELOW’ GLOBAL COMMUNE Despite the claims of liberal EU supporters, the EEC did not bring peace to…
No to war – Russia and NATO hands off Ukraine
We are posting 2 pieces concerning the current crisis in Ukraine. The first is a statement. No to war – Russia’s hands off Ukraine! issued by the Ukraine Solidarity Campaign which the RCF has endorsed . The second is an article from The Canary, exposing the BBC’s role in stirring up war with its coverage…
Ireland’s reunification: prologue to democratic revolution
Allan Armstrong addresses some of the issues raised in Ireland’s Partition: Coda to counterrevolution by John McAnulty. Contents a) Introduction b) A Socialist history of Irish history but with some blind spots c) Unionism and British identities d) Building a coalition for Ireland’s reunification e) Under the guise of opposing Neo-Liberalism, a worrying accommodation to the…
No to war in Ukraine
We are posting the following two statements on the threat of war in Ukraine. The first is an appeal from the Ukraine Solidarity Campaign and the second is an statement from the Executive Bureau of the Fourth International. 1. NO TO WAR – RUSSIA’S HANDS OFF UKRAINE We, socialists, trade unionists, scholars, activists for human…
Time for international anti-war solidarity with Ukraine
Both Russian and US imperialism are ramping up their challenges to each other. Russian, and other troops in its Collective Security Organisation ,are threatening to invade Ukraine. The US is continuing its attempts to bring NATO as close to Russian border as possible. Boris Johnson, partly to divert attention from his own problems, has already…
The Media Lens Book of Obituaries
We are following up are two recent postings on the coverage Desmond Tutu’s death with this posting by D.E. of Media Lens. Referring to the Tutu case, the article makes some more general points about the liberal media’s censorship when it comes to obituaries of significant political figures. THE MEDIA LENS BOOK OF OBITUARIES…