Socialists are now confronted with the unexpected rise of Jeremy Corbyn and the re-emergence of British Left social democracy. This first part of this article by Allan Armstrong will examine the significance of this and make a critical appraisal of their future prospects in the face of the current global multi-faceted political, economic, social, cultural…
TRUMP SAYS, “SCOTLAND JUST WENT THROUGH HELL”
The following article by Allan Armstrong was a first posted on the bella caledonia blog at:- http://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2017/08/04/trump-says-scotland-went-through-hell/ TRUMP SAYS, “SCOTLAND JUST WENT THROUGH HELL”. BUT THAT NOTHING COMPARED TO WHAT HE HAS PLANNED FOR US Trump has tweeted his opposition to Scottish independence. “Is Scotland going for the vote, by the way. It would…
NO G20, NO UK – SCOTLAND GOES TO HAMBURG
The SSP was involved in leading the socialist opposition to the G8 summit in Gleneagles in 2005. Connor Beaton is currently representing the Scottish Socialist Party at the anti-G20 protest in Hamburg. Here is his report posted on the SSP blog. (https://scottishsocialistparty.org/no-g20-no-uk-scotland-goes-hamburg/) NO G20, NO UK – SCOTLAND GOES TO HAMBURG The Scottish Socialist Party is proudly supporting and participating…
RADICAL INDEPENDENCE CAMPAIGN STATEMENT – DEFEND DEMOCRACY
The Radical Independence Campaign has produced this new statement following Theresa May’s rejection of the right of the the Holyrood Parliament to hold a second Scottish independence referendum. DEFEND DEMOCRACY With the election of Trump, the chaotic handling of Brexit by an unelected Tory leader, and the ongoing crisis of the global economy,…
BEING ANTI-TRUMP ISN’T ENOUGH
David Broder, now a member of the editorial board of Historical Materialism, contibruted the Global Commune* events organised in Edinburgh by the RCN in 2010. David now lives in Italy and has written the following article about how socialists should relate to Trump, after the dismal experience of the Left’s response in Italy to the rise and fall of Silvio…
BREXIT COUNTER-REVOLUTION
We are posting the following article by Steve Freeman of the LUP and RISE and the Campaign for European Republican Socialist Party, which was first posted at:– http://www.republicansocialists.org.uk/blog/. BREXIT COUNTER-REVOLUTION Every popular rebellion or revolution produces its equal and opposite reaction in counter-revolution. England’s national uprising against the EU was won and lost on 23…
SCOTLAND’S REPUBLIC
Steve Freeman of the Republican Socialist Alliance, RISE and LUP, looks at possible futures for the UK in the aftermath of the Brexit vote. SCOTLAND’S REPUBLIC In her speech to the Tory conference Theresa May promised the Brexit revolution which would bring power back to the UK. She declared “change is going to come”…
DEBATES AND DISCUSSIONS ON THE EMANCIPATION & LIBERATION BLOG ABOUT THE EU AND BREXIT
Our Emancipation & Liberation blog has posted articles about the EU and Migration since it was set up. The earlier postings covered the Republican Communist Network’s involvement, when it was a platform in the Scottish Socialist Party. The first debate was in 2002 over whether the SSP should back joining the euro in the event of a referendum…
WHICH WAY NOW – ‘BREXIT’ OR ‘EX-BRIT’?
Allan Armstrong, of the Campaign for a European Republican Socialist Party, draws some political conclusions from the online discussion (http://republicancommunist.org/blog/2016/11/20/from-farages-brexit-to-trumps-brexit-plus-plus-plus-and-on-to-madame-frexit/) of the political situation in the UK in the aftermath of the Trump vote. _________ WHICH WAY NOW – ‘BREXIT’ OR ‘EX-BRIT’? a) Brexit and the change in British ruling class thinking Since the…
FROM FARAGE’S BREXIT TO TRUMP’S “BREXIT PLUS, PLUS, PLUS”, AND ON TO ‘MADAME FREXIT’? – a dialogue
WHAT DOES TRUMP’S VICTORY SIGNIFY? – ALLAN ARMSTRONG IN CONVERSATION WITH ALAN BISSETT, BRIAN HIGGINS, PAUL STEWART AND JOHN TUMMON (see short biogs at end) 1. ALLAN ARMSTRONG – 9.11.16 “An even greater leap into fantasy land is the belief that Brexit will provide a progressive example to other member states wanting to break…