Murdo Ritchie addresses the Left’s failing to understand republicanism. This is deeply rooted in the Left’s acceptance of the UK state for as a vehicle for its various economic and political projects. Murdo’s article is an update of his earlier piece (PROMOTING REPUBLICANISM) The advocacy of socialist republicanism has very few current precedents in the United…
BRIAN HIGGINS – A PERSONAL AND POLITICAL TRIBUTE
Communist, Republican, Trade Union Militant, Scottish Internationalist, Glasgow Bear 9th February 1941 – 2nd June 2019 __________ BRIAN HIGGINS A PERSONAL AND POLITICAL TRIBUTE Brian made a big impression upon whomever he met. Nigel Jeffrey, who encountered him on the picket line during the 1984-5 Miners’ Strike wrote, “Brian Higgins stands out…
WE WON’T MARCH WITH AN ORGANISATION THAT WORKS TO SUPPRESS ANTI-RACISM
We are publishing a statement from the Scottish Campaign Against Criminalising Communities, protesting against Stand Up to Racism allowing two Zionist organisations that uphold the apartheid nature of Israel to join its ‘anti-racist’ march in Glasgow on 16th March. This follows the SUTR’s acceptance of Zionists on last year’s march (see http://republicancommunist.org/blog/2018/03/17/scottish-stand-up-to-racism-bows-to-zionist-pressure/) WE WON’T…
ANOTHER EUROPE IS POSSIBLE CONFERENCE, 10.12.18, LONDON
Allan Armstrong, who attended the ‘Another Europe Is Possible’ conference in London, as a representative from the Campaign for European Republican Socialist Party, makes his political assessment of the event. ANOTHER EUROPE IS POSSIBLE CONFERENCE, 10.12.18, LONDON The Left in the UK has not only been hopelessly divided over Brexit, but marginal to…
JIM AITKEN WRITES AN APPRECIATION OF TOM LEONARD
Jim Aitken, poet and playwright, has written an appreciation of the Glasgow poet, Tom Leonard, who died on 21st December, 2018. It can be seen on the Culture Matters blog at:- http://www.culturematters.org.uk/index.php/arts/poetry/item/2972-ach-well-all-livin-language-is-sacred-an-appreciation-of-tom-leonard _________ also see:-
ALL UNDER ONE BANNER DEMO – EDINBURGH, OCTOBER 6th
ALL UNDER ONE BANNER Saturday 6 October Assemble 12.30pm, Johnstone Terrace Edinburgh RIC Edinburgh has agreed to organise a contingent on the march to emphasise RIC’s Scottish republicanism, internationalism and diversity. We have new banners for the event including – Another Scotland Is Possible, Another Europe Is Possible, Another World Is Possible For an…
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…
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 …
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…