Roland Rance of Socialist Resistance explains the political significance of the term ‘antisemitism’. ON ‘ANTISEMITISM’ One specious argument that those of us active in Palestine solidarity hear time after time is the hoary line that “Jews are not really Semites, so why say that they are the victims of antisemitism”, or its many variants,…
LATEST POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN IRELAND – SOUTH AND NORTH
We are posting an update on the most recent political developments in the Dail and Stormont from Socialist Democracy (Ireland). 1. DUBLIN GOVERNMENT SUPPRESSES THE PARLIAMENTARY LEFT – BUT EXACTLY WHO ARE THE LEFT? The 33rd Irish Dail has demonstrated in spades just how unstable it is. Effectively a national government of…
PALESTINE, PAYMENTS AND PURGES
Sir Keith Starmer is out to prove that Labour can be relied upon as a safe alternative party of government, argues David Shearer of Labour Party Marxists PALESTINE, PAYMENTS AND PURGES Last week Keir Starmer gave his clearest signal yet that under his leadership the Labour Party can be relied upon to act…
SCOTTISH LABOUR FOR RADICAL DEMOCRACY
In the aftermath of the General Election, 89 Scottish Labour Party activists signed an Open Letter making the case for radical democracy (http://republicancommunist.org/blog/2020/02/09/13676/). As the crisis depend in the Scottish Labour Party this has been followed up by another Open Letter published in bella caledonia on 21.6.20. (https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2020/06/21/scottish-labour-for-radical-democracy/). E&L are posting this letter below. SCOTTISH…
THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN IRELAND AFTER THE FORMATION OF THE COALITION GOVERNMENT
We are posting two articles from Socialist Democracy (Ireland) about the political situation on Ireland since the formation of the Fianna Fail, Fine Gael/Grene Party coalition government. WHAT IS A SHARED IRELAND AND IS A BORDER POLL THE ANSWER? The new programme for government for the three party coalition in Dublin includes a commitment to…
‘FAR LEFT FASCISM’: THE NON-EXISTENT DISORDER
As part of our continuing coverage of the political situation in the USA, we are posting this article by Susan Pashkoff. This was first posted by Socialist Resistance. ‘FAR LEFT FASCISM’: THE NON-EXISTENT DISORDER As I watched the coronavirus pandemic spread globally and the resulting global economic crisis my only thoughts were…
IRISH GOVERNMENT HYPOCRISY
The following three articles from Socialist Democracy (Ireland) contrasts how the Irish government deals with mega-corporations, 12,000 Aer Lingus workers threatened with redundancy, and sacked Debenhams’ workers who have taken action IRELAND BEATS THE RAP ON TAX FRAUD We would sell out to anyone, claims defence! The announcement that the European Court had…
ISRAEL, IRAN AND WEST BANK ANNEXATION
We are posting two articles on the situation in Israel and the Middle East. The first for Socialist Democracy (Ireland) is about Netahyahu’s planned annexation of a further 30% of the West Bank. The second by Yassamine Mather, of Hands off the Peoples of Iran (HOPI), is about the Iranian regime’s response to Netanyahu’s move.…
GERMANY LEADS THE WAY OUT OF COVID-19 LOCKDOWN
The latest in the regular E&L Covid-19 articles was first posted by Socialist Democracy (Ireland) and addressed the post Covid-19 Lockdown situation in Germany. GERMANY LEADS THE WAY OUT OF COVID-19 LOCKDOWN We all know that Germany is the most important State in Europe, the economy is the fourth largest in the world,…
THE UK STATE, RIGHT POPULISM AND REACTIONARY UNIONISM IN 2020 – rUK IT or fUK IT?
Allan Armstrong has produced his third online pamphlet, following The Continuing Shift from Neo-Liberalism to Right Populism. This follows the last update which looked at the impact of Right Populism and reactionary unionism on the politics of the these islands after the December 12th UK and February 8th Irish general elections. The contents of the…