We are posting the following article from Socialist Democracy (Ireland) about the outcome of the Irish general election held on February 8th GENERAL ELECTION: PODEMOS COMES TO IRELAND Sinn Fein were expected to do well in the recent Irish general election. In the event they topped the poll, reviving the old call…
CONCERTED CLASS STRUGGLES IN FRANCE
This article on the ongoing class struggles in France was first posted by Socialist Democracy (Ireland) CONCERTED CLASS STRUGGLES IN FRANCE Following months of Yellow Vest protests last year against fuel tax rises during which President Macron had to partially retreat he then switched his attentions to the public sector, launching his…
TWO SCOTTISH RESPONSES TO THE DECEMBER 12th GENERAL ELECTION
We are posting two responses to the results of the December 12th general election, the first from activists within the Scottish Labour Party and the second form Gavin Lundy, National Convenor of Young Scots for Independence. _______________ 1. Open Letter: Scottish Labour for Radical Democracy (this was first posted at:- https://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2019/12/15/open-letter-scottish-labour-for-radical-democracy) We demand radical self-determination…
FROM ILLUSIONS IN A LEXIT BREXIT TO A DISILLUSIONED LEXIT FROM BREXIT POLITICS – THE DECEMBER 12th GENERAL ELECTION AND INDEPENDENT SOCIALISTS ACROSS THESE ISLANDS
Allan Armstrong has published an article entitled From Illusions in a Lexit Brexit to a Disillusioned Lexit from Brexit Politics (https://allanarmstrong831930095.files.wordpress.com/2020/06/socialists-and-december-12th-election.pdf) The contents of this book are shown below, followed by the last two chapters and conclusion. This article follows The Impact of the December 12th General Election across the Constituent Parts of the UK. (http://republicancommunist.org/blog/2020/01/24/the-impact-of-the-december-12th-general-election-across-the-constituent-parts-of-the-uk/)…
UKRAINIAN UNIONS URGENT APPEAL FOR SOLIDARITY
We are posting two pieces from the Ukrainian Solidarity Campaign The first is statement following the Honchurak government’s attack on labour and social rights. The second is a report on the demonstrations held in Kyiv on January 15th . 1. UKRAINIAN UNIONS URGENT APPEAL FOR SOLIDARITY Ukrainian unions urgent appeal for solidarity On 28 December…
PROTESTS AND POLITICAL RHETORIC PUNCTURES COMPLACENCY OVER RACISM IN IRELAND
E&L is reposting this article first posted by Socialist Democracy (Ireland). This shows that the widespread belief in the absence of significant racism in Ireland is misplaced. Even in Ireland, which was long the subject of UK state and British racism, the post-2008 crisis and current rise of the Right globally, has led to a…
MODI MIGHT HAVE FINALLY GONE TOO FAR
E&L has been following the rise of Right national populism throughout the world. One of its distinctive features is to redefine nation-states on ethnic (cultural) grounds, with one ethnic group holding supremacy and ‘others’ targeted for oppression and sometimes repression. On 2018 the Israeli Knesset introduced a new Nation-State Act, which provides constitutional underpinning for…
THE CREATIVE ECONOMY? – TOWARDS A CULTURE OF POSSIBILITY
Emancipation & Liberation has viewed cultural creativity as a significant arena in which to challenge the alienation associated with the the exploitation and oppression found under capitalism. We are reposting an article by Mairi McFadyen, first posted on bella caledonia, which provides evidence from the rural areas of Scotland. THE CREATIVE ECONOMY? – TOWARDS…
THE HEALTH WORKERS’ STRIKE, THE IRISH CONGRESS OF TRADE UNIONS AND STORMONT
This article about the healthworkers’ strike in Northern Ireland was first posted by Socialist Democracy (Ireland) THE HEALTHWORKERS’ STRIKE, THE IRISH CONGRESS OF TRADE UNIONS AND STORMONT Around 25,000 health care workers including nurses, social care staff and support services are taking industrial action to defend a health service which is widely accepted…
THE RISE OF NATIONAL POPULISM AND REACTIONARY UNIONISM IN THE RUN UP TO THE DECEMBER 12th GENERAL ELECTION
In the lead-up to the December 12th general election Allan Armstrong updates his analysis of the drift to the Right populist and reactionary unionist politics in the UK and what this possibly means for the future of the Union. This is followed by an article by statement from the Radical Independence Campaign in Scotland on…