Allan Armstrong writes a review of Pete Cannell’s Scotland after Sturgeon CHALLENGING THE CONSTITUTION Anyone reading Pete Cannell’s Scotland after Sturgeon will acknowledge his fair-minded approach to Nicola Sturgeon. In terms of mainstream politics, Sturgeon, whilst leader of the SNP and Scotland’s First Minister, was “easily the most popular politician in the UK”. Pete…
Review: The Communist Road to Capitalism and The Left in China
Charlie Hore of rs21 has published a review of two books by Ralf Ruckus, entitled The Communist Road to Capitalism and The Left in China. In his most recent book, Ruckus points to the need for the Left to break away from Campism in the light of Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. To help achieve this,…
Papering over the cracks, covering up the tracks : a review of Scotland after Britain
Allan Armstrong has written an extended review of ‘Scotland After Britain’, written by James Foley and Ben Wray, with Neil Davidson, entitled Papering over the Cracks, Covering up the Tracks. The Contents, the last chapter and Conclusion can be read here. PAPERING OVER THE CRACKS COVERING UP THE TRACKS A review of Scotland after Britain by…
Scotland’s travails from England (or Scotland’s travails and England’s woes)
The following article, written by Steve Freeman of the Republican Labour Education Forum in England, locates the current travails of the SNP and its impact on the wider Scottish independence movement in the wider crisis of the post-war UK state and British social monarchy. It points to the need for a republican approach in Scotland…
RIC reconstituted and the 2023 Declaration of Calton Hill
This is the conclusion of Completing Scotland’s Democratic Revolution, in which Allan Armstrong examines the legacy of of Scotland’s 2014 Democratic Revolution and the 2023 Declaration of of Calton Hill, designed to complete that unfinished democratic revolution. RIC RECONSTITUTED AND THE 2003 DECLARATION OF CALTON HILL After the attempted shutdown on 17.1.21[1] the Radical Independence Campaign (RIC)…
Just when you thought Britain couldn’t get more racist, the Tories bring in the Illegal Migration Bill
The following article by Eliza Egret was first posted by The Canary. It outlines the Tories’ latest attack on migrants in their ‘Brexit Britain’. JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT THE BRITAIN COULDN’T GET MORE RACIST, THE TORIES BRING IN THE ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION BILL Rishi Sunak has announced that refugees arriving into the UK by small boats…
Off Brand: the problem with ego, charisma and conspiracy
The following article, written by Mike Small, was first posted on bella caledonia. Using Russell Grant as an example, this article examines the the gallop to Right by many high profile men, particularly online. In the days of the Arab Spring, the Indignados in Spain and Greece, and the 2014 democratic revolution in Scotland many…
For a republican all-islands coalition (update)
In March 2022, Allan Armstrong announced the intention to write three reviews of books written in Ireland addressing the current political situation Socialists face there. The purpose in doing this has been to build the case for an all-islands, republican internationalist coalition to challenge the UK state and its imperial allies. These have now been…
Berlin’s repeat elections: racist campaign pushes the city to the Right
The following article written by Nathaniel Flakin was first posted by of Left Voice (USA). Last Sunday, the conservative party won the most votes in Berlin’s local elections. It remains unclear who will be the city’s next mayor. It outlines the reasons why Berlin moved Right in the local elections, and also explaine the role of…
The strange rebirth of Stalinism
The following article by Colm Breathnach was first posted by the Irish Independent Left. It draws our attention to the strange revival of Stalinism and how it can act as a conduit to the Hard Right. THE STRANGE REBIRTH OF STALINISM If you were suddenly transported from the aftermath of the fall of ‘communism’ in…