by Jim Aitken Each night last week I have caught his eyes pleading for support and understanding Daily detainees for being himself saying the wrong things that he thought were right Speaking out of turn his essential self expressing himself amid hostile glares As they shout him down detain him further for interfering with assessments…
Official Anti Racism – sanitised and useless
As the Scottish Executive launches its official anti-racism poster campaign, Mary Ward provides an alternative, but more effective, way to beat racism. Scotland one nation many cultures! the official message is emblazoned on billboards across Scotland in the attempt to convince the chattering classes that the Scottish Executive is tackling racism. We can hide behind…
The oil and military Industries behind Bush
Matt Siegfried, a socialist and trade unionist activist from Detroit, examines the motivation behind the US government’s obsession with war against Iraq. This article originally appeared in Fourthwrite. The United States is on the verge of war with Iraq. A section of the Bush administration, reflecting a section of the US ruling class, has long…
Fight the imperialist drive for permanent war
The Republican Communist Network is proud to be part of the SSP, which has consistently upheld the line of opposition to the threatened war on Iraq. It has led the anti-war movement in Scotland on a principled basis. The SSP and the RCN are completely opposed to any war against Iraq regardless of any subsequent…