The following article by George Gunn was first posted on bella caledonia,. LOVE AND MAGICAL THINKING FRIM THE PROVINCE OF THE CAT Next year in September will be the tenth anniversary of the 2014 referendum campaign. Although the result was gut-wrenchingly disappointing those who were 16 then and first-time voters will be 26 in 2024,…
James Connolly and Ukraine
The following article by Conor Costick was first posted by Ukraine Solidarity (Europe). It provides a critique of a section of the Irish Left organised by the Socialist Workers Movement through their front organisation People before Profit. They distort Connolly’s attitude towards winning wider support for Irish self-determination in the lead-up to and during the…
The unbearable manicheanism of the “anti-imperialist” left
This article, written by Willam I. Robinson was first posted by anti*capitalist resistance. It critically examines the contradictory logic and regressive politics of the contemporary “anti-imperialist” left that opposes capitalist exploitation by the West but turns a blind eye to repression by non-Western states opposed to Washington. Manicheanism is an ancient philosophy that interprets the…
Climate change or system change
This article was written by Ali Fleming, an Extinction Rebellion activist. It argues that only system change can help us now. It was first posted by rs21. The Cerberus heatwave has lived up to its savage name with extreme temperatures that have been deadly for Southern Europe. While it was easy to ignore the catastrophes…
Rishi Sunak defends Suella Braverman’s appearance at radical ‘National Conservatism’ event alongside ‘Great Replacement’ conspiracy theorists and Covid deniers
The following article by Adam Bienkov and Karam Bales was first posted by the Byline Supplement. It examines those on the Tory Hard Right, who are preparing for Sir Keir Starmer-led Labour government to provide the political conditions for fascism in the UK. RISHI SUNAK DEFENDS SUELLA BRAVERMANS’ APPREARANCE AT RADICAL ‘NATIONAL CONSERVATIVE’ EVENT…
People who call for tactical voting are pissing into the wind
We are reposting this article by Ricky from his Council Estate blog, which examines the real nature of the Labour Party. Although written from an English/British perspective, which ignores the likely impact of a Starmer-led Labour government in Scotland, Ireland and Wales, it clearly sees that such a government would represent ‘Boris-Lite’ (or perhaps ‘not…
Challenging the constitution – a review of Pete Cannell’s ‘Scotland after Sturgeon’
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…