This section of our continuing debate on the Scottish Independence Referendum addresses the British Left. The commune asked Allan Armstrong and Bob Goupillot to submit an article on the issue. This article, The Scottish Independence Referendum, appeared in the April, 2012 issue of the commune. Barry Biddulph replied to this in the June issue with…
Review: Onsind – Dissatisfacton
Album available at name your price with a minimum of £0 ONSIND are an acoustic pop punk band from Durham. Their name is in reference to the lack of abortion facilities in some areas of America. I recently attended a gig put on by the Make That a Take DIY (anti-sexist, anti-racist, anti-fascist and anti-homophobic)…
Remembering Dave Spencer
Dave Spencer was a longstanding socialist activist based in Coventry. RCN members only came into brief contact with Dave, at a meeting of the Socialist Alliance and later of the commune. Whilst very much a committed activist in his own locality, Dave also contributed a great deal to attempts to being about principled socialist unity,…
Socialism Militant, Socialism Triumphant: thoughts on communism and the workplace inspired by William Morris and the IWW
An important topic for discussion by the Left today is labor organization as we know it under capitalism, and as it could be under socialism and communism. Below are statements from our radical history, and one that is an outgrowth of that history. Taken together, they offer guidance. In the conclusion to his commentary on…
May Day greetings to ‘Emancipation & Liberation’ from ‘Frontline’
Frontline sends May Day greetings to all readers of Emancipation and Liberation. No to austerity. Organise to fight the Con-Dem coalition. Rebuild the forces of socialism in Scotland. For an independent Socialist Scotland.
MAY DAY GREETINGS
MAY DAY GREETINGS from EMANCIPATION & LIBERATION May Day Greetings from Emancipation & Liberation The Scottish Independence Referendum Takes Place In 2014 The British unionist parties and the SNP government both want a Scotland which is:- part of the UK under the Crown Powers part of NATO and participates in imperial wars dominated by the…
Debating The Possibility Of Communism
The current crisis of capitalism has found the majority of the the Left offering neo-Keynesian ‘solutions’ which go no further than attempts to reinvigorate a system that is long past its sell-by date. However, those who try to promote a vision of a new social order to replace capitalism have to confront arguments that ‘There…
“Without Feminism Socialism Can’t Exist, And Without Socialism, True Feminism Can Not Exist”
This is an interview originally entitled, Without Socialism There Can be No True Feminism, made by Rachael Boothroyd with feminist activist, Meglimar Melero, from the Insumisas Collective and the Feminist Spider network, discussing the feminist movement in Venezuela today. The above quote is from the interview. It was first published on:- http://venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/6886 and on RCN member,…
Mary McGregor reviews ‘The Last Calendar of Events’ by Jim Aitken
Jim Aitken is a regular contributor to Emancipation & Liberation. He has published several books of poetry. Here Mary McGregor, also a teacher of English, reviews Jim’s Last Calendar of Events, which covers his last year of teaching. “And I gave them ideals and have held on to then still a youthful spirit unbroken.” On…
Scottish Independence Referendum Debate, Part 2
This is the second block of articles on the Scottish Independence Referendum in the discussion and debate being promoted by the RCN. The first block can be found at:- Scottish Independence Referendum The Following Motions On The Scottish Independence Referendum Were Passed At The Annual SSP Conference At Glasgow On 31.3.12 1. An Independent Scottish…