We are posting the following two articles from Socialist Democracy (Ireland) in the current situation in Ireland, North and South. 1. STORMONT EXECUTIVE TAKES A RECKLESS TURN ON PANDEMIC For a long time Stormont has stood as a byword for sectarianism, corruption and incompetence. Under the pressure of the coronavirus crisis these features of the…
We Fought Trump, Time To Fight Biden Too
This article from Left Voice in the USA criticises those illusions in Joe Biden, similar to those in Sir Keir Starmer, who believes he can be pressured from the Left. Biden was bankrolled by major sections of Wall Street finance and Silicon Valley and these are the interests he will serve. At long last, it has…
Poppy Pushers “Fund British Terrorists”
With UK tied up with so many imperialist wars, November 11th, ‘Remembrance Day’ is pushed with ever greater official stridency. Jon Snow has called this this “poppy fascism”. We are posting this article from the Irish-based Anti-Imperialist Action which looks at the use of the poppy from their point of view of those who have…
Emancipation & Liberation – Welsh Coverage from 2002
EL&SD is posting our Welsh and related coverage from 2002 to promote a wider socialist republican ‘internationalism from below’ alliance 2023 ‘YesCymru’ buoyed by new report that says independence is “viable”- Is independence a step closer The Welsh government is following its Scottish counterparts in opposing the anti-boycott bill – Stephen Topple, The Canary The politics of…
The British Left and the UK State
Below is an outline of the Contents and the concluding chapter of The British Left and the UK state, written by Allan Armstrong. The article addresses the need for a socialist republican ‘internationalism from below’ strategy to address the current challenges the Left faces. The full article can be read at:- https://allanarmstrong831930095.files.wordpress.com/2022/02/the-british-left-the-uk-state-.pdf _____________ From…
The Green New Deal – A solution to environmental destruction?
This posting, originally from Socialist Democracy (Ireland) takes a critical look at the Green New Deals, which have been by adopted by various social democratic parties (most recently in Corbyn-led Labour’s 2019 general election manifesto). The article questions the economic viability of Keynesian inspired national New Deals, especially in a situation of an underlying capitalist…
End The Hostile Environment – Defend Asylum Seekers And Refugees
We are posting this article by Fred Laplat and Mike Picken, first posted by Socialist Resistance, about the Tories post-Brexit attacks on asylum seekers and refugees, harbingers of stepped up attacks on all migrant workers The recently revealed Tory plans to disperse asylum seekers thousands of miles away are another example of the racism of the UK…
Emancipation & Liberation – Irish Coverage from 2002
E&L is posting our Irish coverage from 2002 to promote a wider socialist republican ‘internationalism from below’ alliance 2023 The cultural is political: Gig for Gaza and the rebirth of cultural activism Bernadette McAliskey on Nationalism and the Far Right Connolly and Ukraine How the Paris Commune influenced the 1916 Rising – Donal Fallon 25…
What Is Socialism? – Answer From A Humanist, Marxist Point Of View
This article written by Kevin B. Anderson of the International Marxist-Humanists asks what is Socialism. It provides a very different answer to what is understood by many self-described Socialist groups which tend to look to national statist roads to their version of socialism. In dialectical thought going back to Socrates, it has often been useful…
From Grey To Red Granite – Viewing the Left, the Scottish Question and the Nature of the UK State through the Lens of Neil Davidson’s Writings and Political Work
Below are the Contents and Introduction to Allan Armstrong’s article, From Grey Granite to Red Granite – Viewing the Left, the Scottish Question and the Nature of the UK state through the Lens of Neil Davidson’s Writings and Political Work. The full article can be read at:- https://allanarmstrong831930095.files.wordpress.com/2023/03/from-grey-to-red-granite-1.pdf Contents