Freedom Come All Ye – The New RCN Banner

The four portraits on the Republican Communist Network banner provide good examples of the historical tradition we come from. These people have been chosen as representative of many others, whose names have often gone unrecorded, yet who have contributed to the struggle for human emancipation, liberation and self-determination. Each individual highlights different aspects of our…

Scottish Self-Determination: For A Wannabe Ruling Class or for Scotland’s People?

The SNP is conducting its campaign for a ‘Yes’ vote around a series of proposals that fall considerably short of genuine self-determination and amount to ‘Independence-Lite’ for a wannabe Scottish ruling class. Here, the RCN is putting forward some alternative proposals, which would open the way to meaningful self-determination for the people and working class…

Editorial

RIC – a year of campaigning and growth It is a full year since the launch of the Radical Independence Campaign (RIC) last November in Glasgow. This was the largest gathering of the Left seen in Scotland for many a year. Since then the campaign has taken off, with local branches established throughout Scotland. RIC…

Emancipation & Liberation, Issue 22, Winter 2013

Issue 22 of Emancipation & Liberation is out now. If you would like to buy this issue or subscribe, contact us. Comments are open, so until articles are online, feel free to discuss the articles below. When they are online you can discuss the article in it’s comment section. Editorial, RCN Scottish Self-Determination: For a…

The Radical Independence Campaign – ‘Emancipation & Liberation’ specials

We are posting a new link to an electronic version of the special issue of Emancipation & Liberation the RCN produced for last year’s Radical Independence Conference. This will provide some basis for assessing the changes which have occurred in the political situation in Scotland over the last year, and how RIC has met the…

This Land Is Your Land

We have been sent the words of this famous Woody Guthrie song, updated for today. It was written in response to the Scottish Defence League’s attempted march in Dundee on September 12th. Was listening to some music yesterday when up popped the Woody Guthrie classic This Land Is Your Land. Applying this sentiment to the…

RCN letter to the Scottish Palestinian Solidarity Campaign

The Republican Communist Network has given the Scottish Palestinian Solidarity Campaign political support, recognising it as one of the most vibrant and effective solidarity campaigns not only in Scotland, but in the whole of the UK. Therefore, we are extremely concerned to hear an accusation of a violent incident involving, a prominent member of the SPSC…

Better Together – With Friends Like These!

WAR CRIMINAL SAYS HE’LL SAVE THE UNION FOR US-BRITISH IMPERIALISM BELFAST LOYALIST RIOTERS BIGOTS UNITED TO SAVE THE UNION JOHANN LAMONT HOLDS UP HER FUTURE UNIONIST PROMISE LABOUR AND TORIES WILL UNITE TO END  UNIVERSAL BENEFITS

Radical Independence Conference

The Radical Independence Conference (http://radicalindependence.org/), being held this Saturday, 24th November in Glasgow, is likely to be the biggest gathering of the Left in Scotland for many years. The RCN has been covering this event since the first open organising meeting in June. We have produced a special issue of our magazine, Emancipation & Liberation,…