If the British state is under the impression that the SNP’s crisis has stalled the movement to break up the UK, then it’s not paying attention to what’s happening across the Irish Sea. When Sinn Féin wins the next general election in the Republic – which polls say it almost certainly will – it will have two items on its to-do list.Tame Irish capitalism. 2) Unite Ireland.The … [Read more...] about Could we soon see a united Ireland?
Economic justice requires a democratic revolution
In 1972, the Glaswegian trade unionist Jimmy Reid was elected rector of Glasgow university on the back of a work-in he led of Clydeside shipbuilders.httpss://youtu.be/PSIF_1eBo6QThe speech he gave accepting the post was so powerful it was re-printed in the New York Times. In it, Reid railed against both the market, and the centralisation in the local government reforms … [Read more...] about Economic justice requires a democratic revolution
Trident: a very British yearning for Empire bling
Tonight's (June 2) Question Time quizzing of leaders saw audience members grill Jeremy Corbyn on whether he'd be willing to use Trident. It seems the nuclear question has arrived in this election.And the important thing to remember about Trident is that that it's a strategy which depends entirely on hiding a massive submarine deep in the ocean and hoping that no one … [Read more...] about Trident: a very British yearning for Empire bling
Time to reject May’s absurd adventurism
Being a woman, there was some discussion about what she wore. But most missed a key detail. The suit, you see, wasn’t just any tartan. It was what’s sometimes called ‘government tartan’. Or, more usually, ‘Black Watch tartan’.Probably Scotland’s most famous regiment, the Black Watch was founded to calm the Highlands after the 1745 uprising and has been on the front line of … [Read more...] about Time to reject May’s absurd adventurism