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Scotland’s Met Of The North
By Jim Slaven (@JimSlaven) Tomorrow there will be a demonstration calling for an end to the criminalisation of football fans in Scotland. The demonstration will take place at George Square in Glasgow at 12 noon. Although organised by Celtic supporters in response to the behaviour of the police towards Celtic supporters this protest should be supported … Continue reading
The Policing You Don’t See
The problem of the lack of transparency and accountability in policing structures is not one confined to Ireland. In Scotland the SNP Government are introducing a single police force which will become a Met of the North. This report from Committee For Administration Of Justice confirming the ongoing role of MI5 and political policing in the occupied Six … Continue reading
JCS Investigation Exposes ‘Irresponsible and Dangerous’ State Campaign
What follows is an important statement from the James Connolly Society. Following a lengthy investigation, and after briefing our activists, the James Connolly Society would like to put the following information into the public domain. We have made this decision in the interests of transparency and also to alert the wider community to this ongoing … Continue reading
Cairde Na hEireann Statement On Bomb Plot Trial
Below is a statement from Cairde na hEireann, one of the targets of the Loyalist bomb plot, following the guilty verdicts on reduced charges in the trial. Cairde na hÉireann would like to take this opportunity following the guilty verdicts, on reduced charges, at the trial of Trevor Muirhead and Neil McKenzie to express our … Continue reading
Referendum Yes Vote Is Priority For Republicans
By Jim Slaven With Christmas out of the way thoughts turn to New Year resolutions. Politically this is more likely to entail agreement on a calendar of events, programme of work etc. However for any of that to make any sense these lists must be embedded in strategy aimed at advancement to realistic goals and … Continue reading
Up The Ra And All That
By Jim Slaven It has now been a week since the SNP government passed their Offensive Behaviour Bill in the Scottish parliament. Since then much has been written and said about the draconian and anti free speech nature of that legislation. In essence people have been restating positions which were already well laid out in … Continue reading
Latest On Offensive Behaviour Bill
As the Scottish Parliament (or the Reichstag as one wit has taken to calling it) prepares to wave through the SNP’s Offensive Behaviour Bill there have been some interesting articles on the subject over the last few days. Here are two one from an SNP member and one from a Labour Party member. Lalland Peat Worrier … Continue reading
MacAskill Caught Up In Lobbying Scandal
Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill and the SNP are the latest politicians to be caught up in a lobbying scandal. While the specifics of this case will surprise many, the fact it is MacAskill who is involved will come as rather less of a surprise in political and legal circles. The following article from Scottish Law … Continue reading
New Statistics Show Catholics Targeted in Hate Crimes
Figures released today by the Scottish Government have shown that Catholics are over 4 times more likely to be the victim of a hate crime in Scotland. The report into Section 74 Religiously Aggravated Offences covers the period 2010-2011. While the report and the statistics contained within it need to be analysed at length some initial thoughts … Continue reading
