Edinburgh… Video: James Connolly Reader Launch 7 Nov 20187 Nov 2018 Shaun Harkin, editor of the James Connolly Reader published by Haymarket Books, in conversation with Jim Slaven at Lighthouse Bookshop in Edinburgh.
Edinburgh… Neil Lennon And The Irish In Scotland 3 Nov 20183 Nov 2018 Following the latest attack on Neil Lennon he quite rightly identified anti-Irish racism as the cause of the problem. He also correctly pointed out that he has spent much of…
Edinburgh… John Maclean- Speech From The Dock 8 May 20188 May 2018 John Maclean's famous speech from the dock was delivered at the High Court in Edinburgh on May 9th 1918. Here we reproduce it in full. It has been said that…
Culture… Connolly 150 Concert 26 Feb 201826 Feb 2018 Great line up for this concert on James Connolly's 150th birthday. For tickets and more information click here or the poster.
Events… The Passing Moment 1 Feb 20181 Feb 2018 Cartoon by Carlos Latuff: @LatuffCartoons By Jim Slaven The Brexit referendum has been followed by a period of frenzied speculation over the negotiations coupled with a strange hiatus in politics…
Edinburgh… Remembering Harry Fry 13 Oct 201714 Oct 2017 By Jim Slaven Today marks the 80th anniversary of the death of Harry Fry. Perhaps not a name familiar to many, but it should be. Earlier this year I was…
Events… John Maclean And The War After The War 19 Sep 201719 Sep 2017 John Maclean's pamphlet The War After The War has been republished by the Bristol Radical History Group with a new Afterword by Jim Slaven. The Afterword is published below. By…
Culture… David Rovics Live in the Cowgate 10 Mar 201710 Mar 2017 107 Cowgate presents internationally renowned singer/songwriter David Rovics will perform a special concert in Edinburgh's Cowgate on James Connolly's birthday. Supported by local artists (to be announced shortly) this one…
Events… History Will Absolve Me – Fidel Castro 3 Dec 201630 Dec 2016 On the eve of his funeral we republish part of Fidel Castro's four hour speech 'History Will Absolve Me'. Following the 1953 attack on the Moncada Barracks in Havana Castro…