Ireland… Nationalism, Caucasians and Funny Politicians 17 Feb 201217 Feb 2012 Football, someone once said, is a funny old game and this week we have seen the wisdom of that remark. However you don’t expect to get your laughs watching political…
Ireland… James Connolly And The Battenburg’s ‘Feast of Flunkeyism’ 16 Feb 201216 Feb 2012 The British state media is reporting that Sinn Fein is about to vote in favour of diamond jubilee events for Betty Battenburg. It reminded me of Connolly's quote about similar…
Events… Clonoe Martyrs 16 Feb 201215 Feb 2013 Today is the twentieth anniversary of the murder of four IRA volunteers at Clonoe. The volunteers had earlier taken part in an attack on the RUC barracks in Coalisland and…
Ireland… Colin Duffy Press Conference 14 Feb 201215 Feb 2012 Press conference held by Colin Duffy after his release.
Ireland… Interfering, Meddling People: Labour Agitators and 1916 10 Feb 201214 Feb 2012 By Tom Stokes In 1891, in “The Soul of Man under Socialism”, Oscar Wilde had this to say – ‘What is said by great employers of labour against agitators is unquestionably…
Ireland… Irish Ayes 10 Feb 201210 Feb 2012 This article first appeared in Bella Caledonia, the original can be viewed here. By Jim Slaven The constitutional question has dominated Scottish politics for some considerable time. During the last…
Politics I Was Teenage Black Panther 8 Feb 201210 Feb 2012 By Jamal Joseph I walked into a Panther office in Brooklyn in September 1968. Dr. King had been assassinated in April of that year. I'd gone down to 125th Street…
Ireland… Bloody Sunday- 40 Years On 30 Jan 201230 Jan 2012 Forty years ago today 14 civilians were murdered by the British Army on the streets of Derry. Coverage of yesterday's march in the city can be found here. The Bloody…
Politics… Matt Lygate 25 Jan 201215 Feb 2012 Matt Lygate, the Scottish republican, socialist and revolutionary, was buried earlier today. Here is a website set up in his honour which is well worth a look. http://mattlygateremembrance.wordpress.com/
Ireland… Loyalists And The Paedophile Tory 18 Jan 201225 Jan 2012 The conviction and sentencing of paedophile John Smart will no doubt receive a bit of news coverage not only because of his horrific abuse of vulnerable children but also because…
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