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…
International… Nazi ideology, Anti-fascism and the State 18 Dec 201718 Dec 2017 By Mark Hayes A considered analysis of primary source materials reveals that NA articulated an uncompromising version of Nazi ideology, and the group engaged in high profile activities that captured…
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…
Uncategorized JCS New Year Statement 2017 30 Dec 201630 Dec 2016 ‘Opportunities are for those that seize them…… the coming year may be as bright as we choose to make it’ - James Connolly, 1st January 1916. The James Connolly Society…
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…
Culture… John MacLean: Krassivy, Krassivy 30 Nov 20163 Dec 2016 John MacLean 24th August 1879- 30th November 1923. Krassivy, Krassivy by Hugh MacDiarmid Scotland has had few men whose names Matter- or should matter- to intelligent people, But of these…
