International… Partition As Perpetual Crisis 10 Mar 201516 Mar 2015 By Jim Slaven (@JimSlaven) The announcement that Sinn Fein will not now after all support the Welfare Bill[i] going through Stormont has, we are told, plunged the political institutions into…
Culture… Republic Day in Scotland 5 May 20139 May 2013 Republic Day at James Connolly's birthplace. Organised by the James Connolly Society and the 1916 Societies.
Events… Independence: Should We Stay Or Should We Go 20 Mar 201322 Mar 2013 This article, by 107 Cowgate's Jim Slaven, first appeared at Tal Fanzine. The referendum campaign in Scotland is well under way and almost all politics is dominated by the 2014…
Events… Ireland And The Broader Implications Of The 2014 Referendum 23 Nov 201226 Nov 2012 By Jim Slaven The deal between Alex Salmond and David Cameron on the arrangements for the 2014 constitutional referendum has been widely welcomed. Most commentators have focussed on process issues…
