Catalan Defence Committee Scotland launched
Following a series of successful demonstrations called by the Radical Indepence Campaign and others and meetings by left wing groups such as the Scottish Socialist Party and [...]
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Glasgow Solidarity with Catalonia!
Several hundred people gathered at short notice to support Catalonia in Glasgow’s George Square on Monday 9th October. They marched to the symbol of solidarity from [...]
A Journey into Eastern Europe’s Broken Dreams
Tony Traub reviews Aftershock – A Journey into Eastern Europe’s Broken Dreams by John Feffer, 573 pp, published by Zed Books, November 2017 The book was [...]
Let us support the struggle of the Catalan people
After the referendum held on 1 October in Catalonia and the victory of Yes in favour of the independence of Catalonia, despite the great legal, judicial and police [...]
Scots stand with Catalonia
Over 1,000 demonstrators from across Scotland braved heavy outbursts of rain to march through the streets of Edinburgh in solidarity with the right of self determination for [...]
Scotland in solidarity with Catalonia!
Over 100 people attended an emergency rally in Glasgow in solidarity with Catalonia, called at only a few hours’ notice . The rally took place on the evening of [...]
Brexit crisis for the Tories
The Tory party is in crisis over what sort of Brexit to pursue. It is torn between the needs of big business, the xenophobia of its members, and the Hard Brexiteers like [...]
To Hell with Charity
Struggle or Starve: Working-Class Unity in Belfast’s 1932 Outdoor Relief Riots by Seán Mitchell. Published by Haymarket Books. Does intense class conflict with [...]
This the way the world works: Azerbaijan and Bell Pottinger
Stories hitting the British papers yesterday give a graphic insight into the way that neoliberal capitalism really works, writes Phil Hearse. And how British finance and [...]
French general election – Neo-liberal centrist Macron gets expected endorsement
General elections in France are considered to be the third round of the presidential election and normally they deliver whacking majorities for the president, argues Dave [...]
