Eighteen and Mountbatten
Here is popular “history” at its most dishonest and ideologically manipulative.
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Scottish Trade Union Notes
The STUC online meeting on Tuesday 17 November will debate a draft statement from the General Council that includes a call for Indyref2.
Starmer consolidates despite left gains
The Starmer position on the NEC has been reinforced and he will probably have narrow majorities for his projects in the coming period, though much depends on whether he can carry the support of the large trade union block
Covid-19: a frightening future looms
Today’s model of human society with its highly destructive relationship with nature is placing our own continued existence directly at risk
Wales and the pandemic: a view from the frontline
An opinion poll in September showed growing levels of support for independence during the pandemic, now up to 32%, its highest level of support ever, and 43% among young people
Why the Democrats have won one battle against Trump but can’t win the war
The win by Biden is a partial victory but it is insufficient; Trump and Trumpism needed to be crushed and the normalisation of the far right, racism, misogyny, homophobia and transphobia prevented
Solidarity with Jeremy Corbyn
Both inside and outside the Labour Party, activists must continue to speak and act in support of the Palestinian people’s struggle for liberation, and against Zionist racism and the Israeli apartheid state.
Jihadi murderers are enemies of the working class
The secular far right of Le Pen and Farage and the jihadists are mutually dependent on each other.
Covid-19: the tip of a deadly iceberg
Preventing this threat involves not just a vaccine but a fundamental change in the relationship between human beings and nature.
Starmer suspends Corbyn – some initial thoughts
Starmer and his team feel that this is the best terrain on which to roll back Corbynism.
