Despite attempting to locate themselves in the political tradition of John Maclean and James Connolly, a new collection of essays published by the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) neither conveys their republican socialist politics nor attempts to update them for the 21st century, argues Allan Armstrong
Allan Armstrong examines recent events in the North of Ireland, reflecting on their importance in the existential crisis facing the British state.
As the independence movement enters a new stage, Allan Armstrong looks at the current political landscape through the lens of ‘republicanism for slow learners’.
Allan Armstrong refreshes our knowledge of the key concepts of exploitation, oppression and alienation, and suggests new ways in which the latter can be applied to deepen our analysis of the ‘National Question’.
