JUST PUBLISHED! I am pleased to announce the publication of my second book, The Flagging Empire, available now on all Amazon platforms. This is a collection of all my writings on the UK, including the 3-part series on Ireland. It also includes new material that has not yet appeared on my blog. This includes a major feature entitled Brexit Britannia, the Kingdom of Capital, which provides an in-depth analysis of the development of British capitalism and its attempt to navigat

Welcome to Black Dwarf, an online magazine that looks forward to a better world.   Black Dwarf was the name of a journal that was first circulated in the UK around the time of the Peterloo Massacre of 1816 and the Scottish revolution of 1820. It was read by working people and intellectuals alike, who sought to oppose and overthrow the reactionary government headed by Lord Liverpool.   The Dwarf was part of a great radical tradition within British politics, starting with the

The Communist Manifesto Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels   [ Publisher’s note:  There were many editions of the manifesto written in different languages and carrying separate prefaces. For the purposes of brevity,  I have chosen only to include the last one. This should allow the reader to see the latest thinking of the author – in this case, Engels – and proceed then to the main body of this momentous work . The footnotes are from the original but I have taken the liberty of a

Rivalidades y tensiones en el mar de la China Meridional Cuando la fuerza de ataque marítima británica conocida como Carrier Strike Group 21 (CSG21) entró en el mar de la China Meridional en julio de este año (2021), señaló la clara intención de Westminster de renovar y mejorar su papel como potencia imperialista en los océanos Índico y Pacífico. Aclamado por algunos como «una armada para la democracia», el CSG21 es la mayor concentración de poder marítimo y aéreo que ha sali

by Ernesto Che Guevara [ This article was written as a letter to Carlos Quijano, editor of Marcha , a weekly journal published in...

Angela Raynor, deputy Prime Minister to Keir Starmer and one time luminary of the Labour left under Jeremy Corbyn, has been caught...

Mo Chara, Móglaí  Bap, Richard Peppiatt, DJ Próvaí The movie  Kneecap  ( Rich Peppiatt , 2024) starring Michael Fassbinder and the...

The recent political assassination of two members of the Israeli diplomatic mission in Washington DC has facilitated a frenzied campaign...

As the British state celebrates the 80th anniversary of the so-called Victory in Europe, the real truth about WW2 is being buried under...

[This is a shorter, more conjunctural,piece and is best read alongside the article, The War Over Ukraine: A Class Perspective,...

[ Author's note: this piece is an extract from the book, Imperialism, War & Revolution , Brian Lyons,2024, which is available on all...

Part Two: Capitalism or Socialism: Challenges of the Revolution  [Author's note: this is the concluding part of the series. To read Part...

Part One:   Independence, class struggle and state capitalism   [ Author’s note : this is the first instalment in a two-part series, ...

The sweeping electoral victories of Donald Trump and the British Labour Party, have registered a shift to the right in bourgeois...

El resultado oficial de las elecciones presidenciales del 28 de julio en Venezuela, en las que el actual presidente Nicolás Maduro fue...

The official result of the July 28 Presidential election in Venezuela, in which the incumbent Nicolás Maduro was declared the winner by a...

As a new generation of young fighters take centre stage in opposition to the Israeli butchery in Gaza, I am excited to announce the...

(PART ONE: THE DYNAMICS OF THE ARAB LIBERATION STRUGGLE) As Washington and Westminster use their imperial might to protect their vast...

“Casi 80 años después del final de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, es impactante escuchar hoy cánticos abiertamente antisemitas en las calles...

“Almost 80 years after the end of the Second World War it is shocking to hear nakedly anti-Semitic chants on the streets of London today....