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Why we should not celebrate British victory in World War II
Imperialist democracy “World War II had nothing to do with fighting fascism. Quite the contrary, the whole course of British foreign...
Feb 4, 202111 min read
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In defense of the Palestinian liberation struggle
Why the struggle for a democratic, secular Palestine is the only way forward for the Arab and Jewish masses in the Middle East. [The...
Feb 1, 202113 min read
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Riotous Assembly: Cops Storm Glasgow Women's Rally
The first wave of the worldwide struggle for women’s rights was centred on the suffragette movement in the UK. It was the activities of...
Jan 17, 20218 min read
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Sweet racism: who took the jam out of Jamaica?
The Great Argyll he goes before, He makes the cannons and guns to roar, With sound o'trumpet, pipe and drum, The Campbells are coming,...
Oct 16, 20209 min read
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Reel News: beat the Covid blues
In these times of social isolation and cultural deprivation there is no lack of television shows and films to watch and so many platforms...
Oct 4, 20202 min read
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Haud Yer Wheesht: language and class in Scotland
Haud yer weesht – in English it means shut your mouth or be quiet– is what Scots speakers have been told to do for centuries. ...
Sep 4, 202018 min read
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Published writings of Brian Lyons
Cuba and Venezuela: Breaking the Chains of Underdevelopment in Latin America, (co-author Rich Palser). London, 2005. ISBN . 0-954675-0-9...
Aug 27, 20201 min read
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Defenders of the future
The Young Guard: a revolutionary song for today's conditions The French revolutionary song The Young Guard is scarcely known in France,...
Aug 3, 20201 min read
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Race, class and British imperialism
"The brutal muder of George Floyd was not an isolated incident or just another manifestation of systemic racism. It has revealed the...
Jul 28, 20204 min read
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Anti-semitism and cop brutality
Why it is not wrong to attack Israeli state “ A conspiracy theory - and certainly the Jewish conspiracy theory - is something quite...
Jul 28, 20202 min read
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Songs of struggle
In these times as we emerge from social isolation imposed by the lockdown it is more important than ever to recover the legacy of social...
Jul 28, 20201 min read
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