Sound maths, shaky politics Lefties often resort to historical analogies to explain current events. The Jacobins looked to the Romans as examples, leading Trotsky to comment “Their Roman speeches were a heroic way of expressi…

TUSC are contesting the Tower Hamlets mayoral election. Their maths make sense if you take the long view.

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A man no one votes for comments on a university he doesn’t attend. Why is this even reported?

Gregory Double-Barrelled has sorted out his housing problem. It’s not a parody.

Jeremy Corbyn endorses Aspire Philomena Begley is known to her fans as “Ireland’s Queen of Country”. Over the years I have probably seen several hundred live musical performances but one of hers sticks in my mind. H…

Jeremy Corbyn is lending his name to Aspire in Tower Hamlets and becoming a caricature of a bureaucrat.

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They are unrepentant more than polemical.

Care4Calais attacked by racists Care4Calais has had to quit its Bristol storage space after a recent attack on the premises. You can see from the photo that whoever was responsible took a lot of trouble to do as much damage as po…

Care4Calais has been attacked by racists and it doesn’t seem to have been reported anywhere.

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Why does Labour hate Jesus? If Labour is going to compete with Reform on Christianity it should at least have a basic grip of the ideas, otherwise they just look like needy, clueless opportunists blurting out nonsense like “h…

If Labour want to do the Christianity culture war thing it is best if they spend thirty seconds doing some research.

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What a renegade gets wrong about the Together Alliance march I hadn’t planned to write anything about the Together Alliance march mainly because I didn’t see very much of it. Normally at a demonstration you can potter around while it’s assembling and can be …

There was probably only one person on yesterday’s Together Alliance march who didn’t see a link between racism and Palestine.

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The Lemonheads - Different Drum YouTube video by MsCarrieWhite

This is a terrific version as well.

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The dolorous longevity of “left” antisemitism Sam Stodel was a “faithful and sympathetic friend” of the Irish Socialist Federation which had its first formal meeting in New York on March 29, 1907.  He was in the house where the gathering took …

Some of the ideas expressed about the attack on the Hatzola ambulances in Golders Green have a long and ugly history.

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The Spectator is certainly doing its best to keep the spirit of Der Stürmer alive.

My electoral Gethsemane Generally speaking, I am reluctant to compare myself to Jesus. Yes, we both appreciate a good wine, freshly made bread and are intolerant of money lenders, but as Easter draws near our thoughts ine…

Some candidates are absolutely desperate to get elected. Others are less personally ambitious.

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Cuba Sí, Yanqui No Quite some time ago I got talking in a pub to a white South African who’d been conscripted into the apartheid army and had fought at the battle of Cuito Cuanavale. He said he didn’t get to do much …

A pessimistic love letter on the Cuban revolution.

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Kneecap arrive in Cuba to ‘shine a light’ on ‘collective punishment’ by US US president Donald Trump imposed an oil blockade, pushing Cuba deeper into economic crisis

Kneecap arrive in Cuba to ‘shine a light’ on ‘collective punishment’ by US

Voices From The Grave (updated 2024) When this piece was originally written anyone suggesting that Disney would be making a drama series in which Brendan Hughes, a legendary member of the IRA, would have a significant part would have …

I celebrated the fact that a British court wasn’t able to determine whether or not Gerry Adams was in the IRA by eating a flying pig bacon sandwich.

There are impeccable sources which suggest he had a passing familiarity with their operations.

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Will pressing Labour’s reset button do the trick? When all else has failed with some types of electrical apparatus, you have to resort to straightening a paper clip and pushing it into the hole where the reset button is hidden away. What might wor…

Labour is beyond the point where pressing the reset button is a plan.

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« Les guerres du Moyen-Orient n’ont cessé d’être des guerres de pétrole et d’empire »
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Workers Power, the Green Party and the Inaugural Address of the International Working Men’s Association.

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James Conolly’s election campaign As my thoughts turn increasingly to the May elections, I remembered that James Connolly tried to get himself elected onto Belfast council in 1913 and thought it might be helpful to see if he offere…

James Connolly stood twice in council elections. Would things have turned out differently if he hadn’t lost both times?

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The political meaning of the Minab school massacre The Israelis and Americans frequently boast of their skill at killing. They can accurately put missiles through an apartment window from hundreds of miles away. These two blood-crazed gangster impe…

The massacre of the children in Minab primary school was the Americans and Israelis starting the war against Iran as they mean to continue it. Terror is part of the plan.

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Morrisey, the musical Alf Garnett, on his best behaviour at the O2 I went to see Morrisey, not because I am a massive racist, but because I was listening to music one night, heard a couple of his songs and was reminded how brilliant he could be. On the strength of…

Morrissey at the O2. Musically flat but at least he didn’t offend anyone.

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From Gorton and Denton to Tower Hamlets - Tower Hamlets Green Party Tower Hamlets Green Party sends our very best wishes to our party’s newest MP Hannah Spencer and our gratitude to the hundreds of supporters who helped her smash all the old political certainties. Han...

From Gorton and Denton to Tower Hamlets
Tower Hamlets Green Party sends our very best wishes to our party’s newest MP Hannah Spencer and our gratitude to the hundreds of supporters who helped her smash all the old political certainties.
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Gorton and Denton!!! Blimey, what a result!!! My cat Pablo was so excited by the result of the Gorton and Denton by election that he woke me up at 4.30am to share the good news. It was impossible to get back to sleep afterwards, but I will for…

Labour fought a hideously dirty campaign and demonstrated that they haven’t a safe seat left anywhere.

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Greens whipping up hatred among Muslim voters shocker Labour’s attitude to Muslim voters seems to be that they are so politically naïve and unworldly that they can be led astray by a couple of leaflets in Urdu and Punjabi with a nice photo of a Green …

Labour are comparing the Greens to Galloway and whining that Muslims are being encouraged to hate them.

Poor, sensitive lambs.

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#Labour #GreenParty #GortonAndDenton

New music from U2 – the tax dodging Woody Guthrie and Clash wannabees “There is no human situation so miserable that it cannot be made worse by the presence of a policeman.” If Brendan Behan were alive today, he would certainly add “nor the arrival of new music from …

A nuanced appreciation of the new release from U2.

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Liam McQuade | Substack An ancient blog resurrected. It could be summarised as the long march to a mass class struggle party. https://liam-record.com/

In a forlorn attempt to keep up with the modern world I have started doing Substack.

I am currently working with a choreographer to start putting things on Tick Tock as well.

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Quentin Deranque, political violence and me Close examination of the area above my left eye reveals a scar. It is a souvenir of when, walking home from a night on the beer with Mickey, Brendan and Leo, we were jumped by a group of loyalists.…

French fascist Quentin Deranque was killed last week and his death is being used to attack the entire radical left.

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Ernest Mandel gets a mention in @lrb.co.uk. At that time his American comrades were on terrorist watch lists as well.

Sad news that Tony Canavan, one of the People’s Democracy hunger strikers, died recently. This short appreciation hints at the impact of the experience on those who endure it.

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Loyal Ulster continues to proudly stand four square behind the chiefs of its cargo cult.