It was, of course, right and proper that the Easter Rising should be commemorated. Unfortunately completely the wrong people were in charge of the commemorations. The simple fact is that Pearse and Connolly and all the other Volunteers were rebels and revolutionaries. They were rising not only against the British Empire, the most powerful empire […]
For more than a hundred years the socialist movement has debated the issue of reform or revolution. Some people say the debate is ‘old hat’ and ‘boring’ and we should ‘move beyond it’.
What is reformism? For more than a hundred years the socialist movement has debated the issue of reform or revolution. Some people say the debate is ‘old hat’ and ‘boring’ and we should ‘move beyond it’. In fact many recent developments, including the election of the Syriza government in Greece followed by its capitulation to […]