The rise and fall of Lanarkshire’s little Lithuania
by Jason Henderson
Jason Henderson recalls the revolutionary streak among the thousands of Lithuanians who made Bellshill their home in the early 20th century.
James Connolly, lost and found
by Sean Bell
Sean Bell offers personal reflections on a new collection of James Connolly's lost and early writings.
Review: A History of Irish Republicanism in Dundee
by Sean Bell
A new history of Irish republicanism in Dundee makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of Irish diaspora and solidarity politics in Scotland, writes Sean Bell.
Silent Singing and John Maclean
by George Gunn
George Gunn recalls the legacy of legendary Scottish socialist John Maclean a century after his passing.
Hunting a Red Wolf — Peter Imandt’s bicentenary
by James Barrowman
James Barrowman remembers the late German revolutionary Peter Imandt, who settled and died in Dundee, on the 200th anniversary of his birth.
Remembering Mary Brooksbank
by Siobhan Tolland
Siobhan Tolland pays tribute to Mary Brooksbank on the 125th anniversary of her birth.
The Forest for the Trees: George Mealmaker and Dundee’s Radicalism
by James Barrowman
James Barrowman explores the history of Dundee’s Tree of Liberty in a bid to illuminate the nature of Dundee’s radicalism.
Mary Brooksbank: revolutionary fighter for her class
by Mary McGregor
Mary McGregor recalls Mary Brooksbank in this speech delivered in Dundee at the Republican Socialist Platform’s commemoration of the 124th anniversary of her birth.
Republican socialism, not defeatism, led Maclean to back independence
by Allan Armstrong
John Maclean is a significant figure who the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) feel the need to address in their book Breaking up the British State: Scotland, Independence & Socialism (hereafter ButBS). There are 31 references to Maclean and two distinct longer sections about him in the book. This highlights the continued political relevance today of what […]
