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 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 Maclean was arguing towards […]