Dublin Opinion

THE UNITED LEFT ALLIANCE: TIME FOR A NEW NAME?

Posted in Politics on Feb 27th, 2011 19 Comments »

I was holding off on this image until after the election.
It is what I first thought, though, when I heard the name.

ARTHUR NEGUS HAS HELD BRISTOLS

Posted in satire, Politics on May 7th, 2010 No Comments »

The poor auld Sasanachs - after years of thinking a hung parliament was one where the average length surpassed the 6 inch mark… they wake up this morning having to work out what it actually means.
Luckily they have this precedent : (Enjoy)

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Tarquin Bartleby - prospective parliamentary candidate for Chapsford and South Spatcham

Posted in satire, Politics on Apr 9th, 2010 No Comments »

A nice little piece of satire here.
Enjoy.

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Turkey Is Not Just For Christmas

Posted in Politics on Dec 16th, 2009 No Comments »

I’m currently enjoying reading Perry Anderson’s new book on Europe, New-Old World (available since November from Verso , although the official launch date was May 2009). It’s a fascinating and very detailed meditation on the history of the European community, not in the sense of the ECSC, or the EEC or even the EU precisely, […]

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Arthur Scargill, Matt Merrigan Hall, Middle Abbey Street, Dublin, 27 October 2009

Posted in Working Class, Politics on Oct 28th, 2009 2 Comments »

Below is a short video file and the full audio of Arthur Scargill’s talk on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the miners’ strike. Arthur gave insight on the background to the strike, its course and consequences, as well as some thoughts on the trade union movement and the European Union.
Enjoy.

Arthur Scargill, Dublin, 27 October 2009: Play Now | Play in Popup

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IRISH SOCIALIST NETWORK DAYSCHOOL: CAPITALIST CRISIS AND THE LEFT ALTERNATIVE

Posted in Irish Marxism, Economy, politics/Ireland, Politics on Oct 17th, 2009 4 Comments »

Dayschool on Capitalist Crisis and the Left Alternative
Saturday November 7th, 10am – 4pm
Central Hotel, Exchequer St, Dublin
Hosted by the Irish Socialist Network and Fourthwrite
Sessions:
10am – 10.30am – introduction
10.30am – 12pm – Latin America’s New Left
Speaker: Jose Antonio Gutierrez (Chilean left activist)
Many on the international Left have looked to Latin America with hope in the last […]

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RED MOLE KEPT ON DIGGING

Posted in Irish Labour History, Politics on Oct 15th, 2009 6 Comments »

I was going through some copies of Red Mole from 1972 today, the newspaper of the International Marxist Group, (edited by Tariq Ali, Robin Blackburn, Quintin Hoare), when I came across an article by Gery Lawless. However, what really caught my eye was the tiny newsbox below the article. Have a look for yourself.
First, the […]

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Stop NAMA Protest Tomorrow

Posted in Politics on Sep 15th, 2009 3 Comments »

It appears, therefore, that, by paying an average of two thirds of the face value for Nama assets, the Government is likely to impose severe losses on taxpayers of the order of €30 billion, or one fifth of national income.
Morgan Kelly in today’s Irish Times
As mentioned by Sandy below, there is a protest tomorrow, September […]

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