British Actions On 14th June 2026 Royal Marine Commandos commandeered a ship named Smyrtos that was sailing under the flag of Cameroon. The Ministry of Defence admitted that the ship was boarded in international waters as it was more than 12 nautical miles from the UK coast (see: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyek039l2vo ). Despite this, the MoD claimed that the operation … Continue reading Maritime Law And ‘The Freedom Of The Seas’ !
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The Casement Diaries: Fake Truth – The Case Of Mr. Germain
On 23rd July 1959 British Home Secretary R.A. Butler made an important announcement to the House of Commons concerning the controversy about the obscene diaries attributed to Roger Casement. Besides admitting their existence for the first time, Butler briefly described the diaries and commented on how and when they had come into police possession. He … Continue reading The Casement Diaries: Fake Truth – The Case Of Mr. Germain
A Side-Issue In The Casement Story: McCormick And Grayson
In last month’s Irish Political Review I focused on the career of J. Arthur Maundy Gregory, who became famous by selling more knighthoods and other titles of honour than anyone else in Great Britain. Previous to that, he was probably involved—under the direction of Basil Thomson, head of Scotland Yard—in forging the 'Black Diaries' attributed to Roger Casement. I set out below … Continue reading A Side-Issue In The Casement Story: McCormick And Grayson
The Difficulty With Anti-Semitism!
"I think people are missing the point about what is fuelling this [i.e., the upsurge in what is called Anti-Semitism in recent times]. Anti-Semitism is always with us, will always be with us, has been with us since the Jewish people first emerged. To that extent it is a contagion which at best is kept … Continue reading The Difficulty With Anti-Semitism!
Census And Common Sense
With great fanfare, we now know what was in the 1926 Census but, like many censuses, we don’t know what’s not in it! That is a known unknown, and of course that will always be so, but it’s useful to realise that it is not the full picture. All censuses take place in a political … Continue reading Census And Common Sense
On Jewishness And Anti-Semitism In The Soviet Union And Today
In June’s Irish Political Review Brendan Clifford wrote of ‘The Phenomenon Of Anti-Semitism!’ He observed that the— “Jewish mode of national existence was viable when there was a world order consisting of Empires. In 1917/18 most of the Empires fell. They were not overthrown by nationalist revolutions. It was only in Ireland that there was a nationalist revolution against Empire. Britain destroyed its … Continue reading On Jewishness And Anti-Semitism In The Soviet Union And Today
Concerning the Black Diaries
The book, “Anatomy of Lie – Decoding Casement” by Paul R. Hyde published in 2019 creates a new paradigm for assessing the infamous case of the alleged Black Diaries of Roger Casement; it establishes the case that there is no verifiable evidence that these diaries existed in 1916 before Casement’s execution. Hyde makes a convincing … Continue reading Concerning the Black Diaries
The Brian P. Murphy OSB Archive. (Series 9)
The Evolution Of British Policy And The Emergence Of A Sinn Fein Publicity Department In The Years After The Easter Rising. Mss notes, Part 29 The Hunger Strike And Its Aftermath The Hunger Strike—which lasted from 5th to 14th April—proceeded in tandem with the MacCurtain inquest. While [Frank] Gallagher wrote encouraging letters to his fiancée, … Continue reading The Brian P. Murphy OSB Archive. (Series 9)
ORGANISED LABOUR
******************* TRADE UNIONS told to prepare for strike ballot as no basis for public sector pay talks in place Preliminary meetings fail to find common ground, with current deal set to expire on 1st July 2026. (Irish Times, 18.6.2026) Exploratory meetings on a new public sector pay deal have concluded, with union negotiators telling colleagues … Continue reading ORGANISED LABOUR
Labour Comment
@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ James Connolly Our Policy The Workers’ Republic, 29 May 1915 ON the appearance of our first number in such a time of tension and excitement, our readers, we are sure, expect some sort of declaration of policy. This we hasten to give. The policy of this paper will be to implant in the … Continue reading Labour Comment
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