The Western narrative is clear about this question: The Ukraine War began with the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Alternatively, it began with the Russian takeover of Crimea in 2014. It is seldom admitted that the present conflict in Ukraine actually began with the Maidan Coup of 2014, organised and supported by elements … Continue reading Who Is The Aggressor In Ukraine?
Politics
The Veto And The Triple Lock
Is Irish sovereignty restricted by the provision of the 'triple lock', which requires United Nations approval before more than a dozen Irish troops are deployed on peace-keeping missions abroad, and the Veto system which may prevent such approval being given by the Security Council? (There are five members of the Security Council which have a … Continue reading The Veto And The Triple Lock
Russia’s “Shadow Fleet” as the convenient bogey man
Eamon Dyas What has become known in the western media as Russia’s “Shadow Fleet” is now so interwoven with myth and conjecture that it has long become another projection of Russian abhorrent behaviour amongst the recipients of Western propaganda. The term “Shadow Fleet” is a clever construction designed to conjure up the image of a … Continue reading Russia’s “Shadow Fleet” as the convenient bogey man
The Labour Party And The Treaty
Irish Labour Party and Trade Union Congress response to approval of the Treaty. Voice of Labour, 14 January, 1922. TO THE WORKERS OF IRELAND : With the vote of Dail Eireann approving the Treaty between Ireland and England one more chapter of the still uncompleted story of Ireland's struggle for national freedom has been closed. … Continue reading The Labour Party And The Treaty
War Fever In Germany ?
Herbert Remmel Part One: A War Economy Dear reader, please forgive me if I introduce a small bit of German lexicology right at the start. I do so for the following reason: day in, day out, all the leading German media outlets—radio, press, and television—address us with one voice: they're all saying the same: it's … Continue reading War Fever In Germany ?
Book Review
La Défaite de l’Occident (The Defeat Of The West), by Emmanuel Todd, Gallimard, 2024. John Martin A Spotlight On The West ! The author of this book predicted the collapse of the Soviet Union and now sees some of the same symptoms in the United States. The book was written in 2024 when the defeat … Continue reading Book Review
Connolly Sanitised — Film Review
Bill McCamley A film entitled We Only Want The Earth – the life and ideas of James Connolly is presently doing the rounds at festivals and Trade Union venues. It is funded by a number of Trade Unions and a body called the James Connolly Foundation For Educational Equality. It is directed by film-maker Alan … Continue reading Connolly Sanitised — Film Review
What Is Europe?—Editorial
Is Europe a collection of nations with divergent interests and values or is it a coherent entity with common interests and values? If European leaders such as Ursula von der Leyen and Kaja Kallas are to be believed it is the latter. But, if Europe does have common values, it is not easy to state what those … Continue reading What Is Europe?—Editorial
Immigration Policy—Editorial
What began as a genuine outbreak of resistance in local communities to the results of EU immigration policies has become synonymous with the right. There was always an inevitability about all of this as the left, with its ideological affinity to an abstract internationalism, was never capable of transcending that perspective in a way which … Continue reading Immigration Policy—Editorial
Israel’s Toady
by Pat Walsh To read more by Pat Walsh, you can visit his website here Andrew Roberts, court historian and now Baron Roberts of Belgravia, curtesy of Prime Minister Johnson, was once described as “the authorised apple polisher to the Blair-Bush dyarchy.” This was due to his fulsome support for the US/UK New World Order project. He … Continue reading Israel’s Toady
Irish Political Review 