Unity and struggle – Sinn Fein’s Ard Fheis 2019
Report from the November 2019 Sinn Fein Ard Fheis (annual conference) in Derry.
Europe
After the elections – Hope for Polish left?
The 2019 Polish parliamentary elections were held on 13 October 2019. All 460 members of the Sejm and 100 senators of the Senate were elected. The ruling PiS won the elections, the far-right entered the parliament, whilst the left returned to parliament.
Right thoroughly defeated in Portuguese general election
The outcome of the Portuguese general election is a clear defeat for the rightist parties.
The issue now is whether the ruling Socialists will continue as before with the support of the smaller parties of the far left, the Left Bloc and the UDC, which combines the Portuguese Communist Party and the Greens, and whether they can ensure the advance of economic policy.
Upsurge in popular support for Irish unification
Two significant opinion polls have put the question of Irish unification firmly on the agenda.
I have witnessed three coups – power not only protest is needed to stop them
I have witnessed three coups and attempted coups – two in Russia and one in Britain. One was ended politically, one with tanks, the present coup attempt is still not settled. There are decisive lessons on how to deal with them which precisely apply to the present attempted coup by Johnson.
James Connolly’s works published in Brazil
An important and welcome development has taken place with the publication of works of James Connolly for the first time in Brazil – translated into Portuguese.