Comments on: The Left Archive: Spirit of Freedom leaflet, Communist Party of Ireland (Marxist-Leninist), 1987

By: Philip Ferguson

Philip Ferguson — Mon, 18 May 2009 00:30:47 +0000

I think you must be confusing me with someone else. As far as I can recall I have never reviewed anything by the Aubane Society, much less criticised them for lack of class analysis. From what little I know about them, they seem to be bringing out some good stuff.
Phil

By: The Irish Left Archive: Workers Weekly,Workers Association, British and Irish Communist Organisation, July 1974 « The Cedar Lounge Revolution

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 05:50:38 +0000

[...] mentioned a couple of weeks back on this thread, here is Workers Weekly, a publication of the Workers Association, also of the British and [...]

By: WorldbyStorm

WorldbyStorm — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 19:57:29 +0000

Yeah, likewise. He’s legendary.

By: Garibaldy

Garibaldy — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 17:23:16 +0000

I’d definitely be interested in reading that stuff myself. I’ve heard some stories about him, but never read anything by him.

By: WorldbyStorm

WorldbyStorm — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 09:29:37 +0000

Very good. The Bains stuff sounds great… seriously.

By: PJ Callan

PJ Callan — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 08:34:57 +0000

Just to let ye know

Next on the list to digitise is the –

‘Public Lecture by Comrade Hardial Bains on the Occasion of the 25th Anniversary of the Internationalists in Ireland” a 32 page A5 pamphlet.

followed by

‘The Irish Marxist’ No 1 and ‘The Irish Marxist’ No 2

Bet ye cant wait?

By: Garibaldy

Garibaldy — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 23:49:33 +0000

Shame. It would have been well cool if he was Darth Vader.

By: WorldbyStorm

WorldbyStorm — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 23:32:23 +0000

He was quoting him… Mustn’t use a smiley… mustn’t use a smiley…

By: Garibaldy

Garibaldy — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 21:25:35 +0000

Is Smiffy Darth Vader then, or was he quoting him?

By: WorldbyStorm

WorldbyStorm — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 18:47:44 +0000

Although now I think about it, to paraphrase smiffy, I sense a presence I have not felt since the old P.ie days.

I wonder…