Scotland

Scottish libertarian socialism in pictures

Submitted by T La Palli on Apr 30 2011 12:41

Gallery of photographs relating to workers' struggles and the anarchist movement in Scotland.

Resistance issue 131, April 2011

Full text and PDF of the Anarchist Federation's monthly bulletin.

Scotland’s Libertarian Left

This article was published in Bella Caledonia and attempts to explore the idea of ‘self-determination’ and the connections between a libertarian socialist or anarchist tradition and a republican one.

Braveheart and Scottish nationalism

Article on national self-determination in Scotland. Written by Iain MacSaorsa, Scottish Anarchist, number 3, the magazine of Scottish Federation of Anarchists.

Solidarity: For Workers' Power (Aberdeen) No. 6

Issue 6 of the Aberdeen group of Solidarity's magazine, covering disputes of bus workers, fishermen and others. Probably from 1970.

Housing rents and the tenants struggle in Scotland - Solidarity

This is a Solidarity pamphlet by Tom Woolley on housing and rents in Scotland

Counter Information

Counter Information was produced by an independent collective, based in central Scotland, including Glasgow, with the aim is to assist in the struggle against all injustice, oppression and exploitation.

An introduction to ‘A visit to the Island of Sanday’

This is Stuart Christie’s introduction to Rev. Alexander Goodfellow’s ‘A visit to the Island of Sanday’, part of which was published by Cienfuegos Press. It is a commentary on nationalism and Scottish independence, putting forward an alternative system of direct democracy and self-managed federalism.

Peace Meal

Submitted by T La Palli on Jan 3 2011 10:35

This journal contains a handful of articles reflecting on and analysing the state of the Peace Movement in Scotland in the mid-1960s.

Busmen in action - Solidarity

Submitted by T La Palli on Jan 1 2011 22:09

This pamphlet is about the Glasgow bus strike of April 1964. It tries to draw some lessons which may be of value to other busmen and perhaps even to other sections of workers. When union officials openly scab on their members as they did in Glasgow, far-sighted workers should ask themselves why.