Opinion Socialists can’t trust a Labour government RICHARD RUDKIN can foresee only betrayal of working people under Starmer
Friday 22nd Apr 2022 Take another look at Labour Two-faced, untrustworthy, backsliding, careerist politicians — this is what has replaced Corbyn’s front bench. This is not likely to win back lost Labour voters, writes RICHARD RUDKIN
Saturday 29th Jan 2022 The damned lies of the British military The massacre of innocent Catholic civilians on Bloody Sunday in Derry 50 years ago became a turning point with tragic consequences for Northern Ireland communities and British soldiers alike, writes RICHARD RUDKIN
Monday 04th Oct 2021 Northern Ireland: the statute of limitations and the end of justice If a statute of limitations stopping all prosecutions related to the Troubles before 1998 is put in place as planned this autumn, it sets a terrible precedent, writes former British soldier RICHARD RUDKIN
Tuesday 10th Aug 2021 Opinion There must be consequences for Labour’s betrayal of the working class If we continue to blindly fight for a Labour victory despite its current centre-right leadership and policies, we are only damaging the left — not bring it closer to power, argues RICHARD RUDKIN
Monday 19th Jul 2021 Bloody Sunday amnesty: victims let down again The legal campaigns by bereaved Irish families are not ‘vexatious’ or political propaganda. Where the British army has lied, history needs to be corrected by the guilty being brought to justice, writes RICHARD RUDKIN
Tuesday 25th May 2021 Ballymurphy: why Britain avoided apologies The Prime Minister has finally said sorry for the deaths of 10 innocent people 50 years ago — but don’t expect other admissions to be forthcoming, or the whole house of cards justifying Britain’s occupation of the North of Ireland would collapse, explains RICHARD RUDKIN
Wednesday 24th Feb 2021 Tough times for the left in Labour When a centrist calls for ‘unity,’ the real message is that the left should not be seen or heard, but simply support the party leader, says RICHARD RUDKIN
Wednesday 23rd Dec 2020 Who is to blame for the Brexit mess? In the absence of a trade deal, RICHARD RUDKIN takes a look at how we ended up where we are now
Monday 30th Nov 2020 McGurk’s Bar bombing of 1971 The explosion that killed 15 civilians including two children and seriously injured many others was immediately blamed on the IRA by the British Army without evidence — instead, strong evidence would emerge that the massacre was the work of pro-British paramilitaries, reveals RICHARD RUDKIN
Saturday 21st Nov 2020 Labour needs an ‘I’m Spartacus’ moment to defend Corbyn We need to speak out, not only to defend the former leader of the party, but against the authoritarian and dictatorial direction Labour is taking, where discussion and debate are shut down, says RICHARD RUDKIN
