Neil Mackay

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Very cool

Chan e iadsan a bhàsaich
an àrdan Inbhir-chéitean
dhaindeoin gaisge is uabhair
ceann uachdrach ar sgeula…

—Somhairle MacGill-Eain, “Clann Ghill-Eain”
#Gaelic #poem #poetry

‘He was the victim of calculated political murder by the British state’

My long read in @heraldscotland.bsky.social on the life and death of Scotland’s greatest socialist revolutionary John Maclean

Here is a taster

And here is a link to the full article www.heraldscotland.com/news/2589654...

'Too few people know about Maclean and the role he played in shaping left politics' A new biography charts the life and death of the socialist firebrand John Maclean. Our Writer at Large talks to author Donald Robertson about a man…

‘He was the victim of political murder’: the life & death of Scotland’s greatest socialist revolutionary

It’s more than 100 years since the death of John Maclean, so hated and feared by the state he was hounded, jailed and tormented to death. I talk to his biographer

In @heraldscotland.bsky.social

'Too few people know about Maclean and the role he played in shaping left politics' A new biography charts the life and death of the socialist firebrand John Maclean. Our Writer at Large talks to author Donald Robertson about a man…

‘He was the victim of political murder’

Enemy of the British state, hunger striker, prisoner, a hero to Lenin and Scotland’s greatest ever revolutionary: the extraordinary life and times of John Maclean

I talk to the biographer fighting to keep Maclean’s memory alive 100 years after his death

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This is astonishing. If you want to see American ill-educated curiosity-bereft insular barbarianism in practice follow the thread

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So Reform will remove voting rights for Commonwealth citizens but not for Irish citizens. I wonder why? Might it be that most Irish folk like me … are really really white?

Why don’t you just break out the pointy hoods, lads, and save us all a lot of time

Really concerned to hear the Defence Secretary refuse to rule out UK's involvement in future strikes on Iran.

Iraq lessons must be learned.
Further escalation in the Middle East makes us all less safe.

Starmer must rule out UK involvement immediately.

Posting this every damn day !

U.S. politicians are subhuman vermin.

That’s Boris Johnson fucked then

Happy St David’s Day, Welsh pals x 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

For context: Farage’s party has been showered with money by the likes of Claudia Rothermere, wife of the Daily Mail’s owner Viscount Rothermere

The Daily Mail brigade haven’t worked out that ‘Green Menace’ sounds cool AF. I’m getting it on a t-shirt…

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Thank you very much indeed

If you are in Glasgow and want a treat, go try the Glasgow Radical Tours walking tour. One of the guides wrote "John Maclean; Hero of Red Clydeside", Henry Bell and will indulge endless questions like a champ <3
All their tours are great.

radicalglasgowtours.com?utm_source=i...

Just read this piece - what a story - immense strength and resilience demonstrated by John Maclean

'Too few people know about Maclean and the role he played in shaping left politics' A new biography charts the life and death of the socialist firebrand John Maclean. Our Writer at Large talks to author Donald Robertson about a man…

‘He was the victim of political murder’

Enemy of the British state, hunger striker, prisoner, a hero to Lenin and Scotland’s greatest ever revolutionary: the extraordinary life and times of John Maclean

I talk to the biographer fighting to keep Maclean’s memory alive 100 years after his death

🤜🤛

‘He was the victim of calculated political murder by the British state’

My long read in @heraldscotland.bsky.social on the life and death of Scotland’s greatest socialist revolutionary John Maclean

Here is a taster

And here is a link to the full article www.heraldscotland.com/news/2589654...

'Too few people know about Maclean and the role he played in shaping left politics' A new biography charts the life and death of the socialist firebrand John Maclean. Our Writer at Large talks to author Donald Robertson about a man…

‘He was the victim of political murder’: the life & death of Scotland’s greatest socialist revolutionary

It’s more than 100 years since the death of John Maclean, so hated and feared by the state he was hounded, jailed and tormented to death. I talk to his biographer

In @heraldscotland.bsky.social

Cheers

The King is mad

Thanks Ian