tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591186784456519139.post4150734538806490016..comments2024-01-02T17:38:32.872+00:00Comments on Economics of Imperialism: Some Books #2Tony Norfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03896437404164741498noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3591186784456519139.post-56359929378385472472017-12-25T23:28:52.239+00:002017-12-25T23:28:52.239+00:00It was a bit different in Scotland to England. Re...It was a bit different in Scotland to England. Republicans 'on the run' found Scotland to be a good refuge and Irish republican speakers were very popular in Scotland, at meetings organised by currents like the SLP. James Connolly, of course, was one of the key founders of the SLP. An interesting link is Sean McLoughlin, the guy Connolly appointed as commandant-general when he was incapacitated by wounds towards the end of the Easter Rising. McLoughlin, who became part of the first CPI, founded by Roddy Connolly, subsequently spent a lot of time in Scotland and was one of the SLP's most popular public speakers, addressing meetings on aspects of Marxism and on the Irish struggle. Charlie McGuire's recent bio of Sean is well worth reading. So, while I agree with you about the British labour movement, there were one or two somewhat brighter spots. I think the Scottish working class experience of the clearances etc provided a bit of affinity/solidarity - ie it wasn't just Irish workers in Glasgow etc who were sympathetic. On Sylvia Pankhurst, she strongly supported the Easter Rebellion and, indeed, had been expelled from the feminist WSPU because she supported the workers in the great Dublin lockout of 1913 and spoke on a platform with Larkin in Manchester. <br /><br />Philip Ferguson Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00890189263552116129noreply@blogger.com