Seán RainfordDefending NeutralityIreland’s role in international affairs has been honourable, let’s not throw it away.6 min read·Jun 10, 2022----
Seán RainfordThe Purpose of LabourDespite massive change in the last century, the need for a party of workers is as great today as ever9 min read·Mar 20, 2022----
Seán RainfordWhy Labour should own its mistakesThe party’s recovery depends on confronting its past, not ignoring it7 min read·Jan 2, 2022----
Seán RainfordSocial Democracy isn’t enough anymore, we need Economic DemocracyWorker Control and the renewal of Democratic Socialism6 min read·Oct 23, 2021--1--1
Seán RainfordIs a ‘Unionism of People’ possible?In the wake of the John Hume’s death last August, many politicians and commentators rightly hailed his legacy as the redefinition of what…6 min read·Sep 9, 2021----
Seán RainfordHappy May DayThere can be no dignity in Labour until Labour knows no master — James Connolly3 min read·May 1, 2021----
Seán RainfordSocialism and Republican FreedomThe left shouldn’t abandon the cause of liberty to the right-wing, especially when it’s so central to socialist struggle.8 min read·Apr 3, 2021----
Seán RainfordEurope’s Democracy ProblemWe need to take Eurosceptic criticisms of the EU seriously9 min read·Feb 5, 2021----
Seán RainfordAll parties should push for Irish UnitySinn Féin’s opponents like to remind them that they don’t have a monopoly on the unity issue — if only they followed through with this.5 min read·Oct 28, 2020----
Seán RainfordJerusalem in retreat: Learning the right lessons from the UK Labour Party lossI recently had the opportunity to read George Orwell’s The Lion and the Unicorn. Written in 1941, at the height of the Battle of Britain…8 min read·Aug 17, 2020----
