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Waiting list crisis: Fight to reclaim our NHS!
No more cuts and privatisation! Kick out the profiteers! By Eóin Dawson In April, Health Minister Robin Swann admitted that it could take 10 years to address the waiting list crisis in Northern...
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LEFT WING MAJORITY IN UNISON NEC ELECTIONS: NOW TRANSFORM THE UNION!
In a result which has bucked the current trend of elections in the trade unions, the left secured a victory in the UNISON national executive committee (NEC) elections by winning a majority for the...
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Stormont stumbles on – but for how long?
Build a socialist alternative to the dead-end of sectarian division Paul Givan and Michelle O’Neill have been nominated as First and Deputy First Minister, following the British government’s...
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The rise and fall of Edwin Poots – and what it means for the ‘peace process’
Edwin Poots’s brief tenure as DUP leader has come to an abrupt and somewhat farcical end. The nature of his rapid rise and fall, however, underlines the deep instability, not just in his party, but in...
View ArticlePIP scandal: Kick out Capita and all profiteers!
No one should live in poverty – take the wealth off the billionaires By Michael Marron Northern Ireland has been rife with public scandals over the past number of years, with the latest affecting some...
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NIPSA General Secretary: Left victory but serious challenges ahead
For the first time in its history, members of the Northern Ireland Public Service Alliance (NIPSA) – the largest public sector union here – have elected Broad Left endorsed candidate, Carmel Gates, as...
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Don’t let the Tories whitewash the Troubles!
The Tory government is attempting to end all prosecutions for incidents related to the Troubles – as well as civil cases and inquests – through the unilateral imposition of a ‘statute of limitations’....
View ArticleNational Insurance hike: Tories rob workers to pay private health fat cats
By Daniel Waldron The Tories’ planned National Insurance rise is another attack on low and middle-income workers – many already struggling to make ends meet – from a government which shamelessly...
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Fight for genuinely integrated education
This month sees the 40th anniversary of Lagan College, Northern Ireland’s first integrated school. Opening their doors in September 1981 they welcomed just 28 students, under police presence and...
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Pride goes rural — Fight for LGBTQ+ liberation!
Today, Omagh Pride will make its debut. Alongside Mid-Ulster Pride, we are now beginning to see Pride events outside of the main cities. This is a reflection of an important positive shift in social...
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NHS workers speak out against low pay and unsafe staffing levels
The NHS staff shortage is endangering the lives of patients and health workers themselves. This was plainly displayed on september 6th when it was reported that 613 people had spent more than 12 hours...
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Blah, Blah Blah from Stormont on the climate crisis
“Blah, blah, blah” is how Greta Thunberg has described what we get from politicians across the world. This is strikingly seen at the COP26 climate conference where world leaders “lobbied” to water...
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Oppose Nolan’s transphobic crusade
Another month goes by, and the right-wing media commentators spin their tombola for deciding who it will be that launches the next attack on the LGBTQ+ community. This time around it’s Stephen Nolan,...
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Capitalism Kills: Build a Mass Struggle for Refugee Rights
This was mass murder. The horrific tragedy that unfolded on 24 November was predictable and predicted. Right-wing governments on both sides of the English Channel now point fingers at one another and...
View ArticleAttempt to restrict abortion rights defeated – pressure on political parties...
By Rebecca Jane McMonagle The Severe Fetal Impairment Abortion (Amendment) Bill was narrowly rejected by Stormont in December. Introduced by DUP MLA Paul Givan and backed by anti-choice MLAs in the...
View ArticleEnergy cost hikes: Take the energy companies into public ownership
By Eoin Dawson From December 2021, Firmus energy implemented a 38% rise in the cost of gas across their “Ten Towns” network area. This follows a 35% hike in October and the previous 18% hike, earlier...
View ArticleBosses face wave of workers action across Northern Ireland: Trade unions must...
In this “post-lockdown” economy most of the developed world is facing the worst labour shortages since the late 1990s. Workers are facing rapidly rising inflation and huge increases in the cost of...
View ArticleStormont Embroiled in Crisis: We need a Socialist alternative
By Sean Burns Jeffery Donaldson, the leader of the DUP, has been threatening to collapse the institutions, by removing executive ministers if article 16 is not triggered by the British government. A...
View ArticleReview: Belfast directed by Kenneth Branagh
Reviewed by Eoin Dawson Kenneth Branagh’s biopic, Belfast, released in January 2022 to much applause. But for many Belfast natives, it fell flat. The film opens like an on-screen city break brochure,...
View Article“The cost of living is increasing very rapidly, and our wages are not keeping...
Council workers organised in Unite have taken strike action in Northern Ireland this week, along with education and refuse workers. The strike follows an overwhelming vote to reject an insulting pay...
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