Stormont’s education fiasco
Abolish the transfer tests and academic selectionFight for free, high-quality education for all Only six days out from the sitting of a post-primary transfer test – in the context of rising Covid...
View ArticleQueen’s students and workers organise against exploitation
End the marketisation of education! Over 1,800 students at Queen’s University have signed an open letter calling for a Student Safety Net in the midst of the Covid crisis. This follows the launching...
View ArticleAbortion access still denied by Stormont
By Cerys Falvey Women and pregnant people in Northern Ireland are again being forced to travel in order to access early medical abortion services. As of 5th January, the South Eastern Health and...
View ArticleJustice4Noah
By Paddy Meehan A full inquest into the tragic death of Noah Donohoe is scheduled for January 2022. The 14-year-old went missing near Belfast city centre on 21st June 2020 on his way to meet friends...
View ArticleGovernments pass the buck for Covid-19 surge
By Michael Marron The beginning of 2021 has seen a significant increase in the number of Covid-19 cases across Ireland, North and South. Both states have infection rates among the worst in the world,...
View ArticleUnison members’ backlash: How should trade unionists respond?
One hundred and ten British Army medics have been deployed to Northern Ireland hospitals to assist with the Covid crisis, operating as regular NHS staff. In the aftermath of this announcement, many...
View ArticleCampbell’s bigoted comments & the racism at the heart of the system
By Eóin McCaul DUP MP Gregory Campbell is still refusing to apologise for racist remarks that he made over a recent episode of Songs of Praise. The episode in question, the final of the competition...
View Article1990s: How workers resisted sectarian bloodshed
By Chris Stewart The 1992 attack on the Sean Graham bookmakers on the Ormeau Road was part of a wider series of “tit-for-tat” killings carried out by loyalist and republican paramilitaries in this...
View ArticleNHS pay disgrace: Unions should fight for the 15% now!
By Mike Forster, National Chair, Health Campaigns Together (personal capacity) and Socialist Alternative Political Committee – ISA in England & Wales The pitiful submission by the Tories of a 1%...
View ArticleIrish Sea border threatens political instability
By Daniel Waldron As part of the Brexit process, the Northern Ireland Protocol – which came into force on 1st January – has put a regulatory border down the Irish Sea, as the North remains aligned to...
View ArticleJob security under attack – BT Group workers to be balloted for strike action
At a record breaking live stream with over 7,000 members, the Communication Workers’ Union leadership announced that talks with the management of BT Group (BT, EE and Openreach) had broken down, and...
View ArticleGreens back “progressive” water charges
By Daniel Waldron In the North, Green Party leader Clare Bailey has restated her party’s support for “progressive” domestic water charges. The bulk of waste in our water system does not take place in...
View ArticleStormont draft budget a “slap in the face” for frontline workers
By Thomas Carmichael Against the backdrop of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and the consequent social and economic hardships that have been inflicted on ordinary people as a result, the Stormont draft...
View ArticleResist Stormont’s assault on abortion rights – Access on the NHS in Northern...
By Lucy Marron Just one week after International Women’s Day, a bill seeking to restrict abortion access in cases of non-fatal fetal abnormality was backed by a majority of MLAs and passed its second...
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Conversion therapy victory: Let’s consign homophobia to the history books!
By Rory Howard On 20th April, a motion calling on the Minister for Communities to bring forward legislation to ban conversion therapy “in all its forms” was put to the Assembly. The motion argued that...
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As hospitality reopens – workers can fight for better, not just return to...
by Neil Moore The announcement of the reopening of hospitality venues by the Northern Ireland Executive has been widely welcomed by workers and young people, including those working in the industry....
View ArticleFoster resignation signals turning point
Arlene Foster’s sudden announcement of her intention to resign as leader of the DUP and First Minister is an important turning point in politics in Northern Ireland. Only the day before the...
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Poots victory ushers in new period of instability
In the wake of Arlene Foster’s seemingly sudden resignation as DUP leader, Edwin Poots has narrowly defeated Jeffrey Donaldson in a leadership election, something unprecedented in the party’s history....
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Lessons of the Hovis strike: when we fight, we can win!
By Ann Orr In May, Hovis workers in Belfast won an 8% pay increase over two years through a determined, all-out strike that lasted for 11 days. The actions of this workforce are an inspiration to...
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BLM activists vindicated: Drop the fines now!
Build a socialist alternative to racism, sectarianism and oppression The Socialist Party welcomes the announcement from the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) that all charges related to last summer’s...
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