Fuelling world hunger – biofuels not the route to sustainability
Biofuels are fuels that are produced from living or geologically recent organisms such as plants. These have long been regarded by some as a
The article the Sunday Independent refused to print
In the Sunday Independent newspaper on 4 August, Labour Party councillor Richard Humphreys had this article attacking an interview in which I called for
Review: Karl Marx – A Nineteenth Century Life
In this book Jonathan Sperber says he aims to place the great revolutionary thinker and activist firmly in his times. In a comprehensive, readable
Statement by the Socialist Party on water metering & charging
The proposal by the government and Irish Water to install millions of water meters on homes is reactionary and profit-driven and has nothing to
The Socialist Party, repression & prisoners’ rights
An article on the website of the “Republican Network for Unity” has attacked the Socialist Party. This short statement has been issued to categorically
Environment: Climate change accelerates
The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, the main cause of global warming, has reached a critical level. Carbon dioxide is released by the
The lead up to the budget blame-game and the coalition government
A full two and a half months before the Budget is announced on 15 October and the cynical pre-Budget posturing by government ministers is
Solidarity with Dublin Bus workers on strike
Socialist Party TD Joe Higgins and MEP Paul Murphy support the strike action being taken by SIPTU, NBRU and TSSA Dublin Bus workers.