Britain – Trotskyism on trial
Feb 17, 2010
Trade union activists expect class bias in the courts and employment tribunals. But rarely has a tribunal delivered such a blatantly biased judgment based
Reinstate sacked Green Isle workers
Feb 16, 2010
Joe Higgins, Socialist Party MEP demands Green Isle Foods reinstate three sacked workers as recommended by Labour Relations Commission.
Successful Anti-Water Charges Forum
Feb 16, 2010
Over 100 people packed into the Teachers’ Club in Dublin, last Saturday, to attend an anti-water charges forum convened by Joe Higgins, Socialist Party
The health crisis hasn’t gone away
Feb 16, 2010
New "trolley watch” figures released by the Irish Nurses & Midwives Organisation (INMO) show that on 20 January, over 500 patients had the "luxury"
Big Business is ruining football
Feb 16, 2010
Recent revelations about Manchester Utd’s huge debts have placed a question mark over the viability of football in its current form – profit driven
Vancouver Winter Olympics…debts and environmental damage
Feb 12, 2010
The Winter Olympics and Paralympics come to the Vancouver-Whistler area of Canada in February and March. No doubt, many Canadians are looking forward to
Joe Higgins call for Halifax to be taken into Public Ownership
Feb 12, 2010
Responding to the news of Bank of Scotland (Ireland)'s decision to close its Halifax outlets with the resulting loss of 750 jobs Socialist Party
Joe Higgins MEP welcomes European Parliament’s rejection of SWIFT agreement
Feb 12, 2010
I welcome the defeat of the SWIFT agreement in the European Parliament. This proposal is a crude attempt to use the threat of terrorism