Action not “social solidarity” will defeat budget attacks
By Stephen Boyd COMMENTING ON the aftermath of the budget, Stephen Collins political editor of The Irish Times said: “This year the silence has
Deflationary budget will cost jobs and fuel recession
By Kevin McLoughlin AT THE start of his speech, Brian Lenihan talked about taking from each according to their means. It sounded as if
Budget: €90 billion bailout for the super rich
By Michael Murphy IN A graphic validation to the old adage “one law for the rich and one for the poor”, the decision of
Waterford Crystal – Nationalisation was the only option
By Cillian Gillespie and Stephen Boyd AN EIGHT week long occupation of Waterford Crystal ended after the workforce reluctantly voted to accept a "deal".
NI: Visteon workers battle for jobs
Visteon/ Ford workers in Belfast, Basildon and Enfield have taken the lead in the struggle to save jobs. In Belfast the response of the
Joe Higgins v Jim Power debate
recorded 16/04/2009 by Cathal Brennan Videos from last night’s debate in Wynn’s Hotel in Abbey Street Dublin. Jim Power, economist with Friends First, debated
Links
Socialist Party in Northern Ireland – www.socialistpartyni.net Joe Higgins TD – www.joehiggins.ie Paul Murphy MEP – www.paulmurphymep.eu International Committee for a Workers’ International (CWI)
Budget savages workers
By Stephen BoydTHE FIANNA Fail and Green government would like you to believe that the budget has hit everyone equally, but this is a