CWI: History of the Committee for a Workers’ International
40th anniversary of the founding of the CWI.
Acquittal of Sean Fitzpatrick: Who will be held accountable now?
Not just individuals, but also the political and legal system that allowed banks and speculators engage in unbridled profiteering on homes and property, and the media that glorified them, that should be in the dock.
Labour right to be in a panic over Water Tax as electoral slaughter looms
The Labour Party is in an obvious panic over water charges looming large as the Local and European Elections approach. They are right to be. Labour's infamous 'Tesco' Ad during the 2011 General Election Campaign specifically named a Fine Gael water tax
Hillsborough tragedy – the final chapter?
'Heartbreak, tributes, tears' was the headline in the Liverpool Echo as the next chapter in the Hillsborough tragedy unfolded. "Let our kids know that he wasn't a hooligan" was the plea of the widow of victim Patrick Thompson.
Department of Finance ‘cooking the books’ on corporation tax
Technical Paper Author, Seamus Coffey has previously estimated ‘implicit corporate tax rate’ as 8%. Paper itself admits ‘implicit tax rate’ of 5.9% in 2012
Grandiose promises of ‘better and cheaper’ single-tier health care system are a sham
Responding to the government's white paper advocating universal health insurance, Conor Mac Liam, husband of Susie Long and Anti Austerity Alliance candidate in the upcoming local elections in Kilkenny said:
90 corporations responsible for two thirds of global emissions
Individualizing the cause of climate change will only conceal the truth. A study published in the journal Climate Change indicated that since the dawn of the Industrial Era just 90 companies have caused two thirds of all man-made global warming emissions. All
Statement on proposals for a Dublin Mayor
Socialist Party demands stand alone Plebiscite whereby massively far-reaching proposals can be properly debated. Forcing a Plebiscite on May 23 along with Local and Euro Elections, with no adequate time for debate, would be anti-democratic and unacceptable.
State must build public housing
Despite more than 289,000 vacant dwellings in Census 2011, there is the most serious housing crisis seen in this country for decades. Few of these vacant properties are being turned over to the state. Many are being deliberately held onto by developers,
Taking a stand against fracking
Leading anti-fracking campaigner and Socialist Party member Donal O'Cofaigh has been selected by anti-fracking activists to stand as a local election candidate in Enniskillen in May. Here he outlines the importance of the election campaign and the fight for a seat to
Socialist Alternative – Marxist journal of Solidarity
Divide & Rule pamphlet by Peter Hadden
