Comment & Other

Martin goes to the White House – bowing the knee to corporate America’s new fascistic leader

By Eddie McCabe Donald Trump has been on a political rampage since retaking the White House in February, openly displaying all his vulgarity, cruelty and spite – both in the policies he’s pursuing and in the manner he’s pursuing them. While ordinary

Mar 8, 2025

Comment & Other·News & Analysis

Obituary: Paddy Hill (1944-2025)

By Dave Vallely “The police told us from the start that they knew we hadn’t done it. They told us they didn’t care who done it. They told us that they were going to frame us. Justice? I don’t think them people

Jan 9, 2025

Comment & Other·Featured Articles·News & Analysis

Debate: The folly of rising and falling with Sinn Féin – a reply to Rupture & PBP

Last year we published an article titled ‘Sinn Féin, PBP and the question of a left government in Ireland’, critiquing a PBP pamphlet on the topic.1 In March, PBP members Aprillle Scully and Diarmuid Flood published a reply, ‘Debating Left Government’, in

Aug 23, 2024

Anti-racism·Comment & Other·News & Analysis

Sinn Féin, immigration and a further shift to the right – PBP should cease advocating for SF

By Eddie McCabe Sinn Féin’s official review of its poor results in the local and European elections not surprisingly singled out immigration as being the decisive issue in it losing the ‘trust and support’ of its base. This analysis fits neatly into

Jul 30, 2024

Comment & Other·Socialist Feminism

A crisis in International Socialist Alternative (ISA)

Content warning: abuse, betrayal of survivors This statement is issued by the Faction to Defend Safeguarding, Socialist Feminism and Internal Democracy (SSFID), an organised opposition within the International Socialist Alternative (ISA). It was initiated by members in the ISA’s leading bodies who,

Apr 18, 2024

Comment & Other·Elections·Latest·News & Analysis

What’s behind Sinn Féin’s decline in the polls?

By Eddie McCabe The Politico website’s poll of polls shows that Sinn Féin’s support has been in consistent decline since late September 2023, falling from an average of 33% to 28%. One poll in the Business Post in January put Sinn Féin’s

Feb 24, 2024

Comment & Other·News & Analysis

Sinn Féin preparing for power in the South: Can it deliver real change?

For many months now support for Sinn Féin in the South has been elevated in opinion polls, reaching as high as 35% and raising the prospect of it leading the next government with Mary Lou McDonald as Taoiseach. Posed by some as

Mar 4, 2022

Comment & Other

Solidarity Policy on Dealing with Complaints of Sexual Harassment or Assault

Solidarity is committed to the struggle of the working class and all the oppressed for socialist change by overthrowing capitalism as a system, and all the injustices and inequalities that this system perpetuates. This includes sexism in all its forms. To this end,

Nov 30, 2019

Comment & Other

Solidarity Procedure for Safeguarding Young People

Scope This procedure must be read and applied in conjunction with the policy for safeguarding young people. This procedure applies to all members of the party. Definitions “The party”, refers to Solidarity. “Member(s)” refers to any member of Solidarity. The term young

Nov 30, 2019

Comment & Other

Solidarity Policy on Safeguarding Young People

This policy applies to any member, supporter or participant at events organised by the Solidarity who is under 18 years of age. This policy flows from the relevant legislation North and South. Parents or carers who attend events with children remain responsible

Nov 30, 2019

Comment & Other

Solidarity Procedure for Reporting Sexual Harassment

The reporting of sexual harassment can be difficult, so Solidarity aims to make the process as clear and straightforward as possible. The term “authoritative member” is used throughout this document. Members are considered authoritative by virtue of; Members will not be considered

Nov 30, 2019

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