Public sector strike – a premature suspension, but the fight isn’t over
Solidarity TD, Ruth Coppinger and Solidarity Councillor, Kate Relihan on the picket lines in Dublin 15.
The movement from below – working class self-organisation
In the last six years, austerity was imposed without the same level of protest as took place in other countries. Working class people were reeling from the shock of the recession and, of course, given no lead by the union leadership. Now,
Paul Murphy TD calls for new political movement to challenge in every constituency at general election
Mass movement against water charges & austerity can launch political arm for the 99%.
Capitalist media: cheerleaders for austerity
Socialist Party TD, Ruth Coppinger’s assertion that Independent Newspapers champion austerity, has drawn squawks of indignation from the media. In an attempt to rebuke this, Brendan O’Connor (presumably with a straight face) claimed: “[The Irish Independent] has campaigned hugely against austerity for
Help us fight the attacks by the media and establishment
The Socialist Party is coming under attack from all the major media outlets, particularly the billionaire owned Independent Newspapers, and the main parties of the wealthy elite in this country. These different sections of the capitalist establishment have a lot of financial
Lies & distortions against community protests, the AAA & the Socialist Party but Government & Water Charges completely undermined
A week can be a very long time in politics. On Saturday 15 November, following an anti-water charges protest in Jobstown, Tallaght, where Tánaiste Joan Burton was delayed in a car for two and a half hours, the entire media, government and establishment went
Government “concessions” will be worth nothing in a few years
‘Concessions’ by a Government Reeling in Panic will be worth nothing in a few years.
Water Charges protest in Jobstown: Our answer to Leo Varadkar
After 6 years of savage austerity and bullying, ordinary people are fighting back and you better listen!
Northern Ireland: Draft Budget is a neo-liberal programme of austerity
The passing of the Draft Budget by the Stormont Executive has blown apart the pretense of opposition to cuts by the politicians in the Assembly. By voting for the Draft Budget, the DUP and Sinn Féin are agreeing to make horrific cuts
How the AAA won a By-Election and the way forward for the Left
Stunning Dublin By-Election victory, huge water protests and a new chapter for working class resistance
AAA – building a movement for the 99%
What party represents the hundreds of thousands of people who took to the streets on 11 October and 1 November (and the many others not on those marches who applaud them)? It's obvious there is a gaping political vacuum, with no major