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.
Element Six must immeditately honour agreed pension payments
The Socialist Party TD for Dublin West, Joe Higgins, has called on Element Six, which is a subsidiary of the incredibly wealthy mutlinational De Beers to immediately honour the agreed payments into its Defined Benefit Pension Scheme, after it announced that it is winding up
NI: Step up the pressure after N30
Public sector workers have sent a very loud message to the Northern Ireland Assembly and the Conservative/Liberal Democrat government. Three million workers belonging to twenty eight unions have walked out in defence of their pensions and the public services which all depend
Eurozone: Into the abyss?
The Eurozone is at a tipping point. EU leaders are in disarray and have no clear strategy for resolving the crisis. Fragmentation of the Eurozone could trigger another deep financial crisis and global economic downturn. socialistparty.net analyses the crisis.
The truth about Ireland’s super-rich
Albert Einstein once defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results each time. In the last three years successive budgets have resulted in €20 billion being taken out of the Irish economy through austerity and
Anglo debt repayment to cost €65 billion!
Back in February, Enda Kenny said that if elected to government Fine Gael wouldn’t put “another cent” of taxpayers’ money into Anglo Irish Bank. Kenny also said “The junior, and senior, and non-guaranteed bondholders are going to have to pay the price”.
Bondholders have 100 times more wealth than Ireland
Responding to the handing over of €715 million of tax payers money to senior unsecure bondholders Joe Higgins TD said
€715m to Anglo Bondholder is a betrayal by the government
Socialist Party councillor Mick Barry this morning said that the Government's plans to hand over 715 million euro tomorrow for unsecured unguaranteed Anglo Irish Bank bonds represents a betrayal of ordinary Irish taxpayers.
Presidential & Dublin West polls show growing desire for change
Labour had a good day, but it's downhill from here Excellent performance by the Socialist Party / United Left Alliance in Dublin West
Defend Blanchardstown Hospital: Rebuke Labour & Fine Gael
Minister Leo Varadkar has disgracefully attacked the Defend Blanchardstown Hospital Campaign, that involves many hospital staff, claiming it is scaremongering and exaggerating about the threat to the hospital's future. He dismisses the concerns of the doctors, nurses and staff. Ruth Coppinger says,
Dublin West By Election Final Message: Elect Ruth Coppinger
Labour & Fine Gael's Household Tax will start at €100 but will rise to €1000 They have 113 - don’t give the Government another TD Labour hasn’t delivered change - so elect Ruth Coppinger, Socialist Party/United Alliance