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North: No going back! Working-class & young people can unite to defeat paramilitary violence & sectarianism

Statement by the Socialist Party News broke on Wednesday night of the attempted killing of a police officer in Omagh. He was shot multiple times by masked gunmen after a youth football coaching session. Early reports suggest this was likely an attack

Feb 25, 2023

News & Analysis·The North

North: Water charges – we won’t pay!

By Daniel Waldron The threat of water charges is back on the agenda. In a statement regarding the next Northern Ireland budget, Tory Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris said that “difficult choices cannot be deferred any longer” and that water charges are one of the

Feb 22, 2023

Featured Articles·News & Analysis·The North

North: Solidarity with NHS workers – strike together to save our NHS

For years health and social care workers have been treated with disdain by politicians in Westminster and Stormont. While they were happy to call health and social care workers “heroes” and clap on doorsteps during the pandemic, their actions revealed their real

Dec 12, 2022

Featured Articles·News & Analysis·The North

North: Sectarian tensions & cost of living crisis – workers’ movement must act urgently

Statement by the Socialist Party Amidst the cost-of-living crisis that has already led to 76% of people in Northern Ireland living in fuel poverty and significant workplace struggles for higher wages, the Stormont crisis is intensifying. Establishment politicians here and their counterparts

Nov 17, 2022

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Statement on Queen’s death, King’s ‘ascension’ and the British monarchy

On 8 September 2022, Queen Elizabeth II died, ending the longest reign of any British monarch. In Northern Ireland, her death, the events around it, the actions of the establishment as well as how the worker’s movement responds can have significant consequences.

Sep 18, 2022

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Interview with Interface worker: “We put manners on this company”

Workers at Interface Europe, a flooring manufacturer based in Craigavon, have won a 15.25% pay increase after taking a week of effective strike action which shut down production at the site. Neil Moore, the Unite regional officer representing the workers and a

Jul 17, 2022

Featured Articles·News & Analysis·The North

North: From ‘historic election’ to new crisis at Stormont

By Kevin Henry This year’s Assembly election was historic, with Sinn Féin emerging as the largest party, the first non-Unionist party to do so in the 101-year history of the state. As Lewis Goodwall, policy editor for BBC Newsnight put it, “Northern

Jul 2, 2022

News & Analysis·The North

Oppose Tories’ legacy bill #billofshame

The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill is a historic act of cowardice from the Tories and a slap in the face to anyone who has lost a loved one to the unspeakable violence of the Troubles. The Bill, introduced by

Jun 16, 2022

News & Analysis·The North

North: Springtime of discontent – co-ordinated action can win real pay rises

Editorial from the Socialist, paper of the Socialist Party in the North “SPRINGTIME OF DISCONTENT” was the headline carried by the Belfast Newsletter on 1 April 2022. An apt description of the current wave of industrial unrest and a warning to the

Apr 22, 2022

Featured Articles·News & Analysis·The North

Northern Assembly elections: We need a socialist alternative to sectarian division

By Daniel Waldron THE OVERARCHING nature of the Assembly election on 5 May will, unfortunately, be deeply sectarian. Sinn Féin will appeal to Catholic voters to return them as the largest party, which they pose as a step towards securing a border

Apr 19, 2022

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North: No going back! Working-class & young people can unite to defeat paramilitary violence & sectarianism

North: Water charges – we won’t pay!

North: Solidarity with NHS workers – strike together to save our NHS

North: Sectarian tensions & cost of living crisis – workers’ movement must act urgently

Statement on Queen’s death, King’s ‘ascension’ and the British monarchy

Interview with Interface worker: “We put manners on this company”

North: From ‘historic election’ to new crisis at Stormont

Oppose Tories’ legacy bill #billofshame

North: Springtime of discontent – co-ordinated action can win real pay rises

Northern Assembly elections: We need a socialist alternative to sectarian division

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Divide & Rule pamphlet by Peter Hadden