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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

Covid-19 Pandemic·Featured Articles

North and Coronavirus crisis: Emergency measures needed

No loss of jobs or income! Put public health before private profit! The spread of the novel coronavirus Covid-19 has become a major health crisis, unlike anything seen in a century. At the time of writing, around 156 countries have been impacted,

Mar 16, 2020

North: New Decade, Same Approach

by Daniel Waldron Almost exactly three years after its collapse in the wake of the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scandal, the Northern Ireland Assembly reconvened on Saturday 11th January and elected a new Executive. This followed an agreement between the DUP, Sinn

Jan 17, 2020

News & Analysis

Elections in the North: A socialist and labour alternative is needed

The stunning electoral upset delivered by Jeremy Corbyn on the basis of a radical, left platform has had an electrifying impact and is potentially a historic turning point. He has engaged a new generation of youth in politics and smashed the lie

Jun 21, 2017

Featured Articles·News & Analysis·The North

North: Divisive election a warning to the workers’ movement

By Daniel Waldron The snap Northern Ireland Assembly election took place in the aftermath of the ‘cash for ash’ scandal which emerged in December, the most recent in a series of debacles which left Stormont – and particularly the DUP – shrouded

Mar 16, 2017

Featured Articles·News & Analysis·The North

Northern Assembly election – a Labour Alternative is needed!

The RHI scandal will mean that, while little is done to help the 42% of people here who live in fuel poverty, Northern Ireland’s Ferrari showroom will be kept cosy at a profit using public funds for the next 20 years. In

Jan 17, 2017

News & Analysis·The North

Jeremy Corbyn, Northern Ireland & building a working class alternative

By Kevin Henry The rise of Jeremy Corbyn in the Labour leadership contest marks a very welcome political upheaval in British society. It is a clear rebuff to the idea that society has moved to the right and that the austerity agenda

Sep 10, 2015

News & Analysis·The North

Stormont Executive plunged into crisis

Recent killings create new crisis in Stormon

Sep 6, 2015

News & Analysis·The North

Stormont faces crisis over welfare reform

Only weeks after the “historic” Stormont House Agreement, the Assembly Executive hit another bump in the road, with Sinn Féin withdrawing support for the programme of attacks of benefits known as welfare “reform”.

Mar 11, 2015

News & Analysis·The North

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

Nov 12, 2014

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North: Water charges – we won’t pay!

North and Coronavirus crisis: Emergency measures needed

North: New Decade, Same Approach

Elections in the North: A socialist and labour alternative is needed

North: Divisive election a warning to the workers’ movement

Northern Assembly election – a Labour Alternative is needed!

Jeremy Corbyn, Northern Ireland & building a working class alternative

Stormont Executive plunged into crisis

Stormont faces crisis over welfare reform

Northern Ireland: Draft Budget is a neo-liberal programme of austerity

Socialist Alternative – Marxist journal of Solidarity

Divide & Rule pamphlet by Peter Hadden