Month: November 2014
20 posts
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…
Answering the lies- Liverpool’s battle against Thatcher
In the past number of weeks the Socialist Party has come under ferocious attack from the media and capitalist establishment generally in the context of the growing revolt against water charges. This attack has involved distorting our ideas and lying about our history.
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…
Israel-Palestine: Netanyahu threatens “heavy hand” response to synagogue attacks
New rounds of repression answered by new wave of rage and protest
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: 20 years after the ceasefires
In 1994, the IRA and Loyalist paramilitaries called ceasefires. Four years later the Good Friday agreement was declared to mark the end of the ‘Troubles'.
Austerity means 130,000 more children living in poverty
A recent UNICEF report has highlighted the shameful growth of child poverty since 2008, as a result of the crisis and the austerity policies that have gone with it.
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 to vital services at a time when they are needed most.
Berlin Wall – 25 years since November 9
While, for millions, the 1989 opening of the Berlin Wall was rightly celebrated as a great victory for democratic rights, the official celebrations to mark its 25th anniversary have been dominated by anti-socialist propaganda.