Month: April 2019
29 posts
Review: Milkman by Anna Burns
Milkman By Anna Burns Published by Faber, 2018 Reviewed by Cerys Falvey Whilst a somewhat difficult read Milkman…
Killing of Lyra McKee- Trade unions must show way forward
Socialist Party statement, 26 April 2019 The killing of Lyra McKee on Thursday April 19th sent a wave…
The Revolutionary Ideas of Rosa Luxemburg
January marked the 100th anniversary of the murder of the outstanding revolutionary socialist leader, Rosa Luxemburg. In this…
Venezuela: once again in the crosshairs of imperialism
On 23 January 2019, Juan Guaidó declared himself interim president of Venezuela. Shortly afterwards, he was recognised as…
Socialist challenge to sectarian status quo
By Daniel Waldron In Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh, Socialist Party member Donal O’Cofaigh is fighting for a council seat…
Euro elections: Vote no.1 Rita Harrold
From the housing crisis, to the cervical cancer scandal, to climate change – capitalism’s profit motive clashes with…
Trade unionists respond to killing of Lyra McKee
Working class people from across the sectarian divide in Northern Ireland were revulsed by the shooting and death…
1919: Workers’ revolution shakes the world
By Cillian Gillespie “Ireland must ready itself for when Europe may be run by councils of soldiers, workers…
Bloody Sunday: No justice, only insults
By Michael O’Brien The decision by the Director of Public Prosecutions in the North to proceed with the…
Sri Lanka: No to terrorist bombing-For workers unity to defeat racism and division
Statement from United Socialist Party (our sister organisation in Sri Lanka) The United Socialist Party in Sri Lanka,…