Month: January 2014
35 posts
Haass talks failure – Sectarian politicians cannot find way forward
The scene seemed set for yet another 'landmark' deal in the history of the peace process. The negotiations continued into the early hours of New Year's Eve. Yet – despite six months of work and 33 days of negotiations and much fanfare – the talks process led by US diplomat Richard Haass failed to reach agreement between the five Assembly Executive parties on how to deal with parades, the past, flags and emblems, with only the nationalist parties endorsing the final draft proposals.
Britain: Unite all workers to end bosses’ race to the bottom
In Britain much of the right-wing media whipped up hostility and alarm in the run up to the 1 January end of restrictions on entry to Britain for people from Romania and Bulgaria
EU military operations offer no way forward for the peoples of Central African Republic
Use of Irish troops should be ruled out in any EU military adventure.
Minister’s ignorant comments on Qatar stadiums shows he regards dead migrant workers as ‘non people’
The approach on Middle East trade mission puts Ireland’s trade policy firmly in the camp the fundamentalist free trade hawks.
Anelka’s salute a scandal – kick racism out of football
Although Nicolas Anelka has never been far from controversy, the West Broms striker’s behaviour took a darker turn when he performed the ‘quenelle’ salute after scoring against West Ham. The quenelle, described as an inverse Nazi salute was invented by French comedian Dieudonné M'bala who has been convicted for hate-speech several times.
Commemorating the 95th anniversary of the death of Rosa Luxemburg
"She was always ready to take up the cause of the suffering and the oppressed; she felt doubly every blow that fell on others. The deepest sympathy with all those who were humiliated or wronged was the mainspring of her active life and was vibrant in her every word, even her loftiest theoretical abstractions." - Paul Froelich, Luxemburg's colleague and biographer.
MEP writes to Taoiseach about Human Rights in Saudi Arabia & Qatar
Socialist Party MEP has written to Taoiseach Enda Kenny about his incredible praise for brutal dictatorships in his trade mission to the Middle East. The full text of the letter, which sets out some of the reality of workers', women's and human rights in Saudi Arabia and Qatar, is below.
US: Kshama Sawant inauguration speech
Below we publish the text of today’s speech by Kshama Sawant, newly elected Seattle city councillor from Socialist Alternative (CWI in USA). A video of the speech can be see here (starting 29 minutes in).
Taoiseach puts profits for big business ahead of human rights on tour of Gulf dictatorships
Commenting on the Taoiseach’s tour of the Gulf States, Paul Murphy MEP commented: “I find the comments from…
Limerick AAA Statement on City of Culture
Call for new, representative committee to run City of Culture events Focus should be celebrating local artists and…
