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‘Blah, Blah Blah’ from Stormont on the climate crisis
“Blah, blah, blah” is how Greta Thunberg has described what we get from politicians across the world. This…
North: Fight for genuinely integrated education
By Emma Ward This month sees the 40th anniversary of Lagan College, Northern Ireland’s first integrated school. Opening…
50 years since internment – what did Marxists say?
By Kevin Henry This week marks the fiftieth anniversary of Operation Demetrius and the start of internment without…
North: Don’t let the Tories whitewash the Troubles!
By Kevin Henry The Tory government is attempting to end all prosecutions for incidents related to the Troubles…
The rise and fall of Edwin Poots – and what it means for the ‘peace process’
Edwin Poots’s brief tenure as DUP leader has come to an abrupt and somewhat farcical end. The nature…
North: Poots victory ushers in a new period of instability
By Kevin Henry In the wake of Arlene Foster’s seemingly sudden resignation as DUP leader, Edwin Poots has…
Hospitality reopens in the North: Workers must be organised
by Neil Moore The announcement of the reopening of hospitality venues by the Northern Ireland Executive has been…
Socialist Party statement on the rioting in Belfast
No going back! Fight for working-class unity! Protests and rioting have taken place over recent days in Protestant…
“Troubled Times” republished – a Marxist guide to the national question
The national question is probably the most debated question in Irish politics. And for good reason! Irish history,…
North: Unison members’ backlash – how should trade unionists respond?
One hundred and ten British Army medics have been deployed to Northern Ireland hospitals to assist with the…
