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North: We need proper PPE NOW!
The Tory Government and Assembly Executive have referred to the Covid-19 pandemic as a war. However, across many areas of our health and social care service, the staff who are on the frontline of this war have not been supplied with the protection they need.
Covid-19: State must act to support workers in the arts
By Martina Stafford The precarious conditions of work for artists and performers has been acutely exposed by the…
New abortion regulations in the North: the struggle for bodily autonomy continues
These changes are very welcome and are the result of years of campaigning by activists, including members of the Socialist Party and ROSA
Iran & Covid-19: Trump’s criminal sanctions amount to biological warfare
By Dean O’Donnell 2020 got off to an alarming start with the US government assasination of Iranian General…
Workers cannot wait to safeguard their health – unions must act
By Mick Barry TD On Weds 25 March 1,000 workers at Moy Park Portadown walked off the job…
Britain/North: Lockdown, Covid-19 Bill and defending democratic rights
By Kevin Henry “Herd immunity, protect the economy, and if that means some pensioners die, too bad” –…
North & Covid-19: Prioritise public health, not private profit
By Pat Lawlor, NIPSA (Northern Ireland Public Service Alliance) Vice-President (Personal Capacity) By Pat Lawlor, NIPSA Belfast Health…
North and COVID-19: Mass layoffs of hospitality workers
By Chris Stewart, Unite Hospitality (personal capacity) In the midst of the Covid-19 crisis, the announcement by employers…
Starbucks & Nespresso’s child labour secret exposed
A boy of ten or twelve carries a sack of coffee beans bigger than his torso up a steep hill. He stops to rub his back, grimacing in pain, then picks up the sack again and carries on. This is the true face of Starbucks and Nespresso, behind the mask of “ethical” corporate branding: children working for 40 hours a week, for about £5 per day.
General Election 2020: Historic result — now how can real change be delivered?
Socialist Party statement on General Election 2020 & what now General Election 2020 was historic. It was only…