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DUP
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North: Sectarian tensions & cost of living crisis – workers’ movement must act urgently
Statement by the Socialist Party Amidst the cost-of-living crisis that has already led to 76% of people in…
North: From ‘historic election’ to new crisis at Stormont
By Kevin Henry This year’s Assembly election was historic, with Sinn Féin emerging as the largest party, the…
Northern Assembly elections: We need a socialist alternative to sectarian division
By Daniel Waldron THE OVERARCHING nature of the Assembly election on 5 May will, unfortunately, be deeply sectarian.…
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…
North and Coronavirus crisis: Emergency measures needed
No loss of jobs or income! Put public health before private profit! The spread of the novel coronavirus…
Towards a United Ireland?
By Kevin Henry The week after the election in the South, which saw Sinn Féin win the largest…
North: New Decade, Same Approach
by Daniel Waldron Almost exactly three years after its collapse in the wake of the Renewable Heat Incentive…
Northern Ireland general election: Voters punish main parties as Unionists lose majority
By Daniel Waldron Both the main parties in Northern Ireland – the DUP and Sinn Féin – saw…
NI general election: Pacts and polarisation
In Britain, the Brexit crisis will be a key issue in the general election. However, there will also…
