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Northern Ireland
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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…
Brexit: Trade unionists must stand for workers’ unity
By Kevin Henry As we go to press, it is over 750 days since the Stormont institutions collapsed…
Brexit and the border: A warning to the workers movement
By Socialist Party reporter On March 29th 2019 the United Kingdom is scheduled to leave the European Union.…
North- Bonfire debate can ignite conflict
In the aftermath of the Eleventh Night bonfires last year, Belfast City Council passed a Sinn Féin motion…
Misogyny, sexism & capitalism in the dock
The outcome of the Belfast rape trial saw an explosion of spontaneous demonstrations in every major city in…
Will the Agreement bring peace?- first published May 1998
The following article was first published in Socialism 2000, the precursor of Socialist Alternative, in the immediate aftermath of…
British state repression, the IRA’s armed campaign and the Labour Movement
Article written by Peter Hadden in 2008 Death on the rock of Gibraltar – 20 years since SAS…
Derry Girls: Laughter and tears of working-class life during Troubles
By Courtney Robinson It’s fair to say that the Channel 4 hit Derry Girls, which was commissioned for…
Britain: Corbyn’s customs union dividing line – stand firm for pro-worker Brexit
Editorial from The Socialist, paper of the Socialist Party in England and Wales. “Those who say that the…
Why a border poll offers no solution
By Stephen Boyd In the wake of last year’s “Brexit” vote and the demand of the Scottish National…
