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Sectarianism
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Review: Milkman by Anna Burns
Milkman By Anna Burns Published by Faber, 2018 Reviewed by Cerys Falvey Whilst a somewhat difficult read Milkman…
Killing of Lyra McKee- Trade unions must show way forward
Socialist Party statement, 26 April 2019 The killing of Lyra McKee on Thursday April 19th sent a wave…
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…
Sri Lanka: No to terrorist bombing-For workers unity to defeat racism and division
Statement from United Socialist Party (our sister organisation in Sri Lanka) The United Socialist Party in Sri Lanka,…
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…
Britain & Northern Ireland: Tory Brexit crisis & the role of the labour movement
The scale of the defeat in Westminster of Theresa May’s UK/EU withdrawal deal, by 432 votes to 202,…
October 1968 – Mass revolt against sectarianism & poverty
By Ciaran Mulholland In a few brief months in late 1968, a mass movement challenged the Unionist government…
North- Bonfire debate can ignite conflict
In the aftermath of the Eleventh Night bonfires last year, Belfast City Council passed a Sinn Féin motion…
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…
