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workers unity
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Local elections: Class politics the only answer to sectarian division
The media coverage of Northern Ireland’s local election results has focused on the growth of the vote of…
North: Election breakthrough for anti-sectarian socialist
“For me, this is not a personal victory but a political one – it is a victory for…
Assembly Elections: Positive moves against sectarian politics
By Daniel Waldron The campaign in the run-up to the Assembly election was a dull and uneventful affair.…
Socialists & the National Question
Over the last two decades, in the aftermath of paramilitary ceasefires in 1994 and the signing of…
North: A ‘Fresh Start’ for Austerity and Division
Sinn Féin and DUP sign up to welfare ‘reform’ and corporation tax cut
Jeremy Corbyn, Northern Ireland & building a working class alternative
By Kevin Henry The rise of Jeremy Corbyn in the Labour leadership contest marks a very welcome political…
North: Election marks growing rejection of sectarian status quo
By Daniel Waldron and Kevin Henry While the election in Northern Ireland may, on the surface, seem to…
Debate: Trade unions and the Assembly parties
Kerry Fleck, a trade union official sent us a letter in reply to Stephen Boyd’s article in The Socialist, "Trade unions & Sinn Fein: Dangerous times". here we publish Kerry’s article alongside a reply from Stephen.
North: When workers stood united against sectarianism
There is a hidden history to the ‘Troubles’ in Northern Ireland. That is the role played by the organised workers’ movement in opposing sectarian violence.
