Ireland Republic
Ireland: Opposition to vicious austerity package
Vincent Browne interviews Joe Higgins MEP at a Budget Day protest (6th December)
Month: December 2010
Ireland Republic
Ireland: The connivance of the Labour Party and Fine Gael
Not only the Fianna Fáil and Green Party, but the two biggest parties in opposition also offer them only a menu of cuts.
Ireland Republic
Joe Higgins: ‘Irish people owe nothing to banks & billionaires’
’Refuse to pay now!’ – Interview at Budget Day protest, 7 December.
Egypt
Egypt: Blatant ballot rigging results in ‘victory’ for ruling National Democratic Party
Farcical election will fuel workers’ protests
Ireland Republic
Ireland: School student victimised for protesting cuts and fees
Solidarity needed!
Our activity
CWI 10th World Congress: World relations – ‘All is changed, changed utterly’
Report of discussion on World Relations at the 10th world congress of the CWI
Australia
Australia: Ruling Labor Party punished at Victorian State election
Big increased vote for Socialist Party candidate, Stephen Jolly
World Economy
Food crisis: Massive food price hikes spell disaster for poorest people
THE FINANCIAL speculators and hedge funds that so spectacularly contributed to the financial crisis resulting in the ’Great Recession’ have now turned their attention to the international food market with devastating consequences.
Ireland Republic
Europe: Joe Higgins challenges ECB President
Joe Higgins MEP challenges ECB President, Jean-Claude Trichet and EU Economics and Financial Affairs Commissioner, Olli Rehn, over their capitulation to the financial markets allowing them to create a panic in the Irish bond markets […]
Scotland
Scotland: Youth and student protests in Dundee
Dundee students, from the universities, local colleges and schools took part in protests across the city on November 24 as part of the national walk outs and protests.