Browsing Tag
Sectarianism
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North: No going back! Working-class & young people can unite to defeat paramilitary violence & sectarianism
Statement by the Socialist Party News broke on Wednesday night of the attempted killing of a police officer…
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…
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.…
50 years since internment – what did Marxists say?
By Kevin Henry This week marks the fiftieth anniversary of Operation Demetrius and the start of internment without…
Irish Sea border threatens political instability
By Daniel Waldron As part of the Brexit process, the Northern Ireland Protocol – which came into force…
100 years since the Belfast Pogroms: A warning from history
By Kevin Henry This week marks 100 years since the outbreak of the Belfast pogroms, when the city…
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…
August 1969 – When British troops went into Northern Ireland
By Peter Hadden (first published in August 2009) August 1969 was a turning point in the history of…
Review: Milkman by Anna Burns
Milkman By Anna Burns Published by Faber, 2018 Reviewed by Cerys Falvey Whilst a somewhat difficult read Milkman…
