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Pay Deal? It’s a shakedown by gangsters!
On April - 1 - 2010
A Mafioso who controls your neighbourhood runs into financial difficulties, having lost heavily in the gambling casinos. He owes a fortune to bigger sharks. He shakes you and your neighbours down for 15% of monthly income. Naturally you feel aggrieved so you all get together and form an organisation to see what can be done. [...]
Nationalise the banks under democratic control and management
On March - 29 - 2010
A further €16 billion of taxpayer’s money is due to be put into the country’s biggest banks in the hope that this gift coupled with NAMA will enable the banks to operate profitably and lend. The government’s whole approach is predicated on two fundamental beliefs which I challenge, namely that the bondholders and foreign banks [...]
Haiti – disaster compounded by capitalism
On February - 8 - 2010
Here we post Joe Higgins’ article from Wednesday January 27th’s edition of the Daily Mail, on the crisis in Haiti. We apologise for the delay in posting the article online. Last week in the European Parliament, during a debate on earthquake in Haiti, I heard what must have been the meanest, most disgusting and begrudging [...]
Meeting & Discussion – building a new anti-water charges campaign
On January - 11 - 2010
Here is notice of an upcoming event, entitled: “No Re-Introduction of Water Charges! Boycott the Charge – Boycott Meter Installation!”, due to take place on Saturday, February 13th from 12pm to 3pm in the Teachers’ Club, Parnell Square West, Dublin 1. The agenda is: Chair & Introduction: Joe Higgins Wealth & Taxation policy In Ireland: Michael [...]
Determined fight from unions needed to stop government onslaught
On December - 9 - 2009
The Budget will, if the Government gets its way, mark the first of four where working people, the unemployed and those who depend on public services will be crucified over an economic crash they did not cause. The palpable anger this is causing in society generally can be seen in the threat by the Garda [...]
Press Conference: For All Out Resistance to Public Sector Wage Cuts
On December - 7 - 2009
At a Press Conference in Dublin today, Joe Higgins, Socialist Party MEP and senior trade union activists called for all out resistance to the plan by the Fianna Fáil/Green Party government to savage the wages of public service workers Councillor Terry Kelleher, a member of the CPSU Executive Committee said: “Low paid CPSU members (who [...]
