éirígí: For A Socialist Republic

Stormont Isn’t Working

Stormont Isn't Working

Since the Six-County assembly at Stormont was revived by the British government in 2007, it has proven a loyal implementer of the policies that derive from Westminster. The Stormont executive has been unwilling and unable to oppose the neoliberal agenda of New Labour and the Tories.

Regardless of the job losses, of the attacks on vital public services and benefits provision, Stormont has provided no resistance to the programme of the British government.

In the struggle to defend jobs and working conditions, to protect the public services that are so important to our communities, and also in the struggle to create a new political and socioeconomic order in Ireland where capitalism will be unable to prey on workers or the most vulnerable elements of society, Stormont has no progressive role to play.

Only through the difficult yet necessary work of organising ourselves in our communities and our workplaces can we begin the fightback for a better future.

Click on the links below to read stories from the éirígí news archive related to the Stormont Isn’t Working campaign.

15/01/12: Pig at the Trough....There are over 110,000 people unemployed in the six counties. Over 80,000 children are living in poverty. As harrowing as these figures may be, spare a thought for that oft maligned group also on the verge of sinking into penury – our politicians.....read more>>

11/01/12: One in Five Children Live in Poverty....Over 80,000 children in the Six Counties are living in poverty, according to a new report published yesterday. The report, produced by the Campaign to End Child Poverty, found that over 1 in 5 children in the statelet live below the poverty line.....read more>>

03/12/11: “You Can’t Ride Two Horses with One Arse”....On Wednesday éirígí members in Newry took to the streets with thousands of people in a display of support and solidarity with the working class.....read more>>

24/11/11: Building for November 30....Twenty trade unions representing around 175,000 public sector workers in the Six Counties have voted to strike next Wednesday, November 30.....read more>>

20/11/11: Programme for Government a Placebo to Unemployment Crisis....Figures released by the Six-County department of enterprise on Wednesday reveal that unemployment in the Six Counties currently stands at 114,000 people, and that one in five of 18-24 year olds are without work.....read more>>

04/09/11: Successful information stall in Newry....éirígí held a very successful information stall in Newry city centre yesterday. The stall was in place for several hours in Hill Street and attracted much attention from many people on this busy shopping day.....read more>>

18/08/11: Mass Strike Action on the Horizon in the Six Counties....As unemployment continues to grow and the Tory cuts agenda as implemented by the Stormont administration begins to bite, the two largest public sector unions in the Six Counties have declared their intention to ballot members for strike action.....read more>>