Theresa May reneges on agreed Irish deal. Corbyn offers a way forward
Theresa May’s speech in Belfast last Friday ripped up the agreed position on the Northern Ireland ‘backstop’ deal her government had reached with the EU-27 in December last year.
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Notes from the front of 30-05-2018
*** Ireland repeals anti-abortion 8th amendment
*** North Korea talks back on… or perhaps not
Ireland: movement for abortion rights surges forward
On Friday 25 May 2018 a referendum will be held on whether or not to repeal the Eighth Amendment to the Republic of Ireland’s Constitution in order to pave the way for progressive reforms that will enable women to access safe and legal abortion in Ireland.
Progressives and democrats must organise for unity
In Gerry Adams’ blog below he poses a major challenge for socialists and all progressive forces in Britain – ‘The Tories and the unionist leaders want to turn back the clock to the bad old days of unionist domination. So, what should the response of progressives and democrats, particularly in Britain, be to this, and to the threat to the Good Friday Agreement? The first step should be for unity of purpose in defending the Good Friday Agreement and ensuring that all aspects of the Agreement are implemented in full.’
There can be no return to the status quo
The following piece on why the power sharing talks have halted, by Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams, was originally published here on his regular Léargas blog.
Uniting Ireland – an agreed future
The following speech by Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams, with preceding extracts from the speech, sets out an agenda for Irish unity, which was previously published here by Sinn Féin.