Sinn Féin’s progressive alternative to austerity
Irish Senator Kathryn Reilly addressed the Progressive Students Conference on 13 October.
Her speech, setting out Sinn Féin’s alternative to austerity, included the following points:
Europe
Meeting: National reconciliation in Ireland 24 October
National reconciliation in Ireland – the need for uncomfortable conversations
7pm Wednesday 24 October
Grand Committee Room House of Commons London
Portuguese anti-austerity struggle intensifies
By Nicky Dempsey
The main Portuguese trade union federation the Communist-led CGTP has called a one-day general strike for November 14 in response to the announcement of the government’s latest austerity measures.
The announcement follows huge mobilisations against government policies, in what were widely described as the largest demonstrations in Portugal since the revolution which overthrew the Caetano dictatorship in 1974.
The Dutch elections and the European left
By Nicky Dempsey
In contrast to the leftist parties which have made advances in some European countries, the Dutch general election registered no progress for parties opposed to austerity or the left more generally.
What is at stake in the Dutch elections
By Nicky Dempsey
Dutch voters go to the polls faced with a unique combination of the political and economic factors which have dominated Europe since the onset of the crisis.
Europe’s place in the international class struggle
By Jane West
After the elections in Western Europe in the first half of this year it is a good moment to take stock of the overall state of the class struggle in the region.