In the final analysis, our government should be judged by the way it treats children and the elderly. Long hospital waiting lists, schools in substandard buildings, high rates of child poverty, cuts to children's allowance, social welfare and pensions, abolishing the bin charges waivers.... The list goes on. Mary Hanafin’s latest plan to punish pensioners is indeed part of a pattern. Hanafin’s scheme will: |
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Dublin City Council votes to Save Homeless Service
Last night Dublin City Council voted overwhelmingly to save Cedar House Homeless Unit. The Council is now seeking that the Homeless Agency reverses its decision to close the unit. The motion said: In proposing the motion People Before Profit Councillor Brid Smith said: |
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Campaigners against water charges in the North are preparing for action as the Executive parties hint they might renege on pledges made before the last election. ![]() A consultation document from Stormont in January made three mentions of water changes as a possible means of raising revenue. None of the mainstream parties has intervened to rule the possibility out. In response, Communities Against the Water Tax (CAWT) has begun organising again. |
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NORTHSIDE residents packed out a public meeting last week to vent their anger over Government plans to introduce water charges.
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13/03/2010 - 09:30 13/03/2010 - 17:30 Etc/GMT Nation In Crisis: Feminist Perspectives |
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Eamonn McCann is to fight the Foyle constituency under the People Before Profit banner in the forthcoming Westminster general election. The poll will be held, at the latest, on 6 May 6. ![]() The journalist and political activist was nominated at a meeting of People Before Profit Alliance in Derry on 13 February. The Foyle seat is currently held by Mark Durkan of the SDLP. Martina Anderson is standing for Sinn Fein. |
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