In this video from a plenary session of the European Parliament, Joe Higgins MEP condemns the bankrupt policies of capitalism in Eastern Europe and the economic devastation they have caused since the collapse of the former Soviet Union DO YOU AGREE? SUPPORT JOE & THE SOCIALIST PARTY?   Subscribe to Joe's Newsletter... More

In this video, Joe Higgins MEP criticises the hypocrisy shown by capitalist rulers when they criticise human rights abuses abroad while ignoring human rights abuses at home. No criticisms have been made of the Danish state which arrested hundreds of peaceful protestors in “preventative arrests”, despite Denmark being... More

The following letter was sent by Joe Higgins MEP to the BASSA national office in support of the prospective cabin crew strike against the attacks of British Airways management. Dear Friends, I am writing to express my solidarity, as well as the solidarity of my party and our sister party in England and Wales, the Socialist Party,... More

Budget 2010 is the clearest statement yet that this Fianna Fail/Green party Coalition is absolutely determined to rescue capitalism from its crisis over the broken lives and living standards of working class people. While hammering workers and social welfare recipients, not a cent was taken from corporate profits. There was a cynical... More

Dublin City Council management have now said that the bin charge waiver previously available to pensioners and those depending on social welfare be dropped. Here Joe Higgins MEP attacks this move, and argues it is a vindication of the anti-bin tax campaign. Exactly as we predicted back in 2002 and 2003, when the charges were imposed... More

What a damning indictment of yesterday’s Budget that alcohol was the only stimulus featuring significantly in Finance Minister Lenihan’s economic landscape. A cut in the tax on alcohol that is. tr_id="15090"; Perhaps the Minister believes that the low paid, the poor and the unemployed, whose living standards he... More

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 Representative Association... More