In recent days press reports on briefings given by the Minister for Social Protection and senior officials in her Department have pointed to the beginning of a campaign to exert pressure on and harass unemployed people. Apparently, the Minister is to unveil next week a programme entitled, Pathways to Work. It has been stated every [...]
Video: Joe Higgins tells Tanaiste not to scapegoat the unemployed for economic crisis
On January - 26 - 2012
CAHWT Press Statement: Today’s Anglo payment is 8 years of Household Taxes
On January - 25 - 2012
Campaign Against Household & Water Taxes (CAHWT) Press statement 25 Jan 2012 – issued after protest at Anglo Irish Bank offices, Dublin, by Campaign Against Household & Water Taxes. The protest was supported by 9 TDs backing the non-payment of the household tax. Single Anglo payment dwarfs household & austerity taxes Witholding Household Tax can [...]
Comment: Savage cuts to education for children, yet more bailouts for Anglo Bondholders
On January - 21 - 2012
Yesterday thousands of parents, teachers and pupils staged a passionate demonstration at the Department of Education in Dublin. They were from schools benefiting from the programme known as ‘Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools’ or DEIS which was designed to counter the many ill effects on children living in areas of high unemployment and poverty. [...]
CAHWT Press Statement: CAHWT vows to build mass non-registration by St Patrick’s Day
On January - 21 - 2012
Campaign Against Household & Water Taxes (CAHWT) Campaign goes nationwide as 97.5% still not paying Household Tax * CAHWT vows to build mass non-registration by St Patrick’s Day * Nationwide meetings, poster and newsletter launched The Campaign Against Household & Water Taxes today (Friday 20 Jan) launched a national poster and 250,000 newsletters to build [...]
CAHWT Press Statement: Minister Hogan’s comments vindicate campaigns warning of €1,000 per
On January - 16 - 2012
Press Release Campaign Against Household and Water Taxes Minister Hogan’s comments vindicate campaigns warning of €1,000 per year charge on hard pressed families Household tax the first step to property and water taxes The Campaign Against Household and Water Taxes today claimed that Government plans to introduce water taxes by 2014 mean that ordinary households [...]
Comment: Inspirational La Senza workers show way forward
On January - 16 - 2012
Imagine you work with a ‘prestigious’ lingerie retail chain. You have given many years of loyal service for a very average wage. You have gone the extra mile for the company when you were asked. In particular over the Christmas period and particularly during the Sales you worked flat out. And then you came to [...]
CAHWT Press Statement: Anti-Household Tax Membership Drive to Fund Campaign
On January - 12 - 2012
Campaign Against Household & Water Charges (CAHWT) Press statement 12 Jan 2012 Anti-Household Tax Membership Drive to Fund Campaign Mick Murphy, of the Fundraising group of the Campaign Against Household & Water Taxes, responds to media commentary about the €5 membership card for the Campaign: “All the Campaigns against the various attempts to introduce household [...]
