GUE/NGL Press Release – Relentless EU dismantling of postal services will hit both workers and customers
Opening today’s GUE/NGL group conference on the liberalisation of postal services, Irish MEP Joe Higgins said citizens were being hit hard by the Commission’s ongoing drive to privatise Europe’s postal services. “This relentless process of liberalisation totally ignores the impact on workers and customers... More
Joe Higgins: After Lisbon Yes result – what does it mean?
The Irish people were showered with promises of economic recovery, investment and jobs if they voted ‘Yes’ to the Lisbon Treaty. These lavish promises will come back to haunt the current Government in particular. However, it wasn’t just the government – whose survival depended on the outcome of the vote –... More
Speech in Euro Parliament on Lisbon Result & Aer Lingus Job Cuts
Yesterday Joe Higgins spoke in the European Parliament, reacting to the Lisbon result and raising the disgusting decision by Aer Lingus to sack 700 employees. Here is the video and transcript of his speech. Chairman, I opposed the Lisbon referendum from a left and socialist perspective and reject the intervention of xenophobes and... More
Aer Lingus: After Lisbon, the Job Massacre Continues
Merely days after the Lisbon referendum was passed, Aer Lingus have announced plans to cut almost 700 jobs and implement wage cuts of up to 30%. Here Joe Higgins & Socialist Party councillor and Aer Lingus Shop Steward Clare Daly respond. Last week CEO Christoph Mueller cynically circulated an e-mail to all staff promoting the... More
Lisbon vote not endorsement for hated government
A significant 2/1 majority, on a higher turnout, passed the Lisbon Treaty overturning the decision of June 2008. It is clear that the economic crisis served to shift opinion across the board to a yes vote because people felt that passing the Treaty might boost Ireland’s prospects for economic recovery. Last year Lisbon was rejected... More
Prime Time Lisbon Debate Video
Here we post a video of a debate between Joe Higgins and Fianna Fail Minister, Micheál Martin on RTE’s Primetime show on Lisbon, public services, workers rights and the economy. DO YOU AGREE? SUPPORT JOE & THE SOCIALIST PARTY? Subscribe to Joe's Newsletter | Donate | Get Involved | Join Read More →
EuroParl TV Lisbon Debate
The video of a debate broadcast on European Parliament TV discussing the Lisbon Treaty is now online. DO YOU AGREE? SUPPORT JOE & THE SOCIALIST PARTY? Subscribe to Joe's Newsletter | Donate | Get Involved | Join Read More →
