Author: neilmoore

I am honoured to have been elected by the people of Enniskillen. My deepest thanks to everyone who gave me their backing. For me, this is not a personal victory but a political one - it is a victory for cross-community, socialist politics. It reflects a growing opposition to the sectarian games, cuts and backward social policies of the main parties. As well as holding the establishment parties to account in the Council chamber, I will use my position to assist working-class people from all backgrounds in fighting back to defend jobs, public services and our environment. It is fitting that this breakthrough has come in the centenary year of Fermanagh Council of Trade Unions. I hope this is just the beginning. I want to help rebuild the labour movement as…

Labour Alternative gives its full support to teachers in the INTO striking for a pay rise on 18th January. While MLA salaries continue to rise, teachers here have seen their real pay fall by 15% over the last six years and are paid 16% less than the average in developed countries. This is a result of the policies of the Tories, the NI Executive and successive Education Ministers from both Sinn Féin and the DUP. It is obscene that working people are told by Education Minister Peter Weir that there is “no more money” available when £490 million stands to go up in smoke through the botched RHI scheme, overwhelmingly benefitting wealthy bosses and landowners. All the main parties support a cut in corporation tax that will be like an…

Candidates: Sean Burns (South Belfast) - Courtney Robinson (East Belfast) - Conor Sheridan (East Antrim) - More to follow The RHI scandal could see £490 million go up in smoke while 42% live in fuel poverty, welfare is being cut and teachers are being told there is no money for a payrise. The DUP's fingerprints are all over this mess but all five main parties bear responsibility. They endorsed the scheme in the Assembly Executive and they've known about the size of the financial black hole since early last year but it was left to a whistleblower to bring it to the public's attention. This debacle was born out of the culture at Stormont of throwing handouts at big business. The main parties are united in supporting a cut to…