WEST BELFAST
ASSEMBLY ELECTION
Welcome to my blog on why I am contesting the Assembly elections as a socialist candidate. The main thing that spurred me into action was the decision of the Assembly to approve the budget of cutbacks. Whilst the SDLP may have abstained and the Ulster Unionists voted against the package, these two parties did not leave the government. So in effect they and SF, the DUP and the Alliance Party have approved a series of austerity measures which will impact on thousands of workers in Northern Ireland. Families already struggling to make ends meet will be further hurt as these cuts start to bite. I am in no doubt that this election will be an uphill struggle for those choosing to raise the issue of 32-county socialism in a society dominated by sectarianism in the North and workers in the Republic suffering under the IMF/EU assault. But it's time to start to a real debate on what passes for politics in the north of Ireland and the Republic
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