"This disaster was created by the Going for Growth strategy... On Saturday, thousands will march for clean water at Stormont. Fishers, farmers, swimmers, trade unionists, from every community. Clean water isn't orange or green. It's a fundamental right."
Analysis shows People Before Profit’s Budget 2026 proposals are highly progressive: 95% of households are better off. Income gains for low and middle-income households? Higher than any other party’s proposals. Opposition parties need much more redistributive ambition for left government.
MLA Gerry Carroll and Cllr Shaun Harkin condemn proposals for a further pay rise for MLAs, just months after they were handed an increase of almost 27%. "This is a slap in the face to health workers, civil servants and every public sector worker still waiting on a pay award."
"We are very disappointed at the judge's ruling in Derry Court House, but not disheartened.... The criminalisation of Palestine solidarity will not be accepted and will be resisted in the courts and on the streets."
The motion passed by 11 votes to 8 following a wide-ranging debate on the impact of the increases on council and HAP tenants, the growing cost-of-living crisis and the condition of Dublin City Council’s housing stock.
Pay Artists Properly, Make Space for the Arts, Make Arts Affordable, Support the Arts at Night, Fund the Arts
At a time when people who speak minority languages all over the world are being marginalised, People Before Profit recognise the importance of nurturing and protecting Irish speakers and those who seek to recover Irish for themselves and make it their own once again.
Everyone in our society, regardless of income, requires a decent and secure place to live. Housing should be treated as a universal public service like health and education. Public housing is the most effective way to deliver decent secure homes, based on need.
This Manifesto for Disability Justice seeks to incorporate the demands of disabled people, disabled people’s organisations and parents of children with additional needs - which People Before Profit believes must be central to any programme for a Left Government.
Everyone in our society, regardless of income, requires a decent and secure place to live. Housing should be treated as a universal public service like health and education. Public housing is the most effective way to deliver decent secure homes, based on need.
