Sinn Féin leader Michelle O’Neill is the First Minister of the North of Ireland
The power sharing agreement between Democratic Unionist Party and Sinn Féin has put an Irish nationalist at the helm of the North of Ireland for the first time ever
Fresh ‘Troubles’ in Northern Ireland spoil peace on 23rd anniversary of Good Friday Agreement
Pro-British groups carried out violent attacks in cities across Northern Ireland in the first week of April, threatening the hard earned peace in the region
UK and EU reach trade agreement but questions remain
The deal will now have to be ratified not only by the British Parliament, but also by all the 27 member nations of the EU and the European Parliament, before December 31 to avoid major trade uncertainty
Brexit, COVID and the continuing ambiguity in Britain
Vijay Prashad, Executive Director, Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research, talks to Musician Pandit G of the Asian Dub Foundation speak of the power of music and community in fighting the evils of society.
UK sanctions 19 Saudi nationals linked to 2018 Khashoggi murder
Inspired by the US Magnistky act, the new sanctions will impose a UK visa ban on the named individuals and groups, as well as freeze their financial and other assets inside the country
“We will resist the ruling-class offensive to make the working class pay the cost of the COVID-19 crisis”
Interview with Robert Griffiths, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Britain, on the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK
Left-wing Sinn Fein uproots establishment parties’ hegemony in Ireland
Sinn Fein registered a thumping victory by securing 37 seats out of the 42 it had contested with 24.53% of votes, while the two established parties – the incumbent Fine Gael and Fianna Fail won 20.86% and 22.18% of the votes, respectively
Brexit: The end of the beginning
The UK may have officially left the EU on January 31 but the divisions created during the process remain and many challenges lie ahead
UK House of Commons passes Johnson’s Brexit deal
The deal has set the United Kingdom on course to leave the European Union by the end of the month and complete the transition process by the end of the year
Who can stop the far-right?
The scope and scale of the right-wing resurgence this year shows the urgent need for greater working class mobilizations that can safeguard and deepen democracy and build coalitions
Conservative Party wins comfortable majority in the UK elections
The vote, which saw the worst performance of the Labour Party since 1934, is widely seen as a vote for Brexit
Why did UK side with Boris Johnson?
We look at the role of Brexit in these elections, and why the Labour Party suffered one of its worst defeats in decades.






