The politicians in the Assembly are now openly speaking about imposing water charges on householders in April 2011.
This additional bill will be in the region of £369 a year – but once they are introduced they will go like the gas and electricity prices and increase once they are fully brought in.
Householders already pay for water through our rates. The introduction of water charges will be a double-tax. Even though the politicians were told in no uncertain terms that the overwhelming majority of people are opposed to water charges, it seems they are now preparing to introduce them. They need to be reminded that they have no right to do so – there is no mandate to introduce water charges.
Millions of workers and youth want an end to the Sarkozy 'dictatorship'
Young people have had enough of the Tories, Lib Dems and all the other right-wing parties who are lining up to carry out cuts, increase university tuition fees and cut the Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA). Tens of thousands of young people across Ireland and Britain have taken to the streets to fight cuts while greedy bankers continue to receive millions in bonuses.
The proposal to close fifteen libraries in the Belfast area has been met with strong opposition. Hazel Gilliland, who has been campaigning against the closures in Ballymacarrett told the The Socialist that, "the proposals would have a devastating effect. There are no facilities left in the community. Children will grow up without local access to books and the elderly will lose an important place to relax and enjoy a good book."
Review of Trotsky, a Biography by Robert Service