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Kwarteng Gone, Truss Should Be Next!
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll calls for the Tory mini budget to be scrapped after Chancellor Kwarteng's resignation, and says Prime Minister Truss should resign and take her tax proposals with her.
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Issue: Kwarteng resignation and Tory mini budget Original release: Kwarteng Gone, Truss Should Be Next!
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Harkin: Council Hardship Fund Hypocrites
People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin says the Council Hardship Fund is a drop in the ocean and condemns the SDLP, Sinn Féin and DUP for blocking or cutting it, calling their actions hypocritical and urging additional funding to tackle the cost‑of‑living crisis.
Economy and employment Local government Issue: Council Hardship Fund Original release: Harkin: Council Hardship Fund Hypocrites
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DUP And UU Think 6000 Students At Magee Is Good Enough For Derry
People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin says the DUP and Ulster University are accepting 6,000 students at Magee as enough, and calls for an urgent plan to reach a 10,000-student minimum within five years. He also calls for investment across Derry and the North West, citing Derry City Deal funding…
Education Economy and employment Issue: Ulster University Magee campus student number target 6,000 Original release: DUP And UU Think 6000 Students At Magee Is Good Enough For Derry
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Donaldson & DUP Are A Waste Of Space In Westminster If They Can’t Challenge Tory Economic Vandalism
People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin attacks the DUP and Jeffrey Donaldson for failing to challenge the Truss government's budget, which he says will deepen inequality and harm public services. He calls for escalating protests and industrial action.
Economy and employment Public finance and taxation Issue: Liz Truss 2022 budget announcement Original release: Donaldson & DUP Are A Waste Of Space In Westminster If They Can’t Challenge Tory Economic Vandalism
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A Billionaire’s Budget
People Before Profit says the Tory budget announced by Liz Truss is an anti‑working‑class plan that favours billionaires, cuts benefits and ignores the cost‑of‑living crisis, and calls for mass rallies in Belfast and Derry to oppose it.
Public finance and taxation Economy and employment Issue: Liz Truss 2022 budget announcement Original release: A Billionaire’s Budget
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Who Is Charles?
People Before Profit criticises King Charles ahead of Belfast's celebrations, citing his £652 million estate, inheritance tax exemption, private jet travel, Balmoral and Sandringham environmental immunity, and past controversies, and says working-class people should refuse to eulogise him.
Constitutional affairs International affairs Original release: Who Is Charles?
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Families Struggling To Cope With Private Care Home Top-Up Fees
People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin says families are struggling with third-party top-up fees charged by private care homes, and says Derry and Strabane Council has agreed to request a report on the Western Trust's use of them. He calls for a Trust investigation and assurances on fair pricing.
Health Local government Original release: Families Struggling To Cope With Private Care Home Top-Up Fees
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Reject Tory Pay Insult For Above Inflation Pay Rise
People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin says the Tory party’s pay proposal is an insult to nurses and public‑sector staff, calling it a pay cut because it is below the 11.9% RPI inflation rate, and urges Stormont to back above‑inflation pay rises and industrial action.
Economy and employment Health Issue: Stormont Health Minister Robin Swann accepts Tory pay cut for HSC workers Original release: Reject Tory Pay Insult For Above Inflation Pay Rise
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Council Workers’ Pay Demand Resolve Deserves Credit
People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin says Unite's agreement to postpone its month-long council workers' strike rests on a better offer from Derry and District council, while the offer awaits formal agreement and member votes. He credits union action and criticises councillors who opposed the pay…
Economy and employment Local government Issue: Derry and District council workers' strike postponement after improved pay offer Original release: Council Workers’ Pay Demand Resolve Deserves Credit
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Council Unanimously Backs BT And Royal Mail Workers Pay Demands
People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin says Derry & Strabane Council unanimously backed his motion condemning attempts to scapegoat workers for inflation and supporting Royal Mail and BT Group workers' cost of living pay demands.
Economy and employment Local government Issue: Derry and Strabane council motion on Royal Mail and BT Group pay disputes Original release: Council Unanimously Backs BT And Royal Mail Workers Pay Demands
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Department For Communities Needs To Increase Core Funding For Advice Provisio
People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin says Derry & Strabane Council ratified his motion calling on the Department for Communities and Stormont to increase core funding for advice services, which he says has stayed essentially static since 2015 despite rising costs.
Public finance and taxation Local government Issue: Derry and Strabane Council motion on DfC advice services core funding Original release: Department For Communities Needs To Increase Core Funding For Advice Provisio
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Council Needs To Challenge Royal Mail & BT Group Pay Hypocrisy
People Before Profit Cllr Shaun Harkin calls on Derry and Strabane District Council to condemn attempts to blame workers' pay for inflation and to back Royal Mail and BT Group workers balloting for industrial action over cost of living pay. He cites BT's £1.3B profit and Royal Mail's £400M…
Economy and employment Local government Issue: Derry and Strabane council motion on Royal Mail and BT Group pay disputes Original release: Council Needs To Challenge Royal Mail & BT Group Pay Hypocrisy
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Action Needed On Cost Of Living Crisis To Protect Women And Girls
People Before Profit Councillor Maeve O’Neill says the cost‑of‑living crisis deepens structural inequalities for women and calls for action, including investment in domestic‑violence services, education on consent and reforms to benefits, childcare and reproductive rights, as Derry and Strabane Coun
Justice and policing Economy and employment Issue: Derry and Strabane Council gender‑based violence meeting Original release: Action Needed On Cost Of Living Crisis To Protect Women And Girls