Northern Ireland Labour Party

The British Labour Party, Northern Ireland Labour and the Scottish Referendum

Chaminda Weerawardhana on September 18, 2014, 12:24 pm

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Since the countdown to the Scottish referendum began, a substantial corps of writing has been produced on the referendum and its impact. As far as the British Labour Party is concerned, it risks loosing some forty Westminster seats in the case of a ‘yes’ vote, which explains Labour’s strong activism on the ‘no’ side. In encouraging Scots to vote ‘no’ for autonomy and sovereignty over their affairs, Labour has come up with a range of intriguing arguments. The promise of …

Labour NI’s AGM and afternoon discussion around education and the economy

Alan Meban (Alan in Belfast) on March 13, 2012, 9:03 am

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Labour NI’s AGM and afternoon discussion around education and the economy As previewed at the end of last week, the Labour Party AGM and afternoon ‘conference’ took place in Belfast on Saturday. Red balloons, red pens and the odd red tie brought a dash of colour to the hot room in the Malone Lodge hotel. Labour NI’s main aim at the moment is to gain permission from their London NEC to stand candidates at future elections. A final decision is …