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Independent TD Seamus Healy and Dublin City Anti Bin Tax Cllr. Joan Collins today announced plans by a number of independent left organisations to campaign for a new left-wing political party, in response to Labour's expected weekend decision to enter a pre-election alliance with Fine Gael.

The Tipperary South TD stated that various left-wing groups and individuals have held talks in the last 12 months about such a project. "All these groups and individuals are based in the workers' and trade union movement", he said.

"They have a strong track record of campaigning on community and trade union issues such as the bin tax, tax equity, poverty, inadequate health services, opposition to privatisation, anti-war activity, opposition to racism and participation in social forums for global justice."

Mr Healy, along with Cllr. Collins, Dermot Connolly of the CWAG and Colm Breathnach of the ISN, announced their plans at a press conference in Dublin today. In a statement yesterday they condemned what they said was "the Labour preparation for yet another coalition" and called for "urgent discussion on the need for a new Independent party of the left". This call has also been backed by Des Derwin, vice-president of the Dublin Council of Trade Unions and leading left activist in SIPTU.

They said discussions about a possible "regroupment" on the left had included Mr Healy's own organisation, the South Tipperary Workers' and Unemployed Action Group; the Dublin-based Community and Workers' Action Group; the Irish Socialist Network; the supporters of Red Banner magazine; and a number of individual activists and independent socialists. All these groups and individuals have a record of grasssroots campaigning and a commitment to open and democratic organisation.

The discussions have centred on the creation of an independent left regroupment free of careerism and free of subordination to conservative parties such as Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael. The ultimate objective would be creation of a popular movement led by a new political party to represent and organise working people. The discussions were given urgency by the refusal of the Labour Party to lead an alliance of the left and its undivided commitment to coalition.

Mr Healy said these groups were committed to linking up campaigns in different parts of the country on issues such as poverty, exploitation and right-wing policies. Through this and other activities they will advance the need for an independent political party of the left. "There is no proposal at this time to declare the formation of a new party, to set up a new left wing group or to provide an umbrella for existing groups. Participating groups will continue to run candidates in elections as heretofore. We would welcome expressions of interest from groups or individuals with a track record of involvement in popular campaigns," Mr Healy said.

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 #   Title   Author   Date 
 1   What's wrong with the Socialist Party?     Michael    Fri May 27, 2005 08:27 
 2   Michael     Mark P    Fri May 27, 2005 10:50 
 3   Also     Major Woody    Fri May 27, 2005 12:07 
 4   Some Facts     Fact    Fri May 27, 2005 12:15 
 5        w - dissent    Fri May 27, 2005 12:23 
 6   Left/expelled     Major Woody    Fri May 27, 2005 12:29 
 7   For Mark P and Fact     An alternative view    Fri May 27, 2005 12:35 
 8   New Party     Tony    Fri May 27, 2005 12:49 
 9   A few corrections     Mark P    Fri May 27, 2005 13:48 
 10   SP 'support' for the SSP     Tony    Fri May 27, 2005 14:21 
 11   Tony you should have quoted the next line.....     Sp Member    Fri May 27, 2005 14:33 
 12   Here we go again     Johnny Jay    Fri May 27, 2005 15:10 
 13   Tony     Mark P    Fri May 27, 2005 15:30 
 14   Why aren't the SWP involved in this     Just Wondering    Fri May 27, 2005 16:11 
 15   points     frustrated    Fri May 27, 2005 16:21 
 16   two extremes     Al    Fri May 27, 2005 16:29 
 17   Ahem     Rob    Fri May 27, 2005 17:28 
 18   Go on Rob......     SP Member    Fri May 27, 2005 19:03 
 19   half quote     .    Fri May 27, 2005 21:34 
 20   " 1998 CWI World Congress resolution "     Juan Pablo    Sat May 28, 2005 00:00 
 21   Dissimulation     even more frustrated    Sat May 28, 2005 02:27 
 22   SP support a new broad party     Anthony Smith    Sat May 28, 2005 15:27 
 23   New workers party     Mark P    Sat May 28, 2005 17:13 
 24   What is to be done?     even more frustrated    Sat May 28, 2005 19:49 
 25   .     observer    Sat May 28, 2005 22:03 
 26   Left alliance     Mooneys    Sat May 28, 2005 22:59 
 27   one prob     one prob    Sat May 28, 2005 23:28 
 28   other prob     .    Sun May 29, 2005 00:09 
 29   SP/SF/ Ind Left Alliance     Mooneys    Sun May 29, 2005 03:55 
 30   Answers     Mark P    Sun May 29, 2005 15:19 
 31   Sinn Fein     left-winger    Sun May 29, 2005 15:24 
 32   A 32 County Party?     Real South Down Republican    Sun May 29, 2005 15:58 
 33   I want a Workers' Party not a Nationalist Party     Workers Unity    Sun May 29, 2005 17:11 
 34   Can anyone answer my questions?     Real South Down Republican    Sun May 29, 2005 17:49 
 35   Again, Workers' Unity against sectarianism and nationalism     Workers' unity    Sun May 29, 2005 20:37 
 36   I'm all for workers unity.     Real South Down Republican    Mon May 30, 2005 00:30 
 37   SDR     .    Mon May 30, 2005 01:44 
 38   RTFM     .dot.dot.dot    Mon May 30, 2005 03:29 
 39   South Down Republican is a Nationalist     Workers' Unity    Mon May 30, 2005 10:23 
 40   SWP excluded from this new party     Trotwatcher    Mon May 30, 2005 15:18 
 41   Trotwatchers Straw Man     Trotwatcher Watch    Mon May 30, 2005 15:26 
 42   I was thinking much the same     Mark P    Mon May 30, 2005 18:40 
 43   British Working Class     Real South Down Republican    Mon May 30, 2005 19:36 
 44   Workers Unity - the typical Basil Fawlty analysis     Barry    Mon May 30, 2005 23:10 
 45   Interesting article on this     SD supporter    Tue May 31, 2005 10:10 
 46   Again you show your Nationalism     Workers' Unity    Tue May 31, 2005 14:56 
 47   I would NEVER be a member of any Trot group     Trotwatcher    Tue May 31, 2005 21:48 
 48   Gaeilge     Darragh Ó Bradáin - LY UCD (pers cap)    Tue May 31, 2005 23:43 
 49   An Ambiguous Stance Regarding the British Occupation in Ireland.     Matt Brown    Wed Jun 01, 2005 00:45 
 50   Dishonest     Hackwatcher    Wed Jun 01, 2005 01:31 
 51   Does Res Publica need a new party     justadot    Wed Jun 01, 2005 02:08 
 52   One Republican Party - An argument made for republicans forming a single party for the island     Dr John Coulter    Wed Jun 01, 2005 16:30 
 53   Oh no, one could not have that.     holdmeback    Wed Jun 01, 2005 17:32 
 54   Who are the CWAG?     nosey    Wed Jun 01, 2005 18:49 
 55   re matt Brown     Barry    Thu Jun 02, 2005 03:52 
 56   Barry     Workers' Unity    Thu Jun 02, 2005 14:05 
 57   New Party     Karl McDonagh    Thu Jun 02, 2005 14:43 
 58   reform or revolution?     confused    Fri Jun 03, 2005 11:39 
 59   Revolutionary or wha'?     Leftover    Fri Jun 03, 2005 17:32 
 60   Reply to confused     SP    Fri Jun 03, 2005 19:37 
 61   Jesus its the Alliance Party     Barry    Sat Jun 04, 2005 21:21 
 62   A response     Mark P    Sun Jun 05, 2005 18:41 
 63   Gaeilge     Darragh Ó Bradáin    Mon Jun 06, 2005 14:18 
 64   Irish Language     Lefty    Mon Jun 06, 2005 15:26 
 65   Working class party and language     avid    Mon Jun 06, 2005 17:05 
 66   CG     Once again    Mon Jun 06, 2005 21:54 
 67   To above poster     Darragh Ó Bradáin    Tue Jun 07, 2005 02:15 
 68   m anifesto     still confused    Tue Jun 07, 2005 10:30 
 69   Irish not dying out     Linguist    Tue Jun 07, 2005 14:41 
 70   Free Classes     Michael Gallagher    Tue Jun 07, 2005 16:40 
 71   Linguist     Darragh Ó Bradáin    Tue Jun 07, 2005 19:05 
 72   Bread and Butter     Leftover    Wed Jun 08, 2005 21:44 
 73   A world to win.     smithie    Fri Jun 10, 2005 13:42 
 74   Smithie - a question     Observer    Fri Jun 10, 2005 14:22 
 75   rightwing unity versus leftwing disarray     raymond deane    Thu Jul 07, 2005 21:57 
 76   Sigh...     Steve    Wed Jul 09, 2008 23:04 


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