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Home2026February

Month: February 2026

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Education

Backlash forces Government u-turn on SNA cuts

February 27, 2026 Billy Flynn 

In mid-February the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) wrote to schools informing them of cuts to Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) from next September. Following a backlash by parents, SNAs, teachers, opposition parties, and trade […]

Anti-mining campaigners from the Sperrins protesting at Mining Conference in London
Announcements

Mandelson Prince of Pollution

February 16, 2026 Anton McCabe

Prince of Darkness Peter Mandelson lobbied strongly to bring pollution to the Sperrin mountains of Co Tyrone. This was Dalradian Gold’s proposed gold mine at Greencastle. There have been more objections to this planning application […]

Trade unions

Birmingham Bin Struggle: ‘Megapicket’ Closes Waste Depots

February 5, 2026 Nick Worth Militant Left

In a gesture of solidarity with Birmingham’s striking refuse collectors, trade unionists from all over the UK, including Northern Ireland, descended on Birmingham on Friday 30 January. This action, the third so-called ‘Megapicket’ of the […]

Environment

‘Storm Chandra’ Floods: Climate Change Hits Working Class Hardest.

February 3, 2026 Joanne Elder, Militant Left Antrim.

Following Storm Chandra, homes across the Antrim area were inundated, with water from the Sixmilewater; water reached just below windowsills, trapping residents inside their homes. Part of Antrim’s Conservation Area, the residents of Riverside and […]

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