World Socialist website attacks ULA for being part of the establishment!

[stonethrower]

World Socialist website the mouthpiece of the International Committee of the Fourth International brands the United Left Alliance as being part of the establishment

Ireland?s United Left Alliance meets with EU-IMF-ECB ?troika?

Articles says

"The integration of Ireland’s pseudo-left groups into the political establishment was displayed this month, when representatives from the United Left Alliance (ULA) held discussions with the European Union, International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank"

Lambasts them "All that the ULA could muster following its discussions with the representatives of the international financial elite was rhetorical bluster. Boyd Barrett asserted that he had “challenged” the Troika’s insistence on austerity measures, while Daly claimed to have “pointed out that the austerity policy of the past four years and the strike of private investment has destroyed hundreds of thousands of jobs.”

They were not impressed with Richard Boyd Barretts jaunt to Berlin...

"The ULA’s role as a responsible opposition has won it praise within Ireland’s ruling elite. Boyd-Barrett was even included in a delegation of parliamentarians who visited the Bundestag for talks with German deputies on Thursday on budgetary policy in the coming years."

Not impressed with their pre-budget submission "In its recent pre-budget submission, the ULA made no mention of Ireland’s infamously low 12.5 percent corporation tax levels and instead called for increased investment in jobs. Its solution to the current crisis was to achieve “real economic activity”—a vague formulation that is entirely compatible with the occasional appeals by the trade union leaders and others for a more industry-based economy."

And finally
"The ULA has no intention of fighting for the bringing down of the Fine Gael-Labour Party coalition, let alone mounting a challenge to Irish capitalism." Ouch!!

[Analyzer]

Looks like the ULA have been savaged by a dead sheep......

[MacO'velli]

Ha Ha!.................Ha!!!!

[cathalbrugha]

World Socialist website the mouthpiece of the International Committee of the Fourth International brands the United Left Alliance as being part of the establishment

Ireland?s United Left Alliance meets with EU-IMF-ECB ?troika?

Articles says

"The integration of Ireland’s pseudo-left groups into the political establishment was displayed this month, when representatives from the United Left Alliance (ULA) held discussions with the European Union, International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank"

Lambasts them "All that the ULA could muster following its discussions with the representatives of the international financial elite was rhetorical bluster. Boyd Barrett asserted that he had “challenged” the Troika’s insistence on austerity measures, while Daly claimed to have “pointed out that the austerity policy of the past four years and the strike of private investment has destroyed hundreds of thousands of jobs.”

They were not impressed with Richard Boyd Barretts jaunt to Berlin...

"The ULA’s role as a responsible opposition has won it praise within Ireland’s ruling elite. Boyd-Barrett was even included in a delegation of parliamentarians who visited the Bundestag for talks with German deputies on Thursday on budgetary policy in the coming years."

Not impressed with their pre-budget submission "In its recent pre-budget submission, the ULA made no mention of Ireland’s infamously low 12.5 percent corporation tax levels and instead called for increased investment in jobs. Its solution to the current crisis was to achieve “real economic activity”—a vague formulation that is entirely compatible with the occasional appeals by the trade union leaders and others for a more industry-based economy."

And finally
"The ULA has no intention of fighting for the bringing down of the Fine Gael-Labour Party coalition, let alone mounting a challenge to Irish capitalism." Ouch!!

Just out of curiosity who was praising them?

[ibis]

Capitalist running dogs!

They have a point, though - it's kind of insane for a supposedly socialist party to support low corporate taxes, but of course, it's electoral suicide to call for higher corporation tax in Ireland.

[Ren84]

You couldn't make it up. Anyway since when has a left wing group agreed with another left group? Look at the sheer hatred the stickies have for SF.

[MacO'velli]

When the Global revolution happens, It looks like Richie boy and "Demoratic Ownership" Joe will be toast.

[stonethrower]

Anyone for a march to protest against the sell-out of Rich Boy and Uncle Joe who have gone native

[sondagefaux]

Just see what they say about Bertie 'I'm a socialist' Ahern when the Mahon Tribunal report comes out!

[BlackLion]

One great thing about socialism is that everyone has a different opinion of what socialism should be.