The entire system is the problem!
From grotesque wealth inequality, to inflation, to war and environmental destruction, capitalism creates crisis upon crisis. This system is organised for one purpose only: maximising the short-term profits of a few. There is no regard for the consequences for people or the planet. Capitalism without brutality, destruction and exploitation is not possible - that means the entire system has to go!
There is an urgent need to build a united working-class movement for socialist change. We make up the vast majority of society. Already 250,000 of us are organised in trade unions across the North. This is the force that can bring about fundamental change if our collective power is harnessed and organised. In place of capitalist chaos, we need a society based on public ownership and democratic planning in the interests of people's needs and the future of our planet. Change will not be handed down from above - as always, it must be won through united and active struggles of the working class, based on solidarity and unity.
The local elections will not solve these issues but it is an opportunity for you to vote to reject the establishment parties, the sectarian division and capitalist status quo they represent. We appeal to you to do that by voting Neil #1 and to get active in support of this campaign and the wider struggle we have to wage.
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Neil Moore Your Socialist Candidate
Neil is from Carryduff and lives on the Ormeau Road. He is a trade union activist, environmental campaigner, anti-war activist and socialist feminist.
Neil’s record:
l Trade union activist who is organising workers in many sectors, especially young workers, against poverty pay and precarious conditions
l Environmental campaigner who has campaigned against fracking & for action on the environment as part of the global Friday for Future strikes l Socialist feminist who has campaigned against gender violence, transphobia, misogyny & sexual harassment & abuse in hospitality and elsewhere.
l Is a committed anti-sectarian activist who has organised actions to bring people together across the sectarian divide, including a march in response to youth unemployment
Neil speaking at a protest in Omagh against paramilitary violence
“I was born in the year of the ceasefire and it angers me that I have to ask this question; why am I standing here 29 years later on the streets of Omagh, in the face of this brutal attack that was despicably carried out in front of young people? I shouldn’t have to be standing here. Public spaces are meant to be safe spaces, not the scene of a shooting. As we turn out in our thousands to defend our health service, we turn out to rage against femicide, transphobia and all forms of oppression, that’s the real Northern Ireland. That’s what we need to remind them of. We should be organsing for a better society.”
Vote Neil #1 & help us build a socialist alternative!
1. When we fight, we can win!
Pushed by the cost-of-living crisis, workers in many sectors including Royal Mail and the NHS have taken strike action in recent months. Through determined action, workers have already won and are continuing to achieve pay victories. Neil has led and supported various strikes and will continue to support workers taking strike action.
Neil & the Socialist Party say:
l Politicians in Westminster, Stormont and local councils are to blame for decades of underfunding, mismanagement and privatisation of the NHS, Royal Mail and other public services;
l We will assist workers in South Belfast and elsewhere in organising and building a coordinated fightback for above inflation pay rises and fully funded public services.
l We need a fighting, bold and democratic trade union movement that is based on uniting workers across the sectarian divide.
l Hands off our NHS - fight for a fully funded, well resourced NHS to meet needs. Reopen the City A&E and expand services, including mental health services!
2. Tax the wealthy to f u nd services & emergency climate action!
We are told, there is no alternative to the ongoing cuts and attacks on our living standards. But this is nonsense. The money exists to fund services. In early 2022, the three major supermarket chains saw thier profits increase by 89% compared to pre-covid levels. This shows the reality of the cost-of-greed crisis.
Active choices are being made by politicians locally and in Westminster that are further pushing the burden of the capitalist economic crisis onto workers. Big business profiteering and inflation in food, rent and transport costs disproportionally affect those on lower incomes.
Neil & the Socialist Party demand:
l £15 minimum wage now with no exemptions and above inflation pay rises for all workers;
l Nationalise energy and food companies & run them democratically for people and planet, not profit;
l Reverse the 8% rates increase. Emergency investment to build social housing and end the housing crisis.
l Housing for all. End the gentrification of South Belfast. Rent controls and reductions now.
lFree, frequent, expanded and accessible public transport for all!
3. Fight to end sexism, gender violence & transphobia!
We have been part of the continued mobilisation in defence of LGBTQ+ and women's rights and against gender violence. Gender violence and femicide have continued to increase at alarming rates and we have seen consistent attempts by the Tories, by the press and others to pedal racism and transphobia. With the right-wing transphobic & anti-feminist backlash in full swing, we need socialist feminist struggle now more than ever! This means working-class and anti-capitalist feminism; an active movement of solidarity made up of workers and young people of all genders in struggle against all forms of gender violence, sexism and LGBTQ+ phobia!
Neil and the Socialist Party demand:
l Factual, LGBTQ+ inclusive sex and relationship education in schools;
l Action to challenge misogyny, transphobia, gender violence and harmful gender norms
l Emergency investment in support services for victims and survivors of gender violence - no more delays - open promised emergency accommodation now!
lEasily accessible abortion services for all who need them in Northern Ireland and on the NHS;
lThe adaptation and implementation by Belfast City Council of Unite Hospitality's Get Me Home Safely charter as a step towards tackling harassment and abuse.
lFree public childcare and quality early years provision.
“Neil is a committed socialist feminist who took part in recent protests against transphobia and racism. He also participated in civil disobedience actions to help win abortion rights. He continues to fight for access to abortion services and campaigns against gender-based violence, particularly in the hospitality industry.” – Ann-Katrin Orr, organiser with ROSA, the socialist feminist movement
4. No going back! - For workingclass u nity against sectarianism
25 years on from the Good Friday Agreement, we face ongoing sectarian deadlock and the resurgence of paramilitary forces, while our education system remains overwhelmingly segregated. Instead of a 'peace dividend', poverty is rising at alarming rates.
Sectarian division cannot be overcome by politicians or parties who have a vested interest in maintaining it and who support or accept the capitalist economic system which fosters competition
and division among working-class people.
Workers and young people from all backgrounds have more that unites than divides us - as seen when workers strike for pay rises, or when we protest against climate destruction and oppression. The rally in February, called by Omagh Trade Union Council, underlined how working-class people can stand together against paramilitary violence.
Unless we unite and fight against capitalism it will mean ongoing division and exploitation. A united movement of working-class can bring about socialist change and create a new society based on solidarity and mutual respect with the rights of all communities guarnteed.
Neil and the Socialist Party call for:
l High quality, fully integrated and secular public education
l No hardening of borders, North-South or in the Irish Sea
l United protests and strikes to challenge sectarian violence
l A new cross-community, working-class party which challenges the sectarian establishment.
Rally called by Omagh Trades Council against paramilitary violence
Neil supporting Nurses on strike
