Struggle goes on after Lisbon

Statement by the Vice President of Republican Sinn Féin Des Dalton

The Czech Republic’s ratification of the Lisbon Treaty on November 3, paving the way for its adoption as EU law does not mark the end of history. The principles of upon which the campaign against the Lisbon Treaty was fought are timeless and will hold true as long as the human race exists.

The fight for real political and economic democracy both within and between states must go on. The struggle against imperialism in Ireland is part of the wider international struggle for human progress, freedom and democracy.

The forces we face have rarely been more formidable but the ideals which inform our activism and struggle have never been more relevant or needed.