People Before Profit facts for kids

Quick facts for kids People Before Profit Pobal Roimh Bhrabús
Abbreviation	PBP
Leader	Collective leadership
Founded	October 2005
Headquarters	5 Henrietta Street, Dublin 1, Ireland
Ideology	Trotskyism Socialism Anti-capitalism Irish reunification
Political position	Left-wing to far-left
National affiliation	People Before Profit–Solidarity
European affiliation	European Anti-Capitalist Left
Affiliated groups	RISE Socialist Workers Network Red Network
Colours	Red
Slogan	Fighting For Workers & Eco-Socialism
Dáil Éireann	4 / 160
Northern Ireland Assembly	1 / 90
Local government in the Republic of Ireland	6 / 949
Local government in Northern Ireland	2 / 462
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People Before Profit (Irish: Pobal Roimh Bhrabús, PBP) is a political party. It was formed in October 2005. PBP is active in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. They believe in putting people's needs before making money or profits.

How People Before Profit Started

Socialist Environmental Alliance was a party led by Goretti Horgan that operated between 2003 and 2008 before merging in People Before Profit

People Before Profit was created in 2005. It was first called the People Before Profit Alliance. Members of the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) started it. The SWP later changed its name to the Socialist Workers Network (SWN).

In 2007, another group joined PBP. This group was the Community & Workers Action Group (CWAG). They brought PBP's first elected representative, Joan Collins. She was known for campaigning against bin taxes.

The Socialist Environmental Alliance (SEA) was a political party in Northern Ireland. It was mainly based in Derry. SEA ran in elections in 2003, 2004, and 2007. Their candidate, Eamonn McCann, did well in some areas. In 2008, the SEA joined the People Before Profit Alliance.

People Before Profit in the Republic of Ireland

Richard Boyd Barrett

Bríd Smith

Gino Kenny

Paul Murphy

People before Profit's 4 representatives in Dáil Eireann, the parliament of the Republic of Ireland, as of 2021.

PBP took part in the 2007 general election in the Republic of Ireland. They got about 9,000 votes. Richard Boyd Barrett almost won a seat.

In 2008, PBP campaigned for people to vote "No" on the Lisbon Treaty.

In the 2009 local elections, PBP won five seats in Dublin. They had twelve candidates running.

In the 2011 general election, Richard Boyd Barrett and Joan Collins were elected. They became TDs (deputies) in Dáil Éireann, which is the Irish parliament. They ran under a joint banner with the United Left Alliance.

In 2014, PBP won 14 seats in local elections. Two of these seats were outside Dublin.

People Before Profit strongly supported the Right2Water Ireland campaign. This campaign was against new water charges in Ireland. The campaign was very successful, and the water charges were eventually stopped.

In 2015, PBP joined with the Anti-Austerity Alliance. They formed a single political party for elections. It was called the Anti-Austerity Alliance–People Before Profit.

In the 2016 general election, Richard Boyd Barrett was re-elected. Gino Kenny and Bríd Smith also won seats for PBP.

The party kept its three TDs in the 2020 Irish general election.

In 2021, another party called RISE joined People Before Profit. This meant Paul Murphy became PBP's fourth TD.

People Before Profit in Northern Ireland

Gerry Carroll has represented People Before Profit in the Northern Irish Assembly since 2016

People Before Profit ran candidates in the 2007 Northern Ireland Assembly election. Sean Mitchell was their candidate in Belfast West.

In the 2011 Northern Ireland Assembly election, PBP had four candidates. They did not win any seats. However, Eamonn McCann got a good number of votes in Foyle.

In 2014, Gerry Carroll became the first PBP councillor elected in Northern Ireland. He won a seat on the Belfast City Council.

In 2016, Gerry Carroll won a seat in the Northern Ireland Assembly. He got the most votes in his area, Belfast West. Eamonn McCann also won a seat in Foyle. This was a big win for PBP.

In 2017, Gerry Carroll kept his seat, but Eamonn McCann lost his.

In the 2019 local elections, PBP gained 5 council seats. Three were in Belfast and two in Derry.

PBP kept their single seat in the 2022 Northern Ireland Assembly election. In the 2023 local elections, they won two council seats.

What People Before Profit Believes In

People Before Profit is a socialist party. They believe in political action through people working together. They want to change society to be fairer for everyone. PBP calls itself an "eco-socialist" party. This means they care about both social fairness and protecting the environment.

In the Northern Ireland Assembly, PBP members say they are "socialist." They do not call themselves "unionist" or "nationalist." However, PBP supports a united Ireland. They want a vote on Irish reunification.

PBP supported leaving the European Union (EU). They wanted a "Lexit," which means a left-wing Brexit. They believe the EU does not always help working people. They also said they would oppose any new border posts between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

The party supports making public transport free for everyone.

PBP wants to nationalize (take state control of) large farming companies. They want to use these companies to help farmers and rural areas. They also want to reduce the number of cows by 50% to help the environment. Farmers would get payments for this. PBP also wants to create a state-owned company to improve existing homes.

Foreign Policy Views

People Before Profit is against NATO. They support Ireland being neutral. They believe that NATO's expansion partly caused the Russian invasion of Ukraine. They see the conflict as a struggle between two powerful groups. PBP has called the invasion "barbaric" and supports taking in Ukrainian refugees.

PBP wants to put sanctions on Israel. They support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. They want economic, political, and cultural sanctions against Israel.

PBP does not support sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. They say sanctions hurt ordinary Russians. They believe sanctions only help the current Russian government. PBP supports Ukrainians fighting back. However, they are against sending weapons or training to the Ukrainian military.

Election Results in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Assembly Elections

Westminster Elections

Westminster By-Elections

Northern Ireland Local Elections

Election Results in the Republic of Ireland

General Elections

By-Elections

Local Elections

European Elections

People Before Profit has only run in European elections in the Republic of Ireland.

Images for kids

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  A logo used by the party

See also

In Spanish: El Pueblo Antes que el Lucro para niños