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2. The 'New C.R,A.' The attack from the Catholic right wing may have anyway made it impossible for P.D. to work inside the C.R.A. But the decision to leave in the first place was a decision on priorities. We certainly were not. opposed to the C.R.A., since we helped build it - but we wanted to direct our energies to the next stage. However there was great dissatisfaction in P.D. with the direction that C.R.A. had been taking.
inaction This has become more evident since the A.G.M. when the new executive dominated by 'official’ | Republicans took office. The executive has seen its chief function since to hold back the C:R. movement. The result of inactivity has been that its branch structure has largely collapsed and mass support has died away. The C.R.A. could have had a future along a radical path, instead it has been stiffled by 'respectable' politics that fool no-one. The demand for a 'Bill of Rights! illustrates aptly the mistakes that have been made. To underwrite the reforms by way of a law pass at Westminster is a fair enough demand, which P.D. would support. But the obsession with a "Bill of Rights’ displayed by C.R.
Over the past two months sales of Free Citizen in Belfast have increased by about 50%. This is pareticularly true of the centre of the City, though a greater number of smaller area sales are carried on a regular basis than before the summer.
Sales in Armagh are consistently high and housing estates are covered on a regular basis.
Newry, Enniskillen, Beleek, Portglenone, and Carrickmore are covered by the local P.D.'s. In addition to these towns, others which are served less regularly include Lurgan, Dungannon, Coalisland and Omagh.
Free Citizen is available ina number of bookshops in Belfast and Derry, and is sold by P.D. agents in places as widely spaced as Dublin, Glasgow, Ipswich, Sixmilecross, London, Randalstown, New York, Maghera, Colchester and Bundoran.
The number of subscribers continue to grow, and include The Home Office and Frank Roach in Brixton prison!
Other copies are sent to the U.S.A. Canada, Spain, The Netherlands, Italy, Germany and France as well as all parts of Ireland and Britain.