Defend the Black Taxis
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As we go to press we have recieved information that Brian Maguire's inquest is to be held that Brian could have committed sucicide - i,e. that a sheet could have gone into the slot the man brought over from the British police to mount an "independent! inquiry. services, economic depression, capitalist system and structures while it is ailing. event it is the working class who have to pay.
ist government, of the working class to defend the black taxis, Those Interested in contacting PEOPLES DEMOCRACY / can do so at:
1 "38 Clanawley Road Dublin The declaration by the British government that it intends to "eliminate" the black taxis of West Belfast as part of their new transport scheme for the city is but another of a long series of attacks on the workjng-class of the area, In apology the governmat cynically claim that the taxis, by depriving the bus company of it's most profitable routes, show no'social responsibility 'towards the other city routes. So the Northern Ireland Office intend to deprive hundreds of people of their livelihoods in an area where unemployment reaches 50% in order to subsidise the middle-class Malone and Breda bus A fine sense of social responsibility!
Imperialism has shown that it can do nothing tc ease the social problems of West Belfast (except build some new unemployment offices) and is unwilling to try in a period of Instead it proposes to build a new road scheme which will make capitalism more efficient if the 'up-turn' in the economy ever comes and it attacks the living standards of the working-class through the so-called public services using,for instance,the Payments for Debts Act, The aim of the government is to service and protect the The black taxis are far from a perfect example of socialism in action but they nevertheless show that it is possible to run public services better that they are under control of a capitalIt is in the interest, economic and political, MOVEMENT for a SOCIALIST REPUBLIC Connolly Bookshop Ph.623472 Avoca Pk. Andersonstown very shortly Dear Sir In the ane electricity bills.
Our information is that en as witnesses almost the entire staff of Castlereagh,
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‘BRIAN MAGUIRE INQUEST
in the ventilator and that it eould have borne the weight of a man, massive propaganda exercise to turn this possibility into a certainty,