Fermanagh

A more serious problem lies in the class nature of the Republican Movement. Its lack of a clear socialist programme means that it has a very confused attitude to the bourgeois nationalist parties and is unable to directly challenge them. It is also unable to give the proper resources and importance to trade union work for the campaign.

Peoples Democracy does not believe that these problems are insurmountable inside a united campaign. What does cause us serious concern is the current of political sectarianism in the Republican Movement. In the years when the mass movement was for revolution and became defensive ment is on the upturn but the old remain.

many committees in the South, especially Cork and Dublin and why they chose Owen Carron to stand in Fermanagh-South Tyrone under the traditional Republican abstensionist ticket. He is also standing under the direction of the prisoners rather than directly under the control of the H Block Armagh Committee. The campaign is under attack both from the British and from Irish collaborators. One important aspect of its defence will be to make it as broad and representative as possible. A campaign which gives democratic representation to the political parties the action committees , the trade union and factory committees as well and youth will be able to draw on a wealth of experience in formulating a strategy for victory; Its up to all the a movement. and building a real working class base on the downturn the Republicans saw the armed campaign as the only hope and distrustful of anyone outside their own movement. Now the mass movehabits of suspicion and defensiveness We believe this is why the Republicans have moved to gain greater control of as cultural and sporting bodies , women militants in the campaign to build such