Gerry Adams in London
Socialist Republic1983Republicanism and the IRASolidarity in BritainRepublicanism and the IRASolidarity in Britain
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to censor them - not if you want Pty among British workers.
also remark wryly that the conditions for building an open and guolted moverent in rear ater that mien Fron guidelines: that Gerry Adems laid down for a bovement, In the British presence of the self working class The Sinn Fein tum to electaral atreangth of the promises of political poltcy of wotking class and the Labour Party - there has been a clear Gerry Adams’ visit to London tranAdams” visit generated what no could have done = Ash working clas# In support of British WithThe discuss= the touchstone for self determination for the Irish people and not the IRA's military campaign.
This position shows wp the sheer stupidity of those who heckled the the Islington Of course its necessary to answer these criticisms but not to see a teal movement of solidarWe in Peoples Democracy could LT land do fis the .
broad based British both cases willingness to build eppasition to Men the basis organization of- the is the touchstene, In the long run of support in Britain whll depend on ai real mass movement here.
action of Leon banning the Sinn Fein MP from Visiting Level of British hysteria generated by any between British and Irish workers.
ludicrous elected as a Sinn Fein just how baseless and vindictive British Government attacks are, Yet again the votes of Nationalist the spite of the Tories, We SUgE est that well serve as an inital new atmosphere of solidarity. Are those labour MP's now prepared protest this attack on democratic rights? out those visits den)ed to Gerry Adams and to act on the prisonera Erievances?
Hume got to say 7 “ate with Sinn communication with the prisoners. and protest the bant To's think of Foreign Hinleter Barry's cheering on of attacks?
These ate But following Gerry addin” Londan Wisil tuo things are clear. first is the real political oppor kunitd es a ade British Left, The need to move quickly discussion defend our Tights.
La teal moverent Brittan In Irish prisoners shows the eatsh lishment dlalogue exCuS * ée that Owen Garren a been sllowed to exercise because he was Tat ‘ME shows workers af set ag nothing againee this issue might teat of the to meet Sinn Fein also prepared to Are they prepared to carry In Ireland what has will he collabor Fein to. ensure Bhat do elher British SUpp ES Eions only.
in dialogue with the senond fa the fren, united to united action to Tyre Flant in Craigaven. multi-national conglomerate, Goodyear set up in the North in Unionist Gevernument at Stormont under Gapt, Terence O'Neill.
never Tealised, become a loss operator in am 4 attempt to justify the closure, dry up.
not in Ireland, but an. banks Gomivear as 8 major shareholder, More than 700 jobs have been lost ith the closure of the Goodyear A maasive 1960 taking full advantage of the incentives offered by the former promise to create 2,000 Jobs was Goodyear claim the plant had But Goodyear is a multi-national which makes tecord breaking profits each year due,iti no amall part,ta the practice of opening plants in Throughout its yéars in the North Goodyear have invested the profits of the Craigaven plant through Americ= that happen to have
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