popular front alliances with forces the decision of the leadership of to believe that delegates were strips off the Provisional IRA. mundane and business-like af- resolution in the political policy need for an ill-Ireland anti-im- should be made up of the broadest range of political and social for- Speaker after speaker sup- continue to develop its political Fronts with other forces. The only that this policy may lead the republican movement into On the question of the tragic events of the past year or so and the IRA to disband and disarms one to their right soch as Fianna Fril. ported the resolution fair altogether. SOCIALIST OUTLOOK no 13 March 1989 muslim by the regime of Zalfigar seriously if they campaigned for the mullahs, and for equal rights cem for the plight of non-muslims Advocates of religious tolerance might be taken more better treatment of these victims of for women, and showed some con- (like Pakistani Sindhis, who were forced by fear and intimidation to feave Pakistan, and long to return Unfortunately the anti-Rushdie muslims have now been jowed in Britain by the 'Tam against censor 'brigade, and the lobby vised group of people are unwit- tingly playing into the hands of the reactionary elements, many of whom would happuly step up such drive out Britain's muslims - along with any other black people, and any representatives of alien An equally dangemus response Essawy and others in demanding that ashort statement from muslim critics of the Satanic Verses, ex- plaining to those who choose to buy or borrow the book why some scited in the book or displayed in Why do they stop al Satanic Verser? What about Darwin's The from schoolsin parts of the USA)? What about the Communist for extension of the blasphemy laws. This dangerous and ill-ad- censorship but equally happily comes from Labour MP Max Mad- den, who has joined Hashem Bi muslims Find it offensive, be 'in- bookshops or libraries': this they Origin ofthe Species (still hanned tem "a modest right to reply'. All Bhutto. ship, but... culture : home).
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Hands Off Our Hospitals! ing on February 15 to launch a campaign London-wide decided to run under the linked slogans of Hands Off Our Hospitals and Hands Off Our Health Service. The mecting agreed that under the common 'Hands Off umbrel- Ta, local district-based campaigns are needed to "target' the specific NHS facilities most under threat, and build the activity at grass roots Early indications are that the