In initial report by A Democtacy on discussions on the forHOLUBE socranst Aulance in Irciand was headed "Where Unity is Divisive. This WaS a cuoc from Mick O'Reilly of the ATGWU remarking on what PrOUTCi afflicting the lefte Little lid he know une Wou od At a meeting on April 7 the fedeling giant step backwards. The SWP announced that as far War Concene new Aliance was to be a partitioned one, with different unity was to be meeting. built on the division of the working class The meeting had been called to discuss the dratt programme proposed by the organising committee clected at the last general Democracy had made cicar our criticisms of the draft programme and had attempted to make changes to it at the committee meeting.
were largely unsucthat a debate amorg a wider audience would clarify the common understanding of BIHORY HK PACA eventually agreed that the socialist unity, the resulting redrafted programme along programme has clearly been amendments which has would be circulated, havROSSSON OO SEN tus. (See amendments, fac- to those that have rejected it!
The Socialist Party The discussion leading up whole Irish working aacc cat vc weis and has reduced their elecpartitioned (oral programme brought our the key barest reformist populism. This fits with the approach the direction and success of of many in the alliance who look upon the programme as Socialist Democracy intro- an obstacle to workers voting duced its thinking on the for the alliance and therefore HORC stating that its content must WOSC B0 K6 the chal- Instead of secing Socialist sengcs and tasks tacink workas understood by the mead of chading thetake ahead and CHRBON tion was repeated needs, Kieran Allen right to choose, mocicd as part or a maxianother SWP mum' programme that we member stated that the pro- 98880 880054 gramme should be deter- Had we need to unite demands for armed workers organisaneed that was and an insurrectionary gendemanded by a large number eral strike this latter cism might have had some It is not clear that the SWP Some independents difference - but a difference annoved that the swr nad gone ahead and created local Bosa OOus OOE WITHOHE that there are not large num- involvement bers of workers waiting for feared SWP domination. In rejected the So the programme has class the HTUUCN faet the creation of local raising IS to weicomed. such as a woman's proosem nies in tne basis sor uniting the local initiatives these are T he organisational unity of put forward the Appear apendent on the SWP and the political platis similariy subordinated. The role of independents would now seem to be to proVISC sue cover o ow cas SWP to take initiatives they could not credibly carry out their and clearly Dy tacia fore ironic that in the short discussion on the name of Moving rightward way to travel At all times, we will be a ests of all working people nstead of the demands of big U MORE MONEY FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT U FOR A CLEAN AND HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT. w Aso more resycing cepoc: hroughout the city O PUBLIC SERVICES IN TO ALL PFI SCHEMES O We will support and mobilise workers and the community against any new sell-offs or the Housing Executive. • We will also oppose all chimes to hant over snk and hospitals to the public sector under PFi schemes LORS WILL BE TO POLICE THE POLICE. • Defend the people against abuses by police forces, ether state or 'community. No to RUC bullying and belligerence. and paramilitary exclusions. J ACCOUNTABILITY AND A serious programme has to deal with sectarian structures the alliance someone suggested 'Not the SWP' The The only positive decision BaKel HUnCI Socialist Alliance campaign against the Nice Treaty in forthcoming referenthe dum. This will be an important test of the Alliance, showing whether it can bring in new forces and reinvigorate old ones and by so doing put the existing programme to the test. It is instructive to remember that the initial gramme criticised by ourselves had failed to mention Treaty, ALLOCATION OF PLANNING PERMISSION U An end to the current system of vast over development O INCREASE MONEY SPENT ON YOUTH FACILI.
A massive expansion of facilities for young people and opposition to the threatened withdrawal of funding for currene projects J FOR A £7.40 A HOUR MINIMUM WAGE with no exclusion of young people O FULL TRADE UNION| RIGHTS to be a condition for welcoming new jobs.
Q FOR A NEW LOCAL ECONOMIC STRATEGY, geared to the needs of the mass of the people, not big O FOR GENUINE LOCAL DEMOCRACY.
U Publish the minutes of all meetings involving O SAVE THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE. Cut waiting lists by increased spending on health, more doctors, nurses, mitwives, soeech therapists etc.
• FREE AND EQUAL ACCESS TO QUALITY EDU. CATION FOR ALL. End stuAbolish the I1 plus, end selection."