Irish solidarity By BASIL HINTON (Vice Chair, Labour Committe on Ireland) were Many CLPs have now come to realise have The debate on Ireland was another ex- laboration with support the floor after the keepers". movers were both Party spokespersons on "power sharing resolution was lost on a show of hands and the resalution on conti- tacks nuing the dialogue was defeated by almost 900.000 to over 4 million; the trade union block vote again bulidozing everything in- bureaucrats were ald/Thatcher delighted that only the NUR supported the unity Though LCI members together with a Ken supporter from Dublin worked hard in lobbying the efforts these came Much more work needs lo be done by the new department after the 5 Kitson brought out the old red herring of withdrawal leading to a bloodbath and civil war, Ignoring the fact that both have The ICI fringe meeting attracted about 70 people: a good attendance considering the Con- Socialist Viewpoint, No 8, November 1986. Page 7
ference Centre and that a coach had to be hired to transport them to the meeting-
Mary Manning spoke of the 15 month long strike at Dunnes Stores in Dublin, linking the struggle of the majority in Ireland with the struggle of the Black majority in South Africa. She said they are prepared to go on for another 15 months
Jodie McGuiness, a Sinn Fein Coun cillor from Derry, said they want to bulld a United Socialist Ireland, but that the SDLP
degenerated to the point of colthe Unionists and even the RUC and UDR as peace They would again accept the British imperialist solution to the Irish problem.
Dr Maire O'Shea outlined the evils of the Prevention of Terrorism Act which at:
Apolitical activists both Irish and British who oppose British rule in Ireland.
She said that British occupation in the Northern 6 Counties is to get Ireland into NATO with its nuclear bases. The Fitzger-
Stalks trade Southern neutrality for vague moves toward Irish
Livingstone said, rather ap: propriately for him, that Sinn Fein is more
socialist than the British Labour Party. He
pointed to the possibility of a hung parlia-
ment after the general election, with Ulster
Demand recognition of the PLO!