FOURTEEN candidates in the election arguing for radical policies and troops out of Ireland will be because they are the candidates of Sinn Fein.
Following the success of Bobby Sands and Owen Carron in parlamentary elections in the North, and of Gerry Adams, Danny Morrison Martin McGuinness in elections to the Assembly, Sinn Fein are standing 14 candidates in the general election.
ATEIOSU alunc alcals parliamentary, candidates their voices will spell oul a way to stop the war Ireland: to get Britain out.
That's the Sinn. Fein the next nessase government whoever It's the message e CCLCur probably won't hear live the UnICSS North of Ireland where the regional TV has agreed for the first time to give sinn Fein candidates TV time But the rest of the elecmessage through the media. They are certainly unlikely to get to hear the Sinn Fein candidates. Gerry Adams and Danny Morrison were barfrom entering Britain . TC0 to discuss with the GLC last December despite their as genuine representatives from the North.
They were barred by the Torles but with the support of the whole front bench, under the Prevention of Terrorism Act introduced by Labour government.
The PTA has been con- . sistently used not to stop 'terorism', but to prevent me tm son reacocing known in Britain, to palass Irish people living this country, and to threaten those trying build a movement for the withdrawal of British troops.
While the Labour Party manifesto now calls for he repeal of the PTA, the rest of its Irish poncy is abysmal - full of vague calls for Irish unity, but no call for withdrawal of the troops Labour sent in 14 years ago, and no policy to end the war. So much for radical nanestr The election campaign could be an ideal opportunity for the Labour Party to campaign for an end to the war in Ireland. Yet Ireland scarcelv figures issue for The Labour left seem to have dropped the Irish issue 'dangerous' to Labour's election chances.
The Labour Commit raulesI uKo pickel ine ırisn lourest board office in London on 14 May. They were demanding the release of Nicky - on hunger strike and serving a 12 years prison sentence for allegedly robbing the Cork to Dublin main train in 1967.
Nicky has always protested his complete innocence, backed up by a tee on Ireland will be campaigning to make Ireland an election Isste. Inl palticular it will be arguing that the best wav to tight for DORCY against the PTA is to challenge the PTA now, giving platforms Sinn Fein representatives during this NIC release.
But the rest of the electorate will be lucky to hear the Sinn Fein message through the medla They are certainly unlikely to get to hear the Sinn Fein candidates. Gerry Adams and Danny Morrison were barred from entering Britain to discuss with the GLO anti-Trident statement from the Provisional IRA which claimed responsibility for the robbery and insisted on the innocence of the three accused. Nicky's two codefendants have not been acquitted but Nicky is still in jail. Since 1 May he has been on hunger strike to demand his Contact the Release Nicky Committee by phoning 01-250 1293 last December despite their as genuine representatives from the North. Tores ber barte the with support the whole front bench, and under the Prevention Terorism Act introduced by a Labour government.
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