SocialistAction 1983–88

The paper of the Socialist League, formerly the International Marxist Group, 1983–88

Dublin

Socialist Action No. 143, 6 June 1986 · p. 8 of the scan · 189 words

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The most commonly 'precondition' within the Labour Party is that before Britain can withdraw it must tirst moditv partition creatine unity between Catholic and Protestant workers. Such unity is ruled out within the parameter of the sectarian Six County State.

mOSt COmmO 'precondition' WiL01 circles is that a future Irish GovernMICRL should be acceptable to the brusn estaoisnmenl. tability refers to the sum of economic, political, social policies to be adopted by such a government.

It implies membership of NATO as much as a firmly repressive policy to suppress TeriDacasm. guarantees for the future of British economic exploitation measures to restrict the power of a fully unified trade union movement.

It is the inability of the Government to be able to offer such a package (which essentially sovereigntv to the Citv ot london) which accounts for the lack of support for withdrawal from establishICIL SUUILES. Far from it being the case that an enlightened British should create the conditions for a united re and: It 15 VUl British presence the temselves are an obstacle to social, political or economic progress.

Britain has, through preservation of its interests,

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