CHOICE The liberation forces describe Sunrender. It's not widely known Inal Ivixon naa plans lo re-invade Vietnam if the Thieu puppet government looked like being toppled, but Watergate put an end to that.
Tuesday 28 June, BBCI THE BBC's sports department has appalling record for willlewasting apartheid and South African sport soccer team fiasco being Commentators like Hill barely Illallare Machinery Once any semblance of character loses out to machinery, the first casualty invariably The imperious princess is replaced by the moonstruck devotee of honcho Hans. All the nice ambiguities of her relationship with Skywalker (which threatened the disguise their hostility to the boycott. Fellow commentator Ron Pickering goes to South Africa to investigate.
It does seem to be a more than usual with "comparisons between the black townshins and the whites-only clubs blacks plus with NILCVICWS who argue strongly for the boycott.
Opinions - Has the Labour Party a future?
Chartel 30 June, 8.00.
COMMUNIST member Bob Rowthorne leads off.
certainly won't future if Rowthorne's rapidly right-ward moving views have anything to do with CAN see young militants put this book aside disappointment, just as so many did with the Beginners' Guides to Marx, Lenin and Trotsky.
Irish history can't be reduced — or at least it shouldn't be catalogue of names, dates and big events any more than Marxism is family tree of philosophers.
Connolly was able to make history understandable because he reduced it to its essential development the struggles of competing class forces. Only then dic he add the details.
Reviewed by Martin Collins This is how Rius dealt with things in the Beginners' Guide to Cuba. He explained major historical developments and then the were used to inLal LUIs troduce the characters.
Evan's drawings
texts depict major events stereotyped 'prods' and 'taigs' appear Crank and file version of it every 20 to give the all. This device • fails miserably. We get about Connolly's attempts io win ine nauonalsts socialism but nothing about his arguments with the English, American and nish socas one vita importance of the national He pointed out how the national struggle would open up the perma nent socialist character of the revolutionary process. The authors however fall prey to the notion that it is religion that Irish workers not partitio Thus the book fails to deal with the root of the problem which is that the division of the Irish working class can only be solved by the fight against British imperialism. Only whe the border has gone, ca the secondary matter the division betwee loyalists and nationalist b solved.
By putting religion firs the politica cause last, the book can not es plain what is happening i İreland, nor can it provid a sulutivl Ireland for Beginners By Phil Evans and Eileen polock Writers and Readers £2.95
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A homage to 'Marcial' and 'Ana Maria' Date: Friday June 24th Place: L.S.E., Old Theatre, Houghton St WC1. Holborn Time: 7pm - Waldo: Chilean Singel 1 Marcial & Ana Maria - Biographical sketch of Socialist. Action Forums EDINBURGH Socialist Action readers torum is on the last Thursday of every month Phone 031-66 information and details of venue.
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BRISTOL Fri 24 June, speaker Valerie Coultas (contact 0272 510242) CAMDEN Wed 29 June 8pm; Camden Labour Club Carol St NW1. Speaker valerie Coulta (contact 387 1361)
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