THE Tory, Labour Party manifestos all support the Anglo-Irish Agreement and its central provision which antees no change in the constitutional position of six counties without the agreement of the majority of people in them.
This is the infamous 'loyalist veto' whereby minority of the people of in an artificially arcalca statelel, are given a veto over the wishes of the majority of Irish people No a united, independent Even within the six counties, at least two of tem would vole to seceae from Britain if a referendum were held tomorrow. A veto for a six county 'majority' over the wishes of a 32 county majority is democratic as saying that there will be no constitutional change in South Africa without the agreement of a majority of the whites.
On civil liberties the Labour Party's manifesto is totally right-wing. While it savs Labour will abolish strip searching, it leaves other policies VUL DalLy such as the abolition plastic bullets the supergrass trials.
It leaves out Labour's CONC CICE decision repeal the Prevention "terrorism which will reason 55,000 Irish people were stopped and questioned under the PTA in 1985 If Labour's manifesto Lordly the Alliance position is simply Not content with British rule over ine six counties they nropose in long •CUllfederal relationship betthe UK the Republic of Ireland.
Both the Tories and the Alliance offer an incentive to the unionists in the form Or be mean co restore •devolved' government in TOr the first time since the fall of Stormont in 1972.
who will be Ulster George cinerated, running Belfast chief Fein, uD outcome of ding treaty, with counties claims logical of that: the which southern bourgeoisie actualv calling for SUDOUT for the most anti-Irish pariv in Britain - the aptiv named 'Conservative and Unionist Party'!
STRIP SEARCHES End imperialist violence against women National demonstratior DURHAM Saturday 13th June 2pm
Socialist Action 29 May 1987