Row brewing over Anglo-Irish Agreement | Socialist Action 1983

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IN THE words of The Economist 'A nasty row is brewing over the Anglo-Irish agreement'. This centres on the failure of the agreement to deliver significant reforms of the administration of justice in Northern Ireland, to eliminate discrimination against Catholics in employment and the treatment of the Birmingham 6 and Guildford 4 — the innocent victims of anti-Irish frame-ups who remain in jail after 13 years.

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ficult for the Dublin the its arsenal against republican The drops the traditional facie' case _be made before Act six counties liable Aim An AntiExtradition Committee has been launched. In Britain the Labour Committee on Ireland and Labour Irish Sections planning a rally in London on 17 November, with Ken extraldenial of civil rights and justice by Britain to Irish people. Annie Maguire, and Chris Mullin. 1800 people attended the spectacularly successful Irish Social and Rally for Cori Rights and Justice organised by the Labour Committee on Ireland and :* / se sections at party conference. Billy Bragg topped the bill and was prececies -speakers including: Clare Short, Bernie Grant, Ken Livingstone, Fred Her c

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