IN THE aftermath of the Harrod's bombing, the Labour Party left behind the dialogue which has done so much to lift the 'wall of disinformation' well come under attack. anxious to preserve the bipartisan approach of previous Labour administrations. have no desire to make known Sinn Fein's views. They are happy to have them labelled as bombers.
But we will not return to another where labour movement. The balance of forces is cannot be completely different than 1974, after the Birmingham bombings. Popular withdrawn. repression will not work. Calls to ban Sinn Fein have been put aside as impractical.
Photo: AP/RN, Dublin Phil Flynn, Vice President of Sinn Fein. He may withdraw from Sinn Fein before taking up his. union job.
In the South of Ireland however, have a real hysteria soldier. This shoot out was the climax of the Tidey kidnapping adventure.
At the Ard Fheis, Gerry Adams went to some lengths to explain that building a party throughout counties task, it was also the most difficult. He said that the tactics and methods by achieved popularity in the North could repeated in the 26 counties. His message armed struggle was not to be extended into South already difficult to get across due to the ban on Sinn Fein appearing in the media, now seems to be contradicted by events. This set back is already being felt.
On 12 December, place in Dublin: a rally of trade unionists, organised by Sinn Fein in alliance with the Communist Party and independent workers, to discuss a campaign inside the unions focussing on the national question. This rally attracted over 1000 workers.
forces of trade unionism and republicanism. Phil Connolly Flynn, elected Vice President of Ard Fheis and shortly to take the leadership Ireland's largest public sector union chaired the this meeting could be tested. What had been a few right wingers objecting to Flynn's politics, became a full scale witch hunt, Within two weeks, Flynn withdraw from his position in Sinn Fein before taking up his union post.
Sinn Fein have strengthen the anti-imperialist movement in the South. Fine Gael and Fianna Fail have nothing to offer workers but attacks on their living standards.
They multinationals over the economy or challenge the partition which disorts it.
neutrality of Ireland, and are being dragged into 1UTCaI policy the NATO alliance.
Locked in a coalition partnership with Fine Gael, ITGWU and FWUI openly discuss disaffiliation.
which challenges both British imperialism could give political direction to the massive resentment agalst tre governmene, expressed through scores and industrial militancy. Let's hope the ball can be picked up from where it was dropped.
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