By LCI Student Officer THE BOMBING of the Tory mittee on Ireland. paign against plastic disgraceful delay by Miners degrading strip searches against the The LCI's excellent magazine, activity — why not sell it in your college?
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Party con. ference last week has once again focused attention on Ireland's British problem. For after the press hysteria has died down, the facts will still remain that the British presence in the North of Ireland is the root cause of all the violence that occurs, whether it be in the North or South of Ireland, or here in Britain.
Last year the National Organisation of Labour Students became the first national organisation of the Labour Party to affiliate to the Labour ComIt also recognised that the British military and political presence is the root cause of the continuing war. Now it's up to the Labour Clubs in the colleges to get that message over to other students in their unions and the NUS The murder of Sean Downes by the RUC at the 9 August rally in Belfast, marking the anniversary of internment, re-emphasises how vital the cam.
bullets is. Despite the Labour's spokespeople in remembering that party policy is to ban plastic bullets, many others have a different outlook.
visiting Ireland have noted how repressive methods developed there are now being used against the labour movement in Britain. How long until lethal plastic bullets, already stockpiled, are used against the miners and others here?
Many student women's groups have already been active in protesting at the use of violent and nationalist women imprisoned in Armagh. This will be raised again at NUS women's conference (open to all student women), in Birmingham on 10 November.
New Labour and Ireland (only 40p), is highly informative and easy to sell. It carries a page on student and youth Information on student and youth campaign work for inclusion is welcomed by the LCI. Contact LCI Youth Officer, c/o PO Box 50, London • Founding Conference Further Education • Students, Liverpool Polytechnic 10/11 NoveudCr Want advertise meetings or events in the activists' diary? Write to Activists Diary, • 328 Up Street, London NI 2XP.
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