Atkins' initiative doomed | IMGpapers 1976

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THE latest Tory initiative on Ireland The only whether it will be dead by the time these words are read or whether it will last a few more weeks.

The plan was announced by for secretary of state Humphrey Atkins last i nursday. I inyolycu a lour parly conference to discuss restoring to *locally-elected representatives some at least of the powers of government at present exercised minster' The first response of the Official Unionists was to announce that ther would boycott the conference. Ian Paisley of the Democratic Unionists Jaid down a number of conditions wmic ne sala wouid nave to De mel for him to attend.

The Democratic Socialist Challenge 1 November 1979 Page 12 questont 1s the fourth party involved West- badiy at the kuropean elections Atkins may yet conference, proposals and sack Turner, Oficers Party also expressed scepticism. Only Mary Alliance — promised to turn up. Alliance have no MPs at Westminster and did very cobble together but this latest British initiative looks like having an even shorter life than previous ones.

Whos Atkins' White Paper on his published, Socialist Challenge will give a full analysis of the Tory Government's Irish policy — or non-policy, as the case may be.

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because organised workplace meeting on Ireland.

The involved publicity officer Edinburgh Gas branch of National and Local Government Association. The meeting arranged by Lyn was addressed by Nelis of the Derry Relatives Action Committtee, an organisation which campaigns for prisoner-of-war status for political prisoners in the North of Ireland.

After the meeting; management threatened Lyn with the sack, locked out the union branch from its office at the headquarters of Scottish Gas, and disciplined the branch's assistant secretary, Donald Mackenzie.

Two charges were levelled at Lyn — that she brought an 'unauthorised person' into the building and that she

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From Martin Shaw I COME not to praise revolutionary unity, but from that sector. much reason to hope for positive developments

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