IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

THATCHER PLAYS THE ORANGE CARD

Socialist Challenge No. 51, 22 June 1978 · p. 1 of the scan · 259 words

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racist remarks about immigrants 'swamping this which has rejected Amnesty International's they will be free to give houses only to their own impressive an answer to Thatcher as we can do the North of Ireland a Tory government. THE ELECTRINS TORY LEADER Margaret Thatcher continues to grovel in the political gutter for what she thinks are election-winning issues.

First came her attack on black people and her country. Now she has promised Loyalist rule in Thatcher has declared that Britain will stay in the North of Ireland come what may. Unionists would be given back most of their old powers by For instance, Thatcher promised the Loyalists control over housing allocation — this means supporters, as they did in the past.

There is a parallel between Thatcher's racist and Orange cards. On race it was the Labour Government's tightening of immigration It will now hecame were well behind FOCEP, but promised the Loyalists more seats at prisoners. on that day.

Assemble 2pm at Speakers Corner SUNDAY 9 JUL country on 22.23 May of this controls which made racism respectable.

On Ireland, it is Labour which has alreads Westminster. And it is the Labour Government demand that it stops the torture of trish political But the simple truth is that no British government — Labour or Tory — has a right to be in Ireland. That is one of the messages of a demonstration to be held in London on 9 July.

Another is to demand Prisoner of War status for Irish Republican prisoners. Let us give as

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