as the "whiff of danger'.
That is one small indication is increasingly acknowledged the weariness' in Britain over the the Six Counties of Ireland. A much larger indication was the three-quarier page editorial in the Duly Mirror oris Auzusi calling on Britain to "Bring a recruitment campaign in the North of England. Lavish advertisements were placed in local newspapers in an effort to tempt men by what the RUC described But apparently the whiff became a stench; not one suitable applicant was found, writes GEOFF BELL.
Neither is the attirude towards Ireland in the Media conlined to the Mirror.
The decision of the BBC in finally transinit the excellen The Legion Hall Bombing on Tuesday; the relentless investigation the Sunday Times has taken into the ArMY yard killing of John Boyle -proving he was unarmed and H shot in the back; the recent publicity given in the Guardian to a number of legal abuses practised by the Ireland: all are examples of a greater willingness of sections of the British establishment to erticise more freely what its Government and Army are up change of to in the North of Ireland, How deep does this feeling to go? When the Mirror's editor Mike Molloy was questioned on BBC Radio he editorial did not come from any *grave? consultations about the editorial.
Nevertheless the unswerving allegiance of the Mirror to the witich has pronounced in the run up tothe general clection, is bound to raise suspicions that the Mirror was reflecting the views of an influenrial There is other evidence which Tely Labour's NEC tbrew out a lengthy report on the North of which submitled appointed study Iccontmended local poveranient powers in the Six Counties to a tep-lier of local governient Ver any sugeestion that the Labour Goverament opposed to sectionsof the party is willing to follow the date for other Government laws on divorce said le Great Britain and the abolished discussions Such an allegiance become more the REFORM had been group transferring repression of the other.
To this bs British Army top withdrawal is in conflict with the evidence of the Northern policies currently being fol In the past year Mason and ministers the election have introduced and have had adopted a series of social and political reforms. For instance, and gay oppression are both to be brought into line with the mon liberal rules which apply to 11+ examination is beine gradually reforms have the advantage that they don't cost much: Mason has not had the same success on the economic tront. Luemployment remains at 12 percent, and much higher in Cathole areas, whic las weck a report from the Child Poverty Action group testitied that one in three children in the Six Counties live in poverty:
But some of the social and economic policies being initi contingent. ated by Mason do not sugges any impending withdrawal. Or Provisional he contrary, there is a returns to the policy of the 19th century British administrators in Iro laad — a bit of reform on the one band and a lot more stopped very much the of Mason and the Montgomery, brass, and Nason is not tor the North cH Ireland much longer. Whether in Glasgow. or not Labour win the coming election there will be a new Secretary There is also every indication that provided the protests are maintained and Labour NICH "Irish Minister will offer a com promise on political status A lot more pressure needs to be applied before this Nuid situation is decisively resolved in favour of of the irísh people;
Glasgow march DESPITE pouring rain, 700 demonstrators marched, wilh out opposition, through Glas gow streels lust Satanday to demand political status for prisoners. MARTIN O'LEARY reports.
A large contingen, marched from the Irish Defence League "(rom tbe Socialist Workers" Party, Two hundred were in the Socialist Unity present Sinn Fein and individual Clann na b'Eireann members. The latter arpanisaspeaker at the raily, bet were when the national leadership intervened hrief rally, Marr chairperson of the Irish Defence League, said *This march is the fire of many We wan pressure which should seck as ta do everyinin, posseble to deepen and make more public the divisions in the British establishment, and the Lahour Party in particular.
It would be naive to say chai British withdrawal from treland is now on the agenda. That it is now possible to talk in these:
what progress has been made in the last 1H moaths.
increase the numbers of those protesting the treatment irish political prisoners. want all those in Glasgow who claim to be republicans on the Streets in future marches, so the people of Glasgow show what side they are on in the war between Britain and Ireland As Montgomery also stated: *The large republican conunu nity in Glasgow should put the commitment that goes into football into Trish politics."
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