IMGpapers 1976–79

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

Making Ireland an issue - we claim responsibility

Socialist Challenge No. 93, 16 April 1979 · p. 16 of the scan · 551 words

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Registered with the Post Office as a newspaper. Published by Reigocrest Led. for Socialist Challenge, 328/9 Lipper St, London Nt. Printed by Feb Edge Litho Ltd (TU) at the In London on May 5 Is being staged by a new Socialist youth group called Revolution.

The group backs abolishing the aRe consent and lowering the voting age.

It is named after Journal founded supporters of the extreme Left-wing paper Socialist Challenge.

Mr Brian Grogan. of the paper, said yesterday "This will a red-blooded political THROUGHOUT the general clection campaign we and our supporters have attempted in every way possible to make Ireland into a major issue We have constantly heckled Labour leaders — particularly James Callaghan "blanket protests" outside clection meetings, and demanded the immediate withdrawal of troops Examples Include the heckling of Callaghan in Cardift, Birmingham, Hemel, Huddersfield, boiding of a dozen meetings on Ireland throughout the country; the stringent ex-Northern DETECH National Union of Scudents conference in Blackpool.

Orhers have parlicipated in this activity; members of Sin Fein, the Revolutionary Group, and the United Troops campaigns.

have been staged laghan as "terrorists', attuck in from the North of activity, Manchester; the breaking the questioning of Junior example Orme at the be an issue.

The only They include Callaghan has Communist ashamed of yourselves Out Movement. Bur we are the only candidates standing in this election who have put the issue of Ireland to the fore in our bring Because of this activity smeared by Calwe have been subjected to a hysterical the Observer by Conor Cruise O'Brien, and one o1 u5, Pat Arrowsmith, bas published in been arrestod - as have a number of our supporters.

We make no upology for this an because have devolution, thereby had some success in consensus of Zim balwe. silence on Ireland by the major political parties. We note as an candidates the editorial in the London Evening News of 20 April, headed İreland should reply harassed been to tell silence. hecklers that you should he Will he now comment on the issue latest scandal of his government the decision of the Northern Ireland Director of that.

Public Prosecutions not charges the soldiers responsible for the killing of wildfowler James Taylot, who was shot in the back by the SAS last September? We very much doubt it.

Yer a recent opinion poll the Financial Times showed that Ireland was thought to be more important issue than education, nationalisation, or may be the only putting the Irish issue forward, but we are by no means alone in demanding that it should be discussed.

We shall not be intimidated, For arrested into Until the last British Ruy soldier leaves Ireland we will continue to make ireland an Jeff - in this election, after it. and if need be in the nex election and the election afler Signed:

Paul Adams (Socialist Unity candidate, Liverpool Toxteth) Chris Adumson (SU candidate, Hirmingham Small Heath) Tariq All (SU candidate, Southall!

Pat Arrowsmith (Independent Socialist candidate, Cardiff South-Bast)

Brendan Gallagher (Independent candidate, Barnsley)

Juniper (SU candidate, Notingham East)

Walter McLellan (SU candidate, Glasgow Queen's Park) Janel Muguire (SU candidate, Deptford)

Michael Simpson (SU candidate, Islington)

Pauline Stanton (SU candidate, Hull Central Varnes (SU candidate, Bethnal Green and Bow)

West (SU candidate, Manchester Ardwick)

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