IMGpapers 1980–83

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1980–83

Sweep stakes on Irish unity

Socialist Challenge No. 192, 9 April 1981 · pp. 11-12 of the scan · 280 words

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page 11 of the scan

will lead the must start from where we are. dismembered, partitioned, and in part working ciass socially and politically divided.

The political division Kepublican workers on which to build Ailean organising together political party. out of Ireland, and in this revolutionary has to support the Republican insurrectionists In Britain ly withdrawal of the British state from Ireland.

labour movement, as for Ireland's DENIS KNIGHT, AILEAN O'Callaghan asks (19 March): 'Which class is to lead the movement to unity Ireland if not the workers organised independently of all other classes in their ow? mass political party? The question answers itself, as : has always done in Irish history: the united working clas:

movement for a unified, independer But big wishes don't catch even small fishes, and i.

• In Ireland, we have to siar: from where British imperialism has left us: the natio occupied. between Unionist which is the poisonous legac British intervention in the affairs of Ireland, is not a bast O'Callaghan's vision of Irisr within 'their own mas:

The legacy of imperialism must be swep labour movement in Britian, as well as internationali:

the working class is of course alread 'organised independently in their own mass political par.

, and this powerful working class does have a duty, a. well as a self-interesi, towards divided Ireland. This is to bring to power a Labour government committed to the In this way the labour movement, as is only fitting will remove from Ireland the chief obstacle to working This will be as good for England's Pier Ward, Brighton CLP Socialist Challenge 9 April 1981 Page 11

page 12 of the scan

parliamentary OUSCU country affair. constitution were organised by all the

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