FOLLOWING ON THE HEELS of Enoch Powell's attempt to make an alliance with "loyalist" forces in the North of Ireland comes new evid ence of the attempts to create links between the fascist National Front and the loyalists. The press release from the NF which we print below gives full details.
Thece key things are shown by this release. First, all the most reactionary forces in Britain now see the North of Ireland as the place where they can gain mass support for a strong right wing movement in Britain.
Second, their intervention in the North of Ireland is yet another attempt by the National Front to gain a respectable cover for fascist politics. This is why they stress that they had discussions with mem bers of the Westminster Parliament" It would be very interesting to publicly expose who wote those MPs who talked over strategy with the National Front, would-be successors of Hitler and Mussolini.
Third, the renort is important PAY BOARD ELEPHANT / Continued from Page 81 But they still juggle the figures su well that they manage to reduce the proposed increase in London allowances to almost nothing. So they stick all arbitrary sum on top as "se vetener. cocating the magis totals of 400 for "inner" and 1200 for "puter" London Part of this sweetener is supposed to compensale for the extra time anvolved in travelling to work. Now here is an extra borden of Ihing in London that is quite eusly messurse iss the Pay Boand Tieure show, 'inner' London workurs lose mon Than star nours as car in travel show ba 'outer" London about 55 hours and is casily translated unto cash leans-just pay for extra travelling time at overtime ratus.
This sloee would entitle London pubone a London Allowancu of 2500 a year.
But if everything else was 1oo complex Tor the Pay Board, this is too simple: Wirspecitically reject any attempt to relate particular factors, like exces travd time, to a monetary alloaance.!
The Pay Boarl's divisions of London As it happens, both Whitehall and the City of London fall within the inner cide. Thus those seators of calest importance from the capitalist standpointthe central Government machinery and the hig finencial insticutions (whose coplay ous will also be covered by the report-will be given extra leeway to solve their Labour problems.
A further honus is the possibility of and outer ine The Pay Boatd repost is a unified effort to pull the wool over the eyes of London's puble sector workers. It must be met with a united rejection, and u united campaien to smash the re astance of the Labour Government and the vanaos local and (rovemment authorites to the demand for a anor nd adequate London alowance for ail hecause it shows the potential evolution of at least one section of the loyalists. None of the loyalist organisations are at the moment fascist. They are extreme reactionary organisations of the ruling class within the working class, but they do not aim at destroying the organisations of the working class.
Their aim is to preserve the privdeged position of the Protestant working cluss vis a vis the Catholics. But continual involvement with Powellite and National Front forces could undoubtedly lead certain loyalist organisations in the direction of fascism, TROOPS OUT Most important of all, bowever; the National Front link up with the loyallits shows the urgent necessity for the British working class to demand that Britain gets out of Ireland. This is no longer just a question of elementary internationalist duty, or something which would weaken the the British ruling class.
The danger now posed is that the North of Ireland could become a PRESS RELEASE re: Visit to Northern Ireland - N.F Chairman Mr John Tyndall, Chainman of the National Front, has just returned from a five-day visit to Northern Ireland, during which ne met local Lovalst leaders as well a: the Belfast Group of the National Front... relax their derermination to oppose SunThe Belfast NF Group has grown rapidly in recent months and will shortly Do corted as an oiled branch, Plan were made with the group to co-operate closely with other Loyalist organisarions, and lacal elecrions..
Mr Tyndall and Mr Read [another NF leader| addressed rwo official meetings. On Monday, June 10th. they spoke at a meeting orpanised by the Helfast Group of the National Front, and on the following day were guest speakers at the monthly meeding co the Shankif Umonise Secoci ation.
in their discussions with Uster Loyalist change of speakers for meetings and leaders Mr Tyndall and Mr Read placed particular emphasis on the following points: pro-Loyalist rally in London later this ta maat i buster wishes to sray in the United Kingdom on terms compatible with her interests and self-respect, she mast begin to play a part in re-shaping the United Kingdom at national level. This means that Uster Loyalists should begin DO InvoiVe ficatselves in the politics of the whole of Britain and not just of their own province.
(b) For Ulster Loyalests to do the mass hase for the most extreme reactionary clements in British Such a desclopment has already occurred once before in Eurdpe since the war. During the French war in Algeria the Algerian settlers organisations became the focus for fascist and extreme rightist organisations in France. Finally, hecause the French workers movement did not force France to get out of Algeria the combination of Algerian forces and reactionary groups in France were able to combine and defeat the working class through the installation of the right-wing semi dictatorship of de Gaulle.
DANGER SIGNALS
Of course Ireland cannot play exactly the same role here, But when the National Front and Powell coll for the loyalists to involve themselves in the politics of the whole of Britain" and to link thenseives 1o un all Bertish political party dedicated ancompromisindy to their cause then the danger signals are flushing For the sake of the Irish people. and for the sake of the British working class BRITISH TROOPS OUT OF IRELAND NOW, must be a growing demand in the coming months.
Any proposed joint matches by the National Front and the Loyalists Just be met with a ban by lie Lahour Government and a musive mob lisation by the labour novement shove they must become linked to an allBolish potifical party dedicated uncom promisingly to their cause. We believe that the National Front is the only such partyCUST LOVAKE ADHH TIKE TRI very understandahle remptation to despair of mainlond Britain on account of the betrayals of successive. British governments and what appears to be the disinterest of the British puhtic, and to consquently opt for separation inan Great Диш amore is much more sympnem in mainland Britain for the Loyalist caus than reports in the press would suggest, and where there is lack of sympothy this is due maioly to publie ignorance fostered by the press and other sections of the mass atodia.
(d) Ulster Loyalises must on no account ningdale, the Council of Ireland and power sharing. They should, on the contrary, be proud of the success of their rocont striki and pash home the advantages that it has won Fur them.
(e) Uster Loyalists should do everything possible to foster good relations with the armed forces and to bite with the armed forces in opposition to the real enemy: organised republicanism.
me lyndal and me keld cascusso plans for practical co-operation between Lister Loyalists and the National Front, and these inchided mutuat exchange bi literature and information, matust extallies, and support by Loyalists of a fear.
Among the Loyalist represcotatives to which the NF leaders spoke were several members of both the Westminster ly, as well as local councillors.
Signed • WAR TIN WEBSTER Natiocal Front Press Office