IMGpapers 1968–75

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1968–75

"We should be building a broad unity against the measures?

Red Weekly No. 81, 19 December 1974 · pp. 3-4 of the scan · 739 words

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in their country!

These then, were the methods of the Black and Tans, which Lloyd George declared would command not the condemnation but the admiration of posterity.

At that very moment, militants in the labour movement were demanding an end to the Terror in Ireland, and the Irish resistance fighters were later to pay tribute to the importance of this agitation. We must do everything in our power to build a similar campaign for the immediate withdrawal of the present-day Black and Tans from Ireland.

Stephanie Cronin Cork city was systematically burned and looted by the "Black and Tans' introduced by Jackins leave any baggage.

on irc did, formith it was an IRA job. What actually Happened in your Interfew with the press it Margate after the NUS conference?

Well, an expected, the press scized apon the most sensational sections of out amendinent, which were in sapport of the IRA. They totally Icioned the bit where we suld that we didn't believe that the IRA was responsible for the Birming Ham hombines, fut dul cran if they wete We still found the ciew measures repre lensible They completely igorad an total Condemnation of the nicasures What sort of reactlen has there been? 1 noticed a sign on the union panst Carton, and series of threat lucking in alter to baild a tell store personally agullet sue. Most of these Tacien, Whils not suppeeting u, huve goulael asked wis we took the pos Do you think that union policy Open ballet atone way of building thi could be changed heat term?

Unfortunatel, 1 think cat 1 in qutte Likely that pur policy no leland wit be polley in treland reversed. Following the Posterica out i Tet publicle discated themeem flem specifying who would enfoice at soul my remares ethour much opposition bethe aridi Colmment of the except tom the beach if the poi which decar so, The Cornis Fate to the oppucted billery? Soundly, part Can 19 per to cult fis she without of trape te What we're seeing in the madon a potLe hue the right to te there to the le tien of wbat& Happening in sodece BATH: IMG MILITANT HARASSED The recent bomb explosion la Bath provided the police with an opportunity to test their new powers. Des pite the lact that there are few Irish people in Bath, and no Republican organisations, the police claimed that Almost the first move by the pol ice was to pick up an IMG comrade who is a student at Bath University, and accuse him of being involved in the bombing Despite the fact that the Spocial Branch is perfectly aware of the ING's positions on bombings an a whole, Refore Birmiegham the ma pass pro-tRA motions, but now that we've got this adverse pableity and the war is closer to homs, they are running as Fast as they can Whut do you think the left sacald be doing to orgiaise against the Labour Government's measures?

Only yesterday a student from this Poly was pleked up and harassed I slution to sue of the London bombs I think se should be building a broad arity sunst the measures The whole All seem ta be opposed to the bon Act and we shoald cany an aftcking Wane sating out policy of support fet the Republican totement quite Think that the are left has been front is th ouls way to defend the leist people and mobilise suppert against Menkind messes weport the INC:

• What b your atitude co the Nus thick it's toully malinger They Call for A Bit of Cied Rights wiibies BUC, both of which are enacceptilet:

teach and imagine that cue will nate first place.

spite of his denials his flnt was raid ed and his friends closely questioned All this merely confirms whit the IMG has urgued in opposition to the 'anci-cecrorist" measures intr oduced by the Labour Government. They will be used to haruss socialist militants, Bath Univemity Students Union has now demanded that the Labour Government investigate the way the police have conducted their enquiries and hus called upon the National Union of Students to take the matte

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