around Heath's remarks about th integration of Northern Ireland into Britain, earlier this week, was the first indication of the lines on which the coming crisis for British policy in Ireland will develop.
The siender hope that the Northern Ireland Assembly will eventually work, is all that holds back this crisis. If the Assembly collapses the British ruling class will have to choose herween the main alternative strategies: disengagement or antegration.
The Labour Party response to Heath Implies a strategy of British diseng agement from the North with a consequent reliance on the Southern bourgeoisic to fill the vacuum. Integration means the rejection of any land, and will break up the alliance between the British and the Southem bourgeoisie, The Coalition goverament in Dublin knows well that it cannot accept integration such a would be electoral suicide, especially since Fianna Fail is waiting in the wings ready to bring out its republican demagogy to get hack into office.
The 'integrationist' strategy is insep arable from an all out military effort to sush the resistance in the catholic ghettoes, and with only lan Paisley and Enoch Powell enthusiastic about it, such a course would present some major problems for the However the implications of other strategy could he even more dangerous, It coud only succee if the Southern bourgeoisie is cap able of containing the situation I the North. If it were to fail, th present crisis in the North woul lead to an all-Ireland confrontation and might threaten not only Britain grip on the North, but the continues British domination of Ireland as whole This episode has confirmed the imp orance of the work to build a move Joent to demand the withdrawal o British Troops from Ireland. Onc the present squall blows into a storn It is precisely that demand which wil best open up the crack in Labour Тоту bi partisanship", and huild movemeat that cin help to destroy British imperialism in Ireland Bob Purcie THE ENGINEERS PAY CLAIM and the fight agairst the Tary Government': Fainburgh ING Public meeting, Sunday 23 September, 7.30 pum. in the Trade Un an Centre, Picardy Place top af Laith Wilk. Spesker Flon Thompson NEWCASTLE ING RED FORUM: Wednesday 26 September - The Fignt againer Phees 3 and the Tories, 8.00 p.m., Bridge Hotel, Newcastie MERSEYSIDE IMG DISCUSSION GROUP. A series of introductory discussione orgetised by Merseyside IMG on the politics of the Fourite International. Stars Monday, 8 October. For dictaila, phone John, 051-638 8001, or write to MDG, 52 Cullen Street, Liverpool 4. PHOENIX CLUB: Firer spring of me stirus on weiand and ine EEC 127 September)-Orange lem (11 Octobed Ireland and the Permanent Revolution 126 October: Ireland and the Britah Left (8 Novumber): Revolutionary perspectives for Ireland (22 November. Thursdays at the General Picton, Caledonian Fload, at 8,00 p.m. Further information from Warkers Fight, B8 Gifferd Spreet, London N.1 BIRMINGHAM ING STUDY CLASSES: Intro ductary series of lectures on the politics of the #MG, Every Wednestay. 7.30 p.m.as the Wellington pub, Bridal Road.