No matter what concessions Merlyn Pres has promised the Provisionals, lis basic aim remains to fudge up some loyalist coalition out of the Constitutional Convenlion. Any sugar on this bitter pill will only be there to prevent an upsurge in the South, whäch the qusling governdent in Dablin could not control when Britain hands over the the loyalists Rees most recent Green Paper, which docus the various forms or government that might come oat of the Convention, power sharing" and Irish dimersion" on the National Front on 31 January. Police repeatedly ploughed through INDIGNATION IS MOUNTING in the labour movement at the Govern ment's decision to give the green light' for plans to build a power sta tion in the South African-occupied territory of Namibia ('South West Africa'), Secrelary Callaghan, speaking in the Africa's occepation of Name bie as "unlawlul. Yet when the 'Friends of Namibia group in Britsin wrote lo Hawker Siddiey protesting at the deal they had just made with the South Allican Government they were intr med that the scheme had been cleared hy the allice of lohout trade minicter * meant to lang Meanwhile, the United Ulster Unionist Council (UULIC), the Levalist parliamentary coalition, is now demanding the same control over local councils, including housing and the social services, the Orange farces had before 1965, Furthermore, the para military thugs of the Protestant Lister Volunteer Force have threatened a coup if it doesn't get is share of the spoils from the LUC Willem Craig leader of the loyalist "Vanguard' has put their position very ~NF thugs go into action the pickets to clear a way for the Fascists.
The most significant development occurred when a coach-load of NF thugs arrived from London Apparently they were memhers of Peter Shore, a fact later confirmed by his office.
A meeting to protest at the Hawker Siddley contract is being organisod in Stock port, sile or the Mirkos Blokstock Factory which is due to build died cagines tor the project The mecting will take place at Our Lady Just last December Labour Foreign Social Centre. Fine Steet ins. Greek Street!
Slaw Heat, Stockport, at 5 por. on Friday House of Commons, referred to South 2l Februay. Speakers will include Joan Lester, MP. Peter Kaljavari, representatie of the Nambion liberation group SHAPD Andrew Bennel. MP for Stockport North: and Jeho Krone. member DEER Sik Further details about the meetings and die campaign against the Hawker Skeley clearly: "I the British government Has that is a matter for them, but it will supportets.
For the withdrawal of British troops. Brian Grogan proper seil-defence.
arranged lot the arrested, all of whom were photograped and being against free specch made a deal with the Provisionals, then not be binding on a future goverminent in and we in the OUC will have no agree ment with them. Craig is also insisting lat the British farces her down all Provisional It is now even more vital For socialists in Britain to campnign apainst the solutions" heing cooked up by British imperialism and
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OVER 100 TRADE UNIONISTS and students rallied to a picket called by Hastings Labour Party to protest against a meeting held in the town by
Stockport protest over deal with South Africa