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Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

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Red Weekly No. 197, 5 May 1977 · pp. 1-2 of the scan · 757 words

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5 May 1977 are after:

barrel.

'There Is no Folner and an SOLP man'.

Paisley. calling

massive repression of the Catholic population; makes no distinction between supporters of the IRA and those of the relormist our Party. He calls for the breeding grounds" WEEK No. 197 IAN PAISLEY has made it quite clear what the Loyalists in the North of Ireland The socurily lorces must go Into IRA territory, their very breeding places, and root tham oul lock, slock and He has also made it clear what he means by the 'IRA'. On 15 April he said:

differance belween a full-blooded Sinn for Catholic ghettos.

This is what is behind the Loyalists' attempts at a general strike, This is why most right-wing fanatic in this country can have any sympainy with the their A general strike can be a - he SEEWEEDOM this instance it is being most massive repression of one section ol workers -the Catholic workers.

stated aim the old ment- has motive: a hampered Unionist rule Roy Mason pledged British Army to break the strike, Itis in the interests of boin workers here and in Ireland that such strikes be broken population cannot trust the British Army to do so was only last month that BULAIN used for ine purpose of the Labour Cabinet were offer Labour in power other it was - a return 1o Stormont parliaATTIN ment demand for un- Court of tion on the InA went in 1o When But the Catholic Catholice. Tooay as dare chairo up Mason and the rest of the Catholic: ing the Loyalists all sorts of deas if they maintained only two weeks ago that the lawyer representing the British GovernStras bourg Human visional: gave that Government's op. inion of Loyalism when he aid the blame for destruc- behind the parison Loyalist terror was troops first then the too were meant to defend 1he troops have Bloody Sun in their record, as they stand inuntil his trial ends dicted of the torture D who dares lalk about such "detence'?

In the latest edition of Republican News the Pro said they were confidentine mobiliged than population will tail (Republican Movement's) co-ordiration tried and in the event of mass defence it is known that the entire auxiliary section of the Irish Republican Army wilF De ourstand or They have also called for of street TOTE STION committees, area commit tees, with a large degree of spontaneous leadersh P Price 10p.

All support must now as to his Republican Paisley and nis friends Only determined hostil Ity should greet this cause of the Protestant workers crisis of British policy TAND THREE THERE LIOCE Never that militants demand Britain taken up the one option it has reve - that it gets out.

Sell-determination to the Irish people as a whore * Troops Out Now! * Solidarity with the Rep ublican resistance!

Turn to page 7 for what lies behind the strike threat.

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RED WEEKLY S MaY THIT Despite the bewildering parade of boardroom resignations, on-off deals, denials and rumours in Fleet Street this week, we should not lose sight of what is at stake In the London Evening Standard-Evening News crisis.

smaller section of the ruling class intensified.

The present merger talks must be seen in the context 01 a long-term crisis ou Flee street. This is a resul of falling circulation, lower etition from TV and an astronomical rise in the cost of newsprint (240 por cent since 1970).

LOSS secret negotiations Whatever the outcome, some 2,000 or be the stat! on the News who bear the beaviest brunt DEESUS their redundancy ceras are SELLE HIS ICEE tialed recently on the Scandard! Nevertheless, 'golden handsbakes' totalling between E9-13 million are being talked shout.

picture has been further complicated by the possible intervention of city weeks, ostensibly for Goldsmith to consider the siluDouhless, too, thie threar of immediate strike action by the print unions, on announcement of any merger, has had some influence on this decision.

CUTS However, one thing is clear- - whatever schiece is dreamt up at the end of this periad, it will be one which dest serves the interesis of the employers and press barons. Merger or "phased reconstruction' Beavertrook press can only be achieved by curring job So how Bave the 7,500 worker on the News and the Standard responded! Apart from the SITIKE threat their response has

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more jobs are likely to be lost for ever and the monopoly of the media by a smaller and

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