IRELAND did not play an insignificant role in Labour's election defeat last Spring. It was the failure two Irish Republican Frank Maguire Democratic Labour Party Gerry Fitt, to vote Labour on the motion that brought down the government.
Yet despite this, and despite a continuous campaign to 'make Ireland an issue' during the POLIC itsel. the late stubbornly refused to relation to the six counties.
The Labour Party has not undertaken a thoroughgoing discussion of Ireland for tens of years, while the last time that Labour made it a campaigning issue was in 1921.
Thus it is not surprising that there is no plan by Labour's leaders, make it a subject of debate at the Labour Party conference next week.
There are who think it is time that Ireland is discussed and several motions have gone forward to the conference. They are unlikely to get much time on the agenda — they are even less likely to get passed.
Hemet Hempstead CLP's motion calls for an orderly withdrawat of British troops and British involvement. They pamphlet to explain their positions, which we will review next. week.
Edinburgh Central CLP have put forward an amendment to the Hemel motion calling for the immediate withdrawal of the troops.
probability amendment will get properly discussed, and in the absence of a real discussion inside the Labour party for fifty or so years they are unlikely to get passed.
This is the Hackney Labour Party, constituency. It calls for a special conference of
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and crucial no confidence Labour government discuss its policy in either left or right, to members of the Labour Party have produced a hellner motion Such members. importance of a motion from Ernie Roberts' the Labour Party within 12 months to discuss Britain's role in Ireland.
conference would allow discussion about Ireland to open "p - Labour's record on Ireland would be brought under the scrutiny of party Perhaps Benn and noticeably silent on the issue, would be forced to reveal where they stand.
But even this motion is unlikely to be La real discuss the issue. in the Inleads, next year.
Committee carried. We are not yet in a position where the mass of Labour Party members are burning to Those who are, which to the shame of the Labour Party includes a large number Liberals will be meeting in London on 1 March A forum on that date, organised by the for Withdrawal (which called the of refuse. The biggest SILIE August demonstration), looks set to become the biggest discussion on Ireland for many years, with delegates from political and labour movement It's about time Labour started discussing but we won't wait for them if they possible attendance in March will step up pressure on the Labour leaders to begin discussion themselves.