IMGpapers 1976–79

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

Orange bigots on the march

Socialist Challenge No. 6, 21 July 1977 · pp. 12-13 of the scan · 301 words

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page 12 of the scan

threatened disloyalty to the British crown.

"papist"

On 12 July each year, Orange men from all over the North of 1E084CL0 100 1000 10000 Prince At a meeting attended by lan Paisley in celebration of the victory of King William Ill at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690 the chairperson of the Independent Orange Order He said that if Prince Charles married Princess MarieAstrid of Luxembourg as suggested in the gutter press, the Independent Orange Order would not give allegiance to Charles, The reason is that the woman in question is a But 12 July has a more serious side to it. RON DALY in Belfast reports on the celebrations there and from Glasgow MARTIN O'LEARY records what happened in Scotland.

A trend which ran though the speeches this year was a call fo of have five Unionist Orange Order and leading to its splintering.

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page 13 of the scan

SOCIALIST CHALLENGE 21 July 1977

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