the Central Committee of the Socialist Labour League', continues its campaign of slander against the InteraIts methodology is simple - it turns into questions of principle matters that have always been tactical questions for the revolutionary movement. It is a tactical question whether or not a revolutionary wno is summoned to be interviewed by the police agrees to go or not. It is a tactical question whether or not revolutionares make statements to une capitalise press The SLI accuses us of a cover up, but itis the one with something to hide: its capitulation to the backwardness of the British working class and to British chauvinism on the question of the war in Ireland. It has not denied, because it cannot deny, what we said last week: the SLL has been 'conspicuously absent trom the demonstrations, meetings and campaigns against internment and the whole series of repressive measures carried out by British imperialism in Ireland.'* The explanation of the SLL's absurdities is simple. The International Marxist Group nas taken a principled stand on the London bombings, Inevitably this places us under threat of repression by the capitalist state, The SLL condemns the bombers whoever they are' (our emphasis), and would prefer not to be seen in the company of a disreputable group like the IMG which has the habit of affirming its solidarity with the Irish struggle on the most difficult occasions.
Increasingly Workers Press resorts to unattributed and anonymous republican sources' to bolster up their flagging case. Meanwhile the only clear, written statement by any section of the Republican Movement is the letter from Brendan Magill, National Organiser of the Republican Movement in Britain, printed in last week's Red Weekly.
That supports what we said last week: at no time during these events has any member or the EMu including comrade Gery Lawless - violated the: principles of the revolutionary movement. The Workers Press article of 1 September gives even further proof of the bankruptcy of the SLL's politics. It says "The IMG contemptuously rejects the main question of the hour facing the workers in Britain and Last Saturday the first steps were taken to cam palen to force the lores our or olice. Its, or course, a lie to say that we reject the need for a fight against the Tory Government. The IMG has a clear position in tavour or a general strike to force te Tories out of office, and is working at least as energelicany as tne suL to bring this about What we do reject is the blatant British chauvinism of the SLL which lumps together 'Britain" and 'Northern Ireland, and assumes that. because the central task of the British working class is to kick out the Tories. the Irish working class can have no independent tasks of their own. Presumably if the SLL had its way the Trich Republican Army would turn in their guns forget about the fight for national unity and independence, forget about the hold of counter-revolutionary Orangeism over the Protestant working class, and organise peaceful parades through the streets of Belfast with placards calling for the downfall of the Tores. After all it would be so much more British! We, on the other hand, recognise that the central task for the working class in Ireland (including tnat secaon designated "Northern Ireland" by imperialism) is to lead the national struggle against imperialism. The armed struggle of the IRA against the British Army in the North is the decisive front at the present time. We do not feel that this fight is a diversion", or that it weakens the struggle against the Tory Government in Britain. On the contrary, the anti-imperialist struggle in Ireland is a serious thorn in the side of the Tories, and will be a crucial factor in throwing any pro-capitalist Government, Tory or Labour, into crisis. The IRA is a determined 'enemy of our enemy' and is therefore one of our best allies.
We do not cringe at the sight of armed struggle in Ireland. We welcome it as a means of demonstrating in practice to the mass of British workers the lesson which they must learn if there is to be successful revolutionary struggle in this country: the capitalist state rests on organised violence, and revolutionary, armed struggle will be necessary in the fight against that state.
That is why we are proud to say:
Solidarity with the IRA!
Long Live the Armed Struggle Against British Imperialism! engaged for at least two years immediately preceding in the United Kingdom he shall be liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months. In other words, for many Pakistani workers striking is now illegal.
The Pakistani community will also suffer disadvantages under Britain's racist immigration laws as a result of this change in their status. (paper Maller To per and INTERNEE ARMAGH GAOL ARMACiN 29. 8.75.
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