THIS Monday political prisoners in the H Blocks of Long Kesh prison camp on the outskirts Belfast will start hunger strike.
That strike, the prisoners, 'carry us through to the bitter climax of Over the coming weeks these prisoners, already in a weakened state because of the atrocious conditions forced on them, will slowly and painfully die.
Their only chance of life is that pressure in Britain throughout the world will force the British governWOUL agree demands of the hunger strikers.
These demands call for a return. the status or category status as it was then known political prisoners on North of Ireland in 1972, but arbitrarily Goonster Patience The prisoners are calling for:
*The right to wear their own clothes;
*The right to abstain from prison work;
*The right to free association other prisoners;
'The right to organise their own education and *The right to full remission of sentences.
They have been pressing these demands for four years; now their patience is exhausted Successive governments i have peaated the fiction that these prisoners criminals' despite the fact that they are tried in special courts, interrogated under special rules and charged under special 'emergency' legislation.
Claims Now there is the added rebuttal of the governMeALS ARMS 'ordinary criminals' are not inclined to go on hunger strike.
Supporters of Britain's role in the north of ireland last week delivered their OVIL of death when they shot dead Ronnie Bunting and Noel Lyttle in Belfast. Both were active H Block campaigners and members of the Irish Republican Socialist Party.
Ine killers were presumed to be Loyalists acting with the assistance Royal Ulster Constabulary or the British ArruDino by caratnal ent Ottaot (TU), London E2 of say will and the the four NOEL LYTTLE prises, P.O. Box 50, London N1 SECRETLY taken picture of an H Block prisoner Activities: 25 October: day of local actions. 26 October: 'blanket protest, Birmingham. 10 to 14 November: local public meetings 15 November: national demonstration 'For a British Audrey Wise.
Leeds University Saturday
1 November 10.30am. 11.00am, Unemployment and the Right to Work. Speakers include Bernard Connelly, Roger Griffiths, and Stuart Holland. 2.00pm, Demands and Policies. Speakers include Eddie Loyden and 4.00pm, How do we organise in the movement? Speakers include Tony Banks, Peter Hain, and Anne Cesek For credentials write to LCC, 9 Poland St, London WI, enclosing £1.25 per person: Withdrawal from Ireland'. Assemble Embankment 1pm. March in 'Troops Out Now' contingent. 7 December: national demonstration 'Don't let the prisoners die'. Details to be announced.
For further information tel. 01-267 2004.
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bosses MPS WIne PLP and benn through MPs Janual y gains with it! the most acceptable candidate for recognised Callaghan's resignation opens ty (PLP) to flout the decisions on the election of the par leader. They hope to establish a who will be oldicul to remove after the 24 January speciat party conference allowed PLP to 'assert its determination not to ac cept a leader it does not want.
* Howeve the situation is com plicated ! by the fact that the majori are under pressure from below to dissociate themselve ministration unacceptable candidate for them - MPs cannot ig nore the attitude of the trade unior This is why there has bee so much pressure on Foot to stand As a man of the centre his candidature is far more acceptable. Al the same time Foot is seen by man as candidate who can head off the tide of the left.
His formerl make him the ideal candidate to pil 1966 Labour cor ist the was freeze at the rerence and in ending spokes per son of CND in the Foot was always the champion o the left in the constituencies But Foot, who in the '7Os was Leader of the House of Commons and Lord Presiden of the Privs counch. migal wen turn out to o the last ne of defence against Benn. There is no way in which h is a candidate of the left The first response of some left OILabour S tional executive was to call on th to suspend standing await formula being decided by the special conterence.
**** But this is not enough launchea, led by Ine caraldalt 1C1l Stung vr emergency general committee meeting to participate in this fraudulen PLP election. Already a TV pol has shown that over 60 per cent ol constituency chairpersons feel that should no elect leader the special conference in Any MPs who fail to implement in the election should be removed at their next reselection meéting.
Already IShington North Labour Party genera collitice ha: votec the election The decisions of the Labour conference on party democracy: were a big step forward, It is in worker to stop these right wing manoeuvres to overturn these Don't let them get away
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