UDA The masked face of the UDA who support an independent 'Ulster' AMD LABOUR'S ex-Prime Minister James Callaghan startled the House of Commons on Thursday when, Emergency Provisions Act he proposed a new 'solution' for the north of Ireland.
Callaghan advocated the formation of a 'broadthe six northeastern coun independent her rea This would involve, said Callaghan, the withdrawal of the guarantee by which the north of Ireland remains within the Uk until the population decides otherwise; the right of the new state to make its own decisions on all policy matters, including foreign policy; Westminster legislate a Bill of Rights for une north which Britain would 'pass to' the "fully independent' the withdrawal troops as an 'end result". during the course of a debate on the amounts to is that Britain leaves the North Ireland. While he says that such a withdrawal must be planned and orderly', still adds up to an admission that Britain has got nothing, to offer but the leaving of it.
The substantial condition that he places on withdrawal is that Britain should hand over the six counties to unfettered control. This is LOValS This 'independent Ulster would As Callaghan said, Micall 'the Protestant majority especially would have a great responsibility and a historic opportunity.
Those words are north of Ireland: enough to send a shudder down the back of every Catholic living in the north of Ireland. The scenario Is not hard to imagine: lan rusy as president the thugs Ulster Defence Association as his army.
Indeed it is instructive to note that the only organisation in the nortn of Ireland which currently gives open support to the dea of an independent six. county state is the UDA which has a record second to none in organising anti-Catholic assassmatol squads.
this context, 'solution smacks .of a 'final solution', with the Catholics of the North of Te and replacing the German Jews as the targets. Callaghan Is saying that Britain should leave Ireland, but in such a way as to ensure that the anti-imperialist movement is wiped out.
Yet it is by no means certain that this is how things would turn out. The north of Ireland is not a natural was created undemocratically this is is wily, whetner 1 has had Unionist or British governments, it has been run undemocratically.
It has maintained its ultioccause mately the have safeguarded that existence by military might. If Britain was no longer prepared to do so, the state would collapse and the Irish maioritv would be li a position to assert itself.
However likely that if Britain were to hand over the north of Ireland to Loyalists, it would try to ensure that the independent state would have the opportunity to survive.
Callaghan said. 'Dublin's help is needed before this plan can succeed'. This would mean a joint wave of repression prior to Britain leaving, Britain and the Southern government joining agains the opponents Loyalism It would mean H Blocks dotted across thi entire country of Ireland.
wall dependent Ulster be judg ed as a progressive solunon. it ls just anolner wa. of trying to stop majority rule for all of Ireland.
Nevertheless, the fact canadas Daily Mirror are now pro. moting that nan. and tha even Tory spokesperson Michael Alison, agreec Callaghan's speech something to be pondered show how desperate the ruling class in Britain is now becoming when comes to Ireland.