w 4 8JAKW89 : No 532 529 JANUARY 1989 30p WEDNESDAY, 25th JANUARY, i Marchmont Street Community Centre, j London, WC1 ] 47 MPs SAY NO' TO TERROR BILL- RYAN WIDELY GUILDFORD FOUR TRYING too hard to prove he was not soft on terrorism Neil Kinnock has QUERY lost two members of his front bench team. Labour politicians ignore the AT Robin Day's Question Time, when a man in the audience suggested national question at their peril. Witness neither the Guildford Four, nor the the Labour debacle at Corvan Glasgow SWPWT1D Birmingham Six had had a fair trial, after the Labour Leader's public Michael Heseltine seemed unable to announcement that he "disliked deal with the accusation and to cover nationalism." up his uneasiness started feverishly Both Clare Short MP and Andrew LYNCH MOB ATMOSPHERE IN making generalisations about Bennett were protesting at the extradiction. Robin Day was helpful to the Tory MP in not insisting that he imposition of a three line whip to deal with the question. Mr Heseltine abstain on the final vote at the second COMMONS AND MEDIA BLAMED was the only Tory MP on the pane). reading of the Prevention of Terrorism Questions relating Father Ryan and Act. Mr Kinnock's tactics were aimed SENIOR Tory backbench MPs and the British press have created so much hostility to Father Extradiction took up more time than at diffusing the Prime Minister's any other issue. An English solicitor attacks. Patrick Ryan that his chances of a fair trial in Britain have been irredeemably prejudiced, Mr in the audience said she agreed with The plan was for him to move John Murray, the Irish Attorney-General said on December 14th. Mr John Murray, the Irish Attorney Labour's own amendment to General that Father Ryan was unlikely to get a fair trial in the present demonstrate opposition to much of the In the Commons Tony Benn had problems. British politicians in saying that he should not be atmosphere in Britain-created by P.T.A. including the powers for seven- extradicted to Britain," said Mr Ryan. accused Mrs Thatcher of behaving would not have to spend so much leading Tory M.P.S and the press. day detention without charge which was as if she were leading a "lynch ol their time defending. the Adding that he abhorred violence A suggestion by a member of the condemned by European Court. mob." He reminded Mr Mates MP indefensible. audience that the Labour MPs who But the Labour M.P.s were told they that he had described Father Ryai voted against the PTA were in favour should abstain on the main Government At a rally of two thousand people "as one of the most wanted of terrorism was described as a notion to show that they were not before Mr Murray's decision, Fr Europe's "greatest democratically contempible slur by Brian Gould. He terrorists." Ryan's brother Joe Ryan had called opposed to additional powers to seize elected terrorist." defended their right to criticise the \ on politicians on all sides to unite in Prevention of Terrorism Act. Irish paramilitary funds. Why meddle A Gay Byrne commented on his / preventing the extradition of his On BBC radio Mr Heath a former -i I ia Irish affairs at all, Mr Kinnock? Here programme, "Maggie blew it." brother. Tory Prime Minister said the political yon are getting involved in Mrs People in Ireland, he added who SUPERPOWER MOVES Thatcher's plans to put more Irish atmosphere in Britain at the moment had never been interested in was very forcefully demonstrated people behind bars for longer periods. "The charges against' him were politics suddenly became anti- thrown out in Belgium so why should when he was heckled in the House of ON SIX COUNTIES On her resignation from the front extradition. they stand up herfe? Fine Gael, Fianna Commons for referring to "alleged NEWS of the mounting pressure on bench Clare Short MP protested to the Fail, Labour and Independent terrorists" in cases where guilt had not U.S. firms not to invest in the six Labour Leader that the PTA does not Councillors in CoTipperaryall united been proved. counties because of Human Rights prevent terrorism. "It simply results in Two thousand violations there has just reached the the detention, harrassment and Irish Democrat. In eight states alienation of large members of rally legislation supporting the MacBride completely innocent people." Principles has been passed. What it means is that the Mrs Thatcher described Mr Discrimation against Catholics is still practised at Shorts and Harland and mismanagement by Kinnock and Murray's decision as an insult to the British people. If the people of Wolff, and other firms. Even the ! Hattersley split the vote against the staffing of some building societies is > Prevention of Terrorism Act. Even so Britain had their way there would descriminatory. 41 voted against it, including theSDLP be no occupation of Ireland; and In Pennsilvania MacBride MPs then there would be no more legislation supporting the MacBride house. In California, Vermont and Ohio, legislation is pending. Legislation is being promoted by Irish American groups in eight other Write and thank the following states. iflPIBPftP For the second time in the last eight THE following MPs voted against the (Liverpool Wahon), Dong Hoyle weeks the Russians have made critical second reading on Tuesday night, 6th (Warrington N), John Hughes references to Britain's human rights December 1988 in defiance of the (Coventry NE), James Lamond record in Northern Ireland. The instruction to abstain: Diane Abbot (Oldham Central and Royton), Terry Conservative Government relied on "brute military-police force and (Hackney North and Stoke u Lewis (Worsley), Ken Livingstone reprisals" as a response to the Newington), Tony Banks (Newham (Brent E), John McAllion (Dundee E), problems there, says a statement from NW), Harry Barnes (Derbyshire NE), Ian McCartney (Makerfield), Max Tass the official news agency. John Battle (Leeds W), Tony Benn Madden (Bradford W), Alice Mahon Tass, which reflects official (Chesterfield), Andrew Bennett (Halifax), Alan Meale (Mansfield), Government also criticised claims by (Denton and Reddish), Paul Boateng Bill Mitchie (Sheffield Heeley), Chris Britain that the Anglo-Irish (Brent S), Keith Bradley (Manchester Mullin (Sunderland S), Dave Nellist Agreement was a step towards solving Withington), Ron Brown (Edinburgh (Coventry SE), Peter Pike (Burnley), the problem. It said, "This accord has not led to a postive solution to the Leith), Norman Buchan (Paisley S), Dawn Primalarolo (Bristol S), Brian crisis in Northern Ireland. It leaves Dennis Canavan (Falkirk W), Bob Clay Sedgemore (Hackney S and Ulster's previous status intact, and (Sunderland N), Ann Clyd (Cynon Shoreditch), Clare Short (Birmingham preserves London's full control over Valley), Harry Cohen (Leyton), Ladywood), Dennis Skinner its 'internal colony.' Jeremy Corbyn (Islington N), Bob (Bolsover), Pat Wall (Bradford N), In November the Soviet Foreign Cryer (Bradford S), Terry Davis Michael Welsh (Doncaster N), Jimmy ministiy spokesman, Mr Gennady (Birmingham, Hodge Hill), Martin Wray (Glasgow Provan), Eddie Loyden After popular Alms like the Werewolves, Mora Lisa and High Gerasimov, accused Britain of Ffaumery (Sheffield HiHsbonmgh), (Liverpool Garston). SDLP members "massive violations of human rights" George Galloway (Glasgow HUlfcead), John Hume (Foyle), Seamus Mallon Spirits, Neil Jordan, the famous Irish film director, is timing in Northern Ireland and questioned Milfred Gordon (Bow aid Poplar)! his attention to home material. On a recent visit to Dublin he the fairness of sentences passed there, (Newry and Armagh) and Eddie (Down * - i . • Bernie Grant (Tottenham), Eric Heffer S) voted against the bill. announced he was making a film of Brian Friel's Translations. : (Continued on Pig* Two) t^ste. ftjjpfoydlWF •• iarn*m January 1989 THE IRISH DEMOCRAT Page Thraa Page Eight THE IRISH DEMOCRAT January 1989 Anonn Is Anai! By Peter Berresford Ellis LETTER London Scene Dear Editor By DONAL MacCRAITH CONGRATULATIONS to the WHAT IS THE CELTIC Connolly Association and the Irish Democrat on their Golden Jubilee. worlds press and media. In November, ^ es. 50 years agrowing and still going SINCE 1 was elected chairman of The the modern world, and which will carefully watched and appropriate WITNESS TRACED Everyone wants Pogues 1965, the League presented a 62-page strong is cause for celebration. Celtic League for 1988/89 last July, I restore those languages to a viable protests organised ANOTHER Father Ryan — this time a evidence but he is convinced about its LONDON Irish folk-rock band The Mr Paul Brown, deputy head of radio, \ have received many inquiries from position once more. In effect, this memorandum to the United Nations there seems to have been some The Celtic League is involved in kind ot irony in the sad passing of priest who runs a Kilburn hostel for implications. Pogues are expected to have a massive to all independent radio stations saying readers asking me what the League means campaigning for as much Organisation on the cultural, political numerous campaigns to promote the Desmond Greaves in this 50th young Irish men — has revealed that he "I believe the four who have been hit record with a song which supports that the song, 'Streets oj stands for and what it does. autonomy as is necessary in social, and economic problems faced by the has dramatic new evidence that could welfare of the Celtic peoples. It is anniversary as if he had set himself a convicted of the Guildford bombings the pleas of innocence by the Sorrow/Birmingham Six', sung by Pan Celticism calls upon the Celtic economic and political fields >o Celtic countries and arguing the case free one of the people convicted of the particularly active on the cultural front goal to reach after 40 long years should not be in prison and are Birmingham Six and the Guildford Pogues' lead singer Shane McGowan.