Thursday, August 8, 2002

The decline of the Workers Party John Nixon Schisms within the Irish Left have become a humorous past-time not only among its enemies but particularly among left republican groups who espouse the cause of Labour as the cause of Ireland. The demise of the Workers Party must serve as a prime example of what happens to a radical, revolutionary party when it abandons its basic principles and tenets and embarks on a constant and continuous re-alignment of its policies and strategies which distinguished them from 'the parties of the State'. There are salient lessons here for any party claiming to be a revolutionary party or a party of dissent. Ultimately they will become exposed to the vagaries of political vice, careerism, opportunism and the inevitable outcome will be total absorption into the system [sigma]if they survive. Comments: Google It! 6:40:41 AM

No Progress Towards a Workers' Republic in Good Friday Agreement The backdrop to the Liam Mellows Society seminar was the gathering of a group of people who have worked and continue to work for the establishment of a democratic, socialist republic in Ireland. Comments: Google It! 6:38:46 AM

No Punishment Too Great? Anthony McIntyre Interred in a Brighton cemetery lies seven year old Maria Colwell. Almost thirty years ago she was beaten to death by her step father, William Kepple, after prolonged abuse. The latter included starvation and beatings. She had sustained brain damage, a fractured rib, black eyes, external bruising and internal injuries. One of the more psychological but no less cruel punishments inflicted on Maria by Kepple was to buy his other children ice cream while making her stand in the corner as they ate it. Incapable of love or compassion for a child not biologically his own, Kepple pursued his violence with discriminatory fervour. Comments: Google It! 6:33:54 AM

Young man killed as loyalist violence escalates Laura Friel A Catholic teenager was shot dead, a Catholic man was seriously injured and a number of other Catholics narrowly escaped death in five separate shooting incidents. Two Catholic men were viciously beaten and stabbed. Comments: Google It! 6:31:42 AM

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