Thern Ireland Ley Steps Forward
Socialist Press1975 1975-10-15Read it in the scan (PDF), scan page 8 →
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alist politicians rest. The : difference is that between a bourge ois that can accomodate to the ‹ hanging need of capital, and the petty bourgeois who cannot.
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Since 1957 it has been clear that the traditional industries of the North East - linen and shipbuilding - were in decline and that capital was leaving the province. The narrow economic base questioned the longer term viability of the province. The bourgeoisie North and South saw the need to create an infrastructure for foreign investment. But with such investme: the objective reasons for maintain ing a divided Ireland disappeared for the Unionist bourgeoisie.
But the Unionist petty bourgeoisie and the Protestant working class saw the position differently GENERA - their ascendancy over the nationalist population demanded the maintainance of the Orange state. Paisley built his movement entire ly on this base.
Now these forces make the running, and the struggle is no longer between Craig and Paisley. The UDA picketted to the convention demanding and getting 'no compromise' on power sharing; and the UDA Belfast journal backs Paisley and West.
The real struggle is now between Paisley and the official unionists, the Conservative Party and the British Army to win support for the United Ulster Unionist Council majority convention report. Conspicuously it was Harry West, not Craig, who spoke last week at the Tory Party conference. The battle lines for a new stage in the struggle are nearly drawn.