Stalinists' about-face on Sands' election
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have learned with great sorrow of the tragic in London of Joe Tosti, a member of the rs Socialist League who played a leading role in ig and successful strike for union recognition Linton Lodge Hotel, Oxford. A full appreciaJoe will appear in next week's Socialist Press.
Or Thursday 9 April doe !!. mir, Star. paper of the Communist Party. carried an article by their Ireland 'specialist' Chris Myant.
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Why was Myant putting this pessimistic position?
Irish Cr The answer is in the article. He quotes "Unity" the paper of the Irish Comnunist Party, as saying that the voters hate a "sham. noelection claiming 3: ine candiLoyalist Loyalist West and republican Sands are thus regarded as being the same.
How did the Morning Star react to the result of this election?
True to form, having having argued against voting for Sands, the Star then claims that the result was a victory ¡o: their policies.
i Massive tote lor Long Fi i ine head..: HE Ser on popular backing ei humane solution" . A solution which they presumably had opposed Plainly the people of Fermanagh disagree with the CP on what are the "Teal issues" And so should socialists in Britain.