The Spirit of 1968 - Lessons from the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Movement

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:37:59 +0000
Loyalism, NICRA, Peoples Democracy, Sectarianism, Miscellaneous, Belfast, Opinion, Analysis

AS we continue to bear the brunt of the recession and our politicians stabilise the interests of the rich and fat cats, the 1960s provides us with an example in the necessity for struggle and social revolution. Sinn Fein and the Social Democratic and Labour Party, pillars of the establishment continue to squabble over the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement they all share one thing in common when it comes to defending the status-quo and attacks on workers rights and conditions.