Twenty five years ago British imperialism demonstrated its cold, calculating cruelty in the face of Irish Republican prisoners who felt they had no alternative but to make the ultimate sacrifice in the struggle for political rights, embarking on a hunger strike that would tragically end with their deaths. Gerry Ruddy of the Irish Republican Socialist Party has sent us an excellent and intimate analysis of those events, highlighting the need to build a revolutionary movement based on Marxism and rooted in the working class across all boundaries. Read the article on the Socialist Appeal website.
Twenty five years ago British imperialism demonstrated its cold,
calculating cruelty in the face of Irish Republican prisoners who felt
they had no alternative but to make the ultimate sacrifice in the
struggle for political rights, embarking on a hunger strike that would
tragically end with their deaths. Gerry Ruddy of the Irish Republican
Socialist Party has sent us an excellent and intimate analysis of those
events, highlighting the need to build a revolutionary movement based
on Marxism and rooted in the working class across all boundaries. Read the article on the Socialist Appeal website.
