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Socialist Organiser1982 1982-12-02Read it in the scan (PDF), scan page 5 →
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have been pensioners of anti working class governments.
They have been active against SO on the journalistic front, t0o - no less than three Newsline editorials in a week. The first was a response to my piece on McIntyre laced with heavy-handed attempts at humour.
The humour was rich man's humour. If we feel they are trying to bankrupt us, why don't we go to the Inns of court and hire barristers, Newsline. If yers don t have bread , gO eat cake. Or you can apologise and pay costs...
They had given us an ultimatum for 10.30 Friday morning, after which they threatened to go to court unless we gave them certain undertakings. The second editorial appeared on Friday morning, by which time they may have expected our formal undertakings to be in the hands of their solicitor.
They weren't going to be gagged or silenced. Entitled BALT A LABOUR INQUIRY, THE COURTS!
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