Black Makes History
Although Northern Ireland people have addressed the Labour conference before in their capacity as trade union delegates, Boyd Black made history this morning when he became the first NI constituency delegate to speak from the platform in a hundred years.
He was opposing a move by Islington North and Luton South to prevent the Labour party organising in NI. Islington North's Ceri Holywell argued that Labour shouldn't compete with the SDLP and its 200 local members should be reassigned to the party's international section.
But the move was opposed both by the Labour National Executive Committee and a speaker representing Labour's Irish Society. The general assumption is that, when the votes are counted later today, the proposal will be rejected.
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Mark,
When will the labour party field candidates here?
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Congratulations to Boyd Black. A lifetime of campaigning to gain democratic rights for the people of Northern Ieland. It is hard to believe that there are still people trying to block it! Let's hope the people appreciate the magnitude of this event and get behind the Labour party so that catholic and prrotestants can work together in a non sectarian, national party to fight child poverty and health and educational issues. Its finally time to move out of the sectarian ghettos!
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RJ
Illegitimis nil carborundum.
Susie
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All I said was that Labour don't stand a chance in Northern Ireland.
Half the country won't vote for a British party, the other half won't vote for a party that brought Gerry and Martin over to Westminster to bleat about being victims.
Obviously I didn't use those exact words, but there is nothing more or less offensive in these words.
P.S. Thanks for the encouragement Susie!
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RJ
legally the SDLP and SF are British parties... so i'd take exception to that ;)
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