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Introduction Introduction
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Politics in the streets: the Labour movement and the return to violence Politics in the streets: the Labour movement and the return to violence
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The Falls Labour Party and the burning of Bombay Street The Falls Labour Party and the burning of Bombay Street
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The Derry Labour Party and the Catholic working class The Derry Labour Party and the Catholic working class
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The Falls Road curfew and aftermath The Falls Road curfew and aftermath
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Internment and the move towards ‘Community Government’ Internment and the move towards ‘Community Government’
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Notes Notes
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Abstract
This chapter demonstrates the crisis of the Northern Ireland Labour Party (NILP). As increasing numbers of Protestant and Catholic workers became unionised they flocked to the burgeoning ranks of the NILP. The NILP had been propped up by two key pillars in Northern Irish society. As violence unfolded in 1969, the Labour movement found itself in an unenviable position. The return of Paddy Devlin as MP for Falls in the February 1969 Stormont election was a turning point for the NILP and pointed to a consolidation of its support in Catholic working-class areas. Despite their best efforts the party hierarchy could not contain the sectarian cancer from spreading throughout some of its local branches. The NILP failed to carry its broader cross-sectarian support-base with it after the election. George Chambers thought that British Labour had made life increasingly difficult for the NILP by their hostile attitude.
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