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Discussion on the effects of political developments in Ireland on peace movements within Britain, emphasizing the influence on Irish communities, Scottish and Welsh nationalist movements, and regional disparities under Thatcher's policies.

This issue of "Ireland's War" (Issue No.11) covers topics including Irish Solidarity work progress in 1984, the struggle against British imperialism in Ireland, Irish prisoner support campaigns, solidarity between Irish, Black and other oppressed workers particularly during the UK miners' strike, condemnation of US and South Korean aggression in Korea, police brutality incidents in Scotland, trial and imprisonment of Irish Republican Socialist Dominic McGlinchey, and correspondence from supporters of the Republican Movement. It includes editorials, reports on solidarity rallies, political analysis, prisoner support fundraising, and letters from supporters in Scotland and Ireland.

Monthly paper of the Communist Workers' Movement covering the Labour government's defeat and critique, postal workers' rebellion against union misleadership, analysis of devolution referendums in Scotland and Wales, Tory and Labour Union strategies, industrial disputes at Liverpool, Dunlops, Plessey, civil servants' strikes, the Golborne Pit mining disaster, and railway workers' industrial challenges.

A manuscript transcript fo the recording. I suppose it was delivered by Matt Lygate, but check the recording. A speech presenting the greetings from the Scottish Republican Socialist Party to the Korean people, discussing the concept of Juche in the context of independence, self-reliance, and socialism. Covers comparisons with Maoism and the revolutionary role of figures like Kim Il Sung, Mao Tsetung, and Ho Chi Minh. Explores the nature of the state, class struggle, nationalism, socialism, and armed resistance as means of liberation, with references to struggles in Britain, Ireland, and Scotland, and the need to develop indigenous Marxist-Leninist theory adapted to local conditions.

Another transcription by Peter Hogg from a recording. Not clear what the relation is to the other version. Seminar discussing the Juche idea and its application, with references to Marxism, Mao Tse-tung, Asian revolutionary leaders, and political struggles in Britain, Scotland, and Ireland. The seminar covers ideological perspectives, state power, national and international struggles, and the importance of self-reliance and indigenous leadership.

A letter dated 18 March 1985 from Mick McCallum in H.M. Prison, Barlinnie, expressing solidarity with Mosquito Press, discussing Celtic freedom, opposition to imperialism and colonialism, and including a poem honoring John McLean.

Speech delivered by Keith Anderson, Political Director of Mosquito Press, at the Seminar on the Juche Idea. The speech discusses the global significance of the Juche Idea, its leadership origins with Comrade Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, and its relevance to revolutionary struggles worldwide including the British miners' strike, Irish Republican Movement, and struggles of oppressed nationalities and youth. Emphasis is placed on independence, unity, revolutionary leadership, and the role of youth in the anti-imperialist struggle.

Speech delivered by Mike, representing the independent anti-imperialist newspaper Ireland's War, at the Juche Idea seminar on 23 March 1985. The speech highlights the newspaper's independent production journey, its role in supporting the Irish Republican Movement and anti-imperialist struggles worldwide, and its solidarity with revolutionary movements and socialist countries inspired by Juche ideology and leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il.

Delivered by Grace. Speech delivered by a representative of the Scottish Communist Republican Party at an anti-imperialist conference, focusing on the party's commitment to prisoner work, support for political prisoners, struggle against prison conditions in Scotland, and solidarity with the Irish Republican POW Campaign.

Discussion on the effects of political developments in Ireland on peace movements within Britain, emphasizing the influence on Irish communities, Scottish and Welsh nationalist movements, and regional disparities under Thatcher's policies.