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Firemen searching through debris of a Birmingham pub after a bombing in 1974
FOUR men were named in court yesterday by a convicted IRA bomber as being responsible for the 1974 Birmingham pub explosions in which 21 people were killed.
Witness O named them during an inquest into the deaths and claimed he had been given permission to do so by the IRA’s top commander in Dublin.
He told the court that the commanding officer of the Birmingham IRA at the time of the bombings was Seamus McLoughlin, who was responsible for selecting the targets.
KIM JOHNSON MP places the campaign in the context of the history of the working-class battles of the 1980s, and explains why, just like Orgreave and the Shrewsbury Pickets before it, justice today is so important for the struggles of tomorrow
Former judge ANSELM ELDERGILL examines the details and controversy of Lucy Letby’s trial and appeal in the context of famous historical wrongful convictions that prove both the justice system and legal activists make errors
Mental health fears push Peers to change law on IPP torture sentences, reports Charley Allan
Why not pay a visit to Feile an Phobail, a people’s festival of community arts with roots in the days of internment without trial, and where the spirit of solidarity remains undimmed, says LYNDA WALKER