Larkin Publications,
BCM Box 5909,
London WC1N 3XX.

The 1988 Tory Conference saw an obscene display of triumph about the killing of three IRA volunteers in Gibraltar. The Tories were celebrating a remarkable event: murder committed by a British government in broad daylight on a public street. Murder that was ruthlessly planned and meticulously covered up.

This booklet is a comprehensive account of the Gibraltar murders. It examines the evidence and shows that the three were murdered in an ambush prepared and sanctioned by the British government. It shows how a cover-up was implemented of which the inquest was only the final stage.

More than a year after the killings, voices began to be raised, including Amnesty INternational and the NCCL, calling for a judicial inquiry. Leaks from Spain added to the evidence of murder. Thatcher remained unruffled. In the crucial period before the inquest, when she was vulnerable on this issue, she had the allies she needed. The compliant media and silent Labour Party leadership allowed her to get a 'lawful killing' verdict at the inquest -- the only inquiry that she is ever likely to allow.

This booklet asks how democratic rights can be defended in a country whose government is allowed to murder its opponents. It argues that the progressive movement in Britain must oppose British terror against the Irish people. Had it done so in the case of the Gibraltar murders perhaps we would not have heard the triumphant chant -- 'Ten More Years!'