Dock Labour Party Explained
The Dock Labour Party was a socialist political organisation which existed in the Dock ward in Belfast in the 1950s.[1] Along with the "Diamond Labour Party" and "O'Sullivan Labour Party", the Dock Labour Party was a faction separate to the Northern Ireland Labour Party, which was unionist.[2] Gerry Fitt was involved and stood as a candidate at one stage.[3]
Notes and References
- 'What is it about "fuck off" you don't understand?' The NILRC and politics of the Left in Northern Ireland. Chamindra. Weerawardhana. September 3, 2018. Labor History. 59. 5. 593–609. 10.1080/0023656X.2018.1467300. 158539328.
- The Irish Times (Saturday, September 26, 1953), page 1.
- News: The day the SDLP was formed 'in the spirit of optimism'. Una. Mullally. The Irish Times. 2020-03-15. 2020-02-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20200219042023/https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/heritage/the-day-the-sdlp-was-formed-in-the-spirit-of-optimism-1.4119278. live.