▁in ▁determ ining ▁their ▁own ▁future ". ▁Meanwhile , ▁the ▁Pro vis ional ▁Irish ▁Republican ▁Army ▁respond ed ▁to ▁what ▁it ▁saw ▁as ▁the ▁British ▁government ' s ▁capit ulation ▁to ▁the ▁strike ▁by ▁launch ing ▁a ▁wave ▁of ▁attacks ▁in ▁main land ▁Britain ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁demonstrate ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁government ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁a ▁greater ▁threat ▁than ▁striking ▁loyal ists . ▁The ▁U W C ▁itself ▁lost ▁coh es ion ▁rapidly . ▁As ▁early ▁as ▁July ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁Harry ▁Murray ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁res ign ▁from ▁the ▁U W C ▁after ▁stating ▁public ly ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁happy ▁to ▁talk ▁to ▁represent atives ▁of ▁the ▁P I RA ▁if ▁they ▁ended ▁their ▁campaign ▁of ▁violence . ▁Murray ▁left ▁loyal ism ▁altogether ▁after ▁this ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁was ▁a ▁candidate ▁in ▁a ▁North ▁Down ▁Bor ough ▁Council ▁by - e lection ▁for ▁the ▁cross - community ▁Alliance ▁Party ▁of ▁Northern ▁Ireland . ▁ ▁United ▁Union ist ▁Action ▁Council ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁a ▁new ▁body , ▁the ▁United ▁Union ist ▁Action ▁Council ▁( U U AC ), ▁was ▁established ▁bringing ▁together ▁represent atives ▁of ▁the ▁U DA , ▁Down ▁Orange ▁W elf are , ▁the ▁Orange ▁Vol unte ers ▁and ▁the ▁rem n ants ▁of ▁the ▁U W C ▁under ▁the ▁chair mans hip ▁of ▁Joseph ▁Burn s ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁P ais ley ▁and ▁B air d , ▁who ▁was ▁leading ▁his ▁own ▁United ▁Ul ster ▁Union ist ▁Party ▁by