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Socialist Challenge No. 11, 1 September 1977 · pp. 3-4 of the scan · 1,423 words

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An the Carnivel progressed in TInU CI BiRminNErE M2 relaxed. Not many cops coald be seen and the sun was out - . commnaoo desisueuso pur au • good mood, On Sunda) Margaret Thateber gave • TV regard ull those who use force to get their owe wAy Comimiutscn & the Set Tot of socialism and fasciam is its right.

What did those at the Carnival hink of Thatcher's statement? A soune wot mol woman cow ur reporters: "Il's a load of shit, man. A load of shit. Do you mean to cumemattac snuan pooccare socialists?

"They' re the ones who provoke SOETICC IO TSI IRCE RICas, Ane the National Frontthugs. Are they sociabists as well? The Tory Party must be in trouble having Thatcher as its leader."

ost people wespoketo thoug at tnacher was tog stunid is a socialist. Il she made tha statement in Chile she'd be shoi AO LIC SIOL CICA COCEATCULS President wauldn't with a statement like that.! Socialist Challange A bystander who overbeard our guesnonsindicused inar newanted told us, and had Ned Germany in the Thirties because he was a Jew.

GOOTE KOW maL AreR Thyssen (the two higgest capitaller? Doesn't she know that protits nourished? Edward Heath couldn't have made such an ignorant satement as that.

he gener response was a nixture of dizist. anneme and sheer incredulity. For most of the revellers, though, other things acre on ibeir mind, They cou dn:

about Thatcher or James Callaghan or EVEAU CSC THE BHER Perhans the best quote came from an Asian militant who had been arrested then we could arrive at a situation : De fascist and cactionaries are on the rampage Hack blood may be the first to te oicaiy wado 1 be the last." Margaret emember the ammaine pretees oF our readers BESNTNIITEEIE struggle, when the hurricades went ap in Parls in May *68: Wed hete's your chance to se them displayed in all the splendour in four coloers in the Socialist Chall cuec lova Calendur. Every month is a different poster aod Can Do disolused separulel!

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Webster. tics STUTS Nearly a quarterof e million peoplepacked Notting Hill on thi Hank haliday weekend for the West Indian Carnival of costames, steel baads, and floats Murgaret Thatchertook the opportunily fo describe tascerm es Teli-wing" — serg convealent fur those who are happy bo see the kind of thuggery which cuased over£1000-worth of fire damage at the Centerprise bookshopand meeting centrein Nordt London I5 DLnS resign Friend.

JANUARY Old Mart's for THE National Front's decision to marghe tha a hroeatan Our designed as a provocation. IDEOTMNUO SUCSSCARTacIs was a split in the NF lendership on the question as some felt it might DATARE BO HE S TCBHEHE before a General Election. The was Martin He argucu toaL CERII that an event like chis had to be waged to win back rank-and-rile fascist militants who were gravi rating towards openly Hitlerite groupings.

The "liberal" press snw Lewishment is by do seans ubanimous. ried that Lewisham will put off с TAS BS SCEATSS PUL sympathisers from coming demonstrations in future. Alsotls NT SSGRUNESHOCHC. NECL Herbert, Jas "retired" from pali The plank of nails Torub salt in Webster's wouods, British Patrior, paper of the British Moverent, has lambasted the sE caderahib. What avicton for the reds and their parlinsympathisers. The CEPTEHEIS must have known belorehand that the reds thus ensuring a rour and the Front Inst publie sympatly becaose they deliherutely brought about this confrontation, and as delih erately played right ioto the hands of the reds.

•Anyleader who demands such a CHiCeON tH WIHS lirtle to gain, deserves to lose bis appointment. This march was a sempiee diaregard for the well Dora Noyce [RIP] being of the Front's members... In its wake, condennatioo of BritniBBTHEISNO-EOSSCH bans and restrictions placed on all parties of the nationalist cause. Thank-you NF - - well done!' panser wir webeter Join bis Will the •Front friend Marriner in the political wilderness? Watch this space.

The lost Marriner PETER MARRINER has WETO TULARMEH ONENTIHn In the Eshour Party: At the very eust Brian Walden and Labour Socalist Ulalty an apolegs. More to the point is an investigation into buw Ladywood Lubuur Parly 'S Dora's profits reached maximnur ran. WIll Waiden, who defended mosement ingwies into the whole aFfair? Wie doubt it.

As for Marriner himself, be scems to be lost and his mind appears to be wandering. Hemon clulms he spied for the Rlodesians aad South Africans. Well...

FOLLOWING the EESRELLO! from Parliament of the Tory crook John Cordle, a by-election OEUUICL 10 BOLEIC mouth Past. Socialist Unity wil definitely not be stauding. Nor de will the Socialist Workers Party, Bournemouch is La proletarian hearland. tn faet the fascists have a strong base aod virtually dominate the locai Tory Part:

In 1958-59 the latter foroed a radical Tory, Nigel Nicholson, to because he opponent of the Suez adventure and replaced him with a Major . But before the election could take place it was revealed supporter of the EmpireLayaliss. Wal tricckl was an auti-scmile He was exposed by Labour kader нуги зрелет.

Labour meetingr were smashed and attacked by fascists under the pommand of Austen Brooks. stillisn tascisr andadsasestheloca NF while not joining formally. Brooks is also a journalist on the valiant efforts ensure that right wing polities and the Tories are given glowing write-ups. Brooks tres Lo comed bis Lancisl pas becaaseo f the NF operation inside the Rournemouth Tory Party. But TEOK SOAN CAO CAME DE ASIT1 tained by studying back copies of the Empire Loyalist paper Can The selection procedures inside the Tory Party are a model of Annecte, has been found UIL CANEHTSOO DI COU DOUETE mouth East Conservalive Association. Hecalled Mansell's wife 'an We look foreard to the an pouncement resealing who Cord SOC S HDE CO DE MALCOLM ALDEN, a member olimeGhnwiCKNHieemni, Ro srange habrs. Ne har an did piank of wood which he uses for hitting pickets on the lees from under the gare. Same rusty nail are affached to the plank. A fen weets age two Socialis Worken riy comroges кіалороа am obdacred the said plank. Alden veni berserk. Aller e discussio MIR BNICE TATALOE CnO En threur of a prisate prosecutior from Alden ir was agreed that th appear. It did, mines the maib. PHOTLL- TANEEI WFHETOOSET DORA NOYCE died last month Herdeath was hendline news in the sober Edinburgh daily The ScotsMan. I dcvolco a yuanct oI fronc page to her funeral, Hardly surprising since this pewspaper is read by Top Peopie Dora's death will certainly b mourned by a number of The Ona SECHOCTS SS SIC WES LOI oener of Edinburgh's hesc-known brotbel. Local residents are bo Campening to close down tbi house of ill-repute.

What bothers the respectablle burghers of Edinburgh is not the exiscence of prosticution. Most dour Presbyterian Scobs don'i obje to the sale of sex as such. It is well-kaown in the cily chat levels during the Annunl Gener Assembly of the Church of Sootinnd Dera's estabiishment was run under the patronising eyes of bot the police and the city counci There was only one prosccution a year, appearanices, Dora's brothel wa im OTO E to lemn essence of bourgeob DA TOLE LE respecrahility, in keepin Enyers nd bander oei Edinburgh's discrcel service, and the mon privileged among them were treated to tea and scones in Dora's sint ing moom. Come ciecivon time nnt the brothel's windows — every one of theai - were festooned WILLTORYTATYKAIC What is worrying The Scotsman (sic) and the Edinburgh establish meul is that the brothel might he taken over by "criminal elements from Glasgow". Damube Street') rest rainod image might according lydeteriorate, So Glasgow's mafia might find thes have a real fight on chei hands. Edinburgh's judiciary and might block their effocts. These musings point ou the different characte of'thetwocities: Glasgow has high toush image. Edinhurgh is deci 133IYE SUSID8 dediya genteel city. The battle for Dora's sucoesaion is thus a bigh! symbolic one.

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CALENDAR MAI 68

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Marriner, now suppurt i a labour

Tory democracy in action

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