Britain having advanced anti-racist laws in the which Callaghan boasted about in India. For despite demonstrations, Lahour MP's demand for his dismissst, Judge Neil McKinnon remains And Fascist leader Kingsley Read faces more than the slogan "Black is Beautiful' daubed on the side of his semi-detached Blackburn house. most Judge McKinnon, a white doesn't mind being called profriend, has asked not to handle Cases talstos race And the Lord cebor in the circumstances, 15 taking no further Not a very pood advertise ment of the Labour Government's committment to fighting racism to the people of Black community bookshops say:
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recently payed a visit. Much black Britain, to whoen down, a million to go'.
ChanSPINELESS action' Mickinon that Wel, that cin unlikely mean anything.
The Labour has this weck amply demonstrated that it spineless in the face of racism its failure 10 McKinnon for remarks. The whole however sparked off controversy even among the right WIng columnists national press. The Economist CUMCS limiting the honestly held opinions only when another, more important right, WhICh in 1ss instance is to show you face want to in peace, even when it be brown or black' And Peregrice Worsthorne, a self-confessed "Tory realist" on questions of race and one of Fleet Street's most prominent right-wing scribes, says his own views cannot be freely expressed without ottense to people who are now RACIST' REALISTS' my fellow citizens' He describes Judge MeKinnon's remarks as demonstrating bearted and jocular approach to these matters", of which he implles disapproval. realists bke Mr claim to have taken race questions seriously all along and recognised white racism, ITTO their desire shops. immigration and thus identify in of are asking Further SA Chignell LOROON 1713 and PakiCallashan problem, people in Read was They those black people.
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Government utterly LILL dismiss his racist case has favour of 100. expression of - but INDEPENDENT? freedom of COATICES courts by the you judiciary МсКіллов race Government giving active boost 10 many somewhat light- Party musi ment Tory Worsthorne recent broadcast restrict black people as their sinice you must expect racism where there arc black people. But he doesn't think that even he should be Iree to incite hatred against You would expect a Labour Goverament to cake that view too — in fact it is implied in the new 1976 Race Relations Act. You wowd expect them te want to maintain a facade of prolecting black people capecially as the new law is part of whole 'race telntions Industry', set up not by black but by the Government as an intermediary between the State and those people who suffer from racism, That way there is à machinery to dissipate their struggles against their oppressBut whatever law is passed is open to interpretation in tbe 'independent" - and they may people like not always have the same ideas relations tbe much less as anti-racists, If the McKinnon judgement shows anything, it is that the independence the judiciary is never an independence in favour of the labour movement, but an people like Tascist Kingsley Read or to the institutionalised police harassment which is a daily reality black people.
Anti racists in the Labour now urgently challenge the Labour Covernallow ail the pood effect of the uniess they want National Front to be destroy ed. And all anti-racists should encourages continue the campaign to sack HeKinnon, and refuse to allow racises to hold public office in the judiciary or anywhere else.
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League and Community A MATOR broadcasting union has adopred a code of conduct on now is memeers originale news and current aHaire programmes should portraval of blacks and other deal with race reporting. There abo a clause dealing with drama and light entertainmen:.
The code - based on the policy of the journalists" ило -has just been accepted by the general council of the Association of Cinematograph, Television and Allied Technicians.
Playwright David Edgar, a member of ACTT's equality committee which drated the policy of not beine reintra on domestio racism COMMUNICATIONS HOUSE Martin Webster outside London Broadcasting prior to discussio programme, Including the Bishop of Woolwich, on the Mont Modlyn Radio Broadcast.
The code calls on members not DIELTEN discrimination or incies tatred on the crounds al race, coleur, creed or national In says that the sympathetis of racist mte discouraged, and thal black and anti-racist biganisadons should have an automatie and conterapora noous right of reply whenever THE CHELMSFORD campaien against racist prejadice boost at its second meeting In Thursdas 12th January. Forty delegates, individunls, and fourieen one of the lorger whire-collar unions IN PASEN had donated L50. The Essex County Branch of the National und Lacal Government Officers Association has also decided to affiliate to the Speakers from the Anti-Nazi СИГУ the Newhum Renewal will be invited to Press 10 February is now the date set Town Hall. John Tyndall will racist allegations are made ou Tacist views expressed. ment, the code calls Tor the ethnic minorities as ordinary atembers of the community.
At ACTI's annual con ference last sear, delegates narrowls defeated - by 84 votes to 14 — a motion to pull out the plus on any party political broadcast by the National Front. Für reason, che new code is so far conted to programme origi nators, such as producers and direct ors than those who handle material, such as camera operators and fin processors, "In tay view, the code is a first step." savs Edgar, land it will prove of limited value unless it is ultimately enforceable up came from the NUJ and the the Media, and I hope that the now built up within the labour movement will help us to win a harder line.
the compaign.
week's successfal LUCCLIMA concentraled exploring a wide range of possibilities for fulure action Education against rucist prej udice, teatre leafletting. exhibitions, helidays for inner-cily children. and active opposition to the National Froat were some of the suggestions. A motion criticising Judge McKinnon for his recent remarks will be sent to the local MPs and the Lord Officers elected were: Secre- Grahum Evans (U.sheral partyl. Treasacer Hurry Dempser (Labour Partyl, and Officer Jabn Whitfield (NALGO).
satie time as the NF meering. The CRC bave asked immigrant organisations to boycott