DOES HOME Secretary Mer lyn Recs pogrom? That's the question Bookshop Joint Action group, a group of bookshops which have been attacked by fascists. are asking.
And on Tuesday picketed the Home Office to protest at the inaction of the police and Home Office when bookshops have been firefinth letter to Mr Rees drawing nis attention to the larents and attacks against them.
If it's trth Lime lucky this time they might receive a reply. Because Inc Jour brevious letters were igaored, placed, and only one replied to by a card of acknowledgement since last February - almost a year age, The Bookshop Joint Action say the inaction of the police and their tablure to arrest ans the fascists who terrorsing thein is astounding The unusual faiture of the Police and the Home Office raises the very serious question of complicity between sectiens the police and nen-fascist forces in country", they say. And they cite examples of the attitude of the Metropotitan Palice while making their enquiries the Headstart bookshop North Londoa were told that the police would not be able to after they received threatening they phone calls saying "Nigger get our. Some time this weck we're going bomh FOT sollowed by their windows being smashed in November Last year.
They could only give thac sort of protection to Buckingham Palace and Downin street Headstart. And one senior SSULLEHCO SIEHE unless the fascists were caught difficult to make arrests. But the bookshops, most of which serve the black community, are won't be terrorised out are existence' anti-Tascists ta raise the matter with fany organisation they are in, and write to the Home Secretary expressing concern at and anger al his the total indifference the entormation from: Bookshop Joint Action, (Tel: 01-579-4920]