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AFTER THATCHER'S SPEECH WE HAD Enoch Powell's lurid threats. Now we have the report of the Select Committee. And in the background there is the thud of hands and rejoice that Labour politicians are making their Government and the Tories and occasionally being knifed by They have to prepare themselves to participate in a tight back againet raciam and All those black "leaders" who advise black people to atay alool from the fight against racism are doing thair through active Elsewhere in this week's issue we make clear the racist character of the Select Committee's report. But much more start all those socialists active in the constituencies of the Labour MPs who sat on the Committee of Shame must take measures 1o. select new canoeles a userul baomning Syd Bidwell in Soutnall. He is an affront to the community he purports to But in the Labour Party as a whole anti-racists must start Committee and the Immigration Acts and ensure that racism is the main point on the agenda of the next Labour Outside activities are already being planned. The Anti Nazi League's Carnival Againat the Nazis" is scheduled for 30 April. It will be the first major action following the Select Committee proposals, and it will take place on the eve of the local lections. It must be supported by anti-racists Wo will wage a campaign in our paper to build and SUDDOn tre ComiNg 80 inal Lis seen as a real mass answal to the racist cancar which is spreading rapidly. There must be a real effort to make it the biggest protest against racism and fascism to date, i would also be a steele way or The unanimous British seciety.
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Through this Select Com mittee report, the bi-partisan policy on race and immigration which has been broken by Margaret Thatcher earlier this year — has been restored.
But the consensus that the all-party commillee has reached is a consensus of the right — shows a shit rightwards in consensus lerms of santigration control. but also in terms of organised state racism.
EXTENSION The report signals not a departure Trom policy but a logical extension of it. Immigration laws since the "60 have in about keeping out black labour that Britain no quired, but they have also heen The WHETHEROE WHEE recommendations of the Select Commitiee on Race Relations and issued last week, seek to institutionalise racism in publish statement SIVANANDAN, director of the Institute of tion' 10 'contract rudely units of labour as necessary HARASSMENT only Hence the "productive head of hold.
virlually blacks already here part been the door longer Teif snited froes incies, tegis lo be seen as g hematier by thousands of workers engaged i Sach an orgensanen should be bosed on the Immigration, by A Race of cotry may about transferring black immigration from settler migra- whole the importation of so many and when a systent which Dependants incurs less cost lo the State. WISE their delays and harassment of dependent wives houseCLEAR Now that the 171 Act has gration, ways are being sought to deal with getting rid of those and have it.
The Select Committee Report, in a multitude of ways, the report to massive State attacks on black people attacks which will affect, not merely their civil rights, The repor mores the mone checks. 'Induced Enoch yesterdas: 15 staying here — The sruezie for suite the fight of the workers against the bears with that of other opens sed lapen of sorirts- annes, black INE SUICISE CER US DE COST OY STELE new organs of power and defeating with all secrvert mento the power of the capitalist Der socialism will be Inhallely more demitalic iban whet crisis in Brical sodas. wilh full rights for ill polinical parties und corrente that in sut take mainst she socialist sate The Stalinie to all thace fighing fur vectabel deresacy TETESECURISOURND right to family life in the UK.
-Te report recommends that children over 12 years old borr will not be allowed to join their be limited TB05C POOW SCHOOL HEE The system of arranged and the admission of husbands and hance is to be reviewen (other than and children under 16) should not he allowed to join families here accommodation and means of support is approved by the authorities, and supplementary henefits would he denied them.
The message is clear black families are unwanted here. If you want family life, go home There is another message in settlement Britain means becoming British, comnitting cultural suicide: torsaking what Britain defines as alico cultures and alien social relations.
believe that the members o those minorities should ther sore pas creater Perate to te adoptions, indeed, to o their (beir traditional pattern of the bride joining the busband's family." In ocher words, if you and Perhaps the meat damager back aspect of the report is the new empassis on for harassment and surveillance of the black community From the village in the Indian sub-continent to security office, blacks will be checked, stopped and scrutinised.
IDENTITY CHECKS They will be cross-question od many times by immigration officials as to whether they have a right to enter; police are to be given mare resources and megal migrant bed for immigranti and overstayers; DHSS ollicials instructed to carry out identity repatriation"
Powell's phrase of recommendation to the Government loday — not in terms of positive Joducerents 1080 home, ber ns deterrents to Facing an intolerable Pass Law sociely to back poops a Balan.
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