evidence police is coming to light in the trial of 14 squatters arrested during the mass eviction from Huntley Street in London last Vigorous cross-questioning by the defence in court has led the police to admit that two police spies Nigel Wildman and Mary McClosky — lived in Huntley Street for three weeks prior to the eviction, posing as homeless squatters.
It also appears that tales of a "missile arsenal' in Huntley Street were also used to justify the scale of the eviction.
The Huntley Street Defence Committee are submitting TUC Inquiry evidence one into the Special Patrol Group and the Special Branch Police.
The Defence Committee are holding a public meeting *Huntley Street state rehearses on February when they will detail the evidence gathered so far.
The trial starts again on Wednesday rebruary.
Picket Marylebone Magistrates Court at 10am. There will be a Theatre outside COUL Public Meeting, Thursday 15 February at 7.30pm, Central London Poly, Bolsover London W1. *HOWWAY the lads, howway Ine lads ...tnal was more unan a Geordie football slogan Friday, it was the sound as workers from Vickers Scotswood plant 3H1U Newcastle welcomed each new contingent from other Vickers plants to a massive march and rally to save the works from closure.
The march must have been over 4,000 by the time it reached the City Hall. After only two weeks campaigning the fight to save Scotswood is a major issue for the labour movement in Tyneside.
In the next issue we will carry a full article on the background to the closure and campaign.
Socialist Challenge 8 February 1979 page 6 Against the Immigration Laws THE recent revelations about *virginity women trying to enter Britain pr the horrore ractices horrific permitted under the immigration laws.
The immigration laws as they discriminate The enormous cretionary powers immigration officials that this racism is compounded - in 1968 immigration officers the St, It Heathrow issued a publi atement of support for Eno Powell.
Discrimination against black CASIZIN they have finally made it tc practices Police raids, passport checks, detentions and deportations are all too familiar, and the Select Committee against recommended more money for dis- "internal policing'. allowed the accused of being an illegal' immigrant can be held in prison and deported without trial or Just une orncial nigure As a result of practice immigration must go on.
law someone of the chief facets of ight of appeal. On 30 Apri 1978 there were 249 people i British prisons held under the immigration Acts, and that is law the outcry Immigration about virginicy tests and tne picket of the Home Office.
Merlyn Rees has now said the will stop. against the immigration laws information It is not enough to campaign tion laws. against 'abuses' of the system, we must realise that immigration legislation represents one meeting on racism and that we must fight for an end to the immigration laws altogether, not just for a that slightly less obviously racist The Campaign Against the Laws (CAIL) was set up in June last year by a number of people involved in anti-racist activity to provide and WOLK organisations involved in the We produce a Newsletter and will provide speakers for any nationality We call on ANL branches anti-racist and anti-fascist committees, women's groups, trades councils and trade union branches to affiliate to CAIL immigration in their areas, for Take issue example by campaigning around those held in prisor under the Acts.
contact CAIL, Box 133, c/o Rising Free, 182 Upper Street, London NI.
•AWAZ says: end sexual harassment, no immigrafior controls', yelled 150-strong picket Home Office last Friday.
Called by the Law Centres Sub-committee on Race and Immigration, it was supported by numerous black, women's and antiracist groups, including a vociferous militant contingent of Asian women Southall. The picket was to protest against the forced virginity tests' at Heathrow airport.
Professor Huntingford, a long-time campaigner for abortion rights, pointed to the racism involved and said: 1 am appalled that any medical profession could aid and abet this imposition on the liberty of people in general and women in particular.
CAIL have called
meeting for Fri 9 Feb at 7pm, Roebuck pub, Tottenham Court Rd, London W1.
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Fighting closure at Vickers
For more information about CAIL and details of affiliation