Smith and Julian Amery were considered rather extreme among Conservative Party supporters. Margaret Thatcher and William Whitelaw have said goodbye lo all that.
The latest Tory brainwave - to stop black fiancés and husbands coming over here to join their black • fiancees/wives Martin Webster splutter with delight.
Only the intervention of moderates in the Tory Party stopped this measure from being applied to British born women as well. Aler all, it would be a bit much to penalise white women for making the mistake of marrying a 'foreigner', eh chaps?
The ban immiorants from entering Britain ™ is qule clearly a concession to the most disgustingly racist and sexist members of the Tory Party.
It will not apply to women who are members of the EEC. It will not apply to men who wish to marry non-EBC women.
appearg to must make which will stop about 9,000 These in Birmingham, told Socialist Challenge: 'By make a concession to women over the question of fiancés they are • trying to divide women. Women should have the right to decide their own destiny. Yet once again it is a decision made by racist white men for the benefit of white middle class people.' Asian particularly will not be allowed to marry the men they [or their community] choose. It will mean that, as in the South African bantustan, and mining areas, black wives are forced to live separately from their husbands.
It blows apart the rantings of the Tory Party about the sanctity of the family - sanctity that quite clearly applies only to those who happen to have been born with white skins.
The immigration laws in this country give the green light to such 'uncivilised' attacks.
laws assume that the must be protected from the 'Asian hordes' marriages of convenience. white women customs.
values it claims to hold. "British Nation' Nationalities Bill. By Ahmed Yussef ANGER with Tory racism is: rising. The TUC and Labour Party decided to back the demonstration against Tory immigration laws on 25 November. It looks as if it could be a repeat of the massively successful anti-Corrie demonstration.
Avtar Jouhl, President of the Association spoke to Socialist Chailenge atter a big public meeting in Birmingham last Tuesday.
"This is the first time that all the organisations have together in a united front with the organisations of the labour movement, not only to campaign against the Tory proposals but also to call for the repeal of the 1971 Immigration 'We do not see this demonstration in isolation from other working class Every single immigrant who comes here has the right to settle in this country, because our country has forced Asian, West Indian and African people to live in poverty for centuries. And they have the right to live how they choose and marry in the way they choose. It is not up to British people to tell immigrants to accept our The Tory Party has no real respect for the Respect, dignity, ‚freedom are kent tor those who are rich and white - disrepect, forced separation, poverty and continued harassment are proffered to the poor — especially if they are black.
The women's movement in this country has a particularly responsibility to oppose this ban and build a massive contingent of women on • the demonstration in opposition to the Tories' struggles against the Tories, who are have placing the rights students and children alike in danger.
On the contrary, this demonstration will the against the Tory intention of dividing the workers, black from white, over the immigration issue.' IGB], In Birmingham, enthusiasm and November success is reflected in action.
In the Saltley area a come meeting called by East Birmingham IMG in defence of the Southall 342 is being followed up by who will be going into pubs and clubs raise money defendants and to win support for the campaign.
In the Sparkbrook Communist Party, of pensioners, campaigning labour movement The the anger, Committee commitment to La massive demo, also • successful from Bradford Asian Asian youth The Southall area the along Sparkbrook Campaign for Racia Harmony, are calling a meeting Selly ANL is and the Campaign Against Racism and Fascism - a major labour movement body - has set its sights on a big rally in the city centre to launch the campaign.
National Co-ordinating Against Racist Laws, which is organising the 25 November met in Birmingham last Saturday. A marchris being organised to London by the Youth Movement the begins bi bexl year.
• message the black community is clear. The Tories are not going to get away with it. Whether the tinpot jailers of Barnet or Whitelaw's racist poison the alan must be sounded and both black and white people mobilised.
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