occasion on which they have been in office since the Second World War, The belief that judges are 'neutral' is patently ludicrous. words, that a judge must act like a political, economic and social eunuch and have no interest in the world outside his court when he comes 1o judgement'.
Labour MPs should not remain content with calling tor Mckinnon's dismissal. A Labour and Trade Union Inquiry into the workings of the judiclary, comparing it to the system of justice in ather bourgeois-democratic societies, should be set up to propare a report which could form the basis for a discussion within the labour movement.
For black people in Britain, Mckinnon's outburst British Justice is not colour blind. It is racist to the core crisis-ridden present. A black person in a magistrates offences which if commitied by a white would result in a fine: The brooortion of blacks in prison is extremels high when compared to their proportion of the overall population.
Thus the best method of protection is not through the courts (who will protect black people against the courts?) but by organisation at the level of the community, which should include self-defence. If black tawyers wantto norp tre puk ar blocs poopre wao the t this country they should not restrict their activities to the courts. defence centres in the heart of the black communities. This remans avite need Even i Mckinnon is broughi down, there are several hundreds more to po.
SOCIALIST UNITY STEERING COMMITTEE Sunday, 15 January, at Boon Venue: please note change — 328/9 Upper Street London N1.
(scarest tube: Angel or Highbury and Islington) The implication is, in Griffith's hy ANN BOND LAST Friday a group ol women Irom Action for Lesbian Parents, Gay Sweat shop. Spare Rib, anarchist and socialist feminist marched into the offices of the London Evening News in Fleet зиса Ems acon was i те of the publication of an article # the previous evening & vews aboul investigations into a doctor helping lesbian women to have children by the artifical insemination method, The forty very militant and very determined women sat down in the editorial offices of the News and demanded to soc the editor and the journalists involved. Harassod manage nent proceeded to call in th police and threatened ss with eviction. Bur we replied that if they chose to do that, then we would return as many times as necessary and that we would bring more and more wonsen with us. Suitably impressed by this statement, the managing editor continued to negotiate. For about an hour News staff were adamant that they would only speak to four "pokes men'