by MART COLLINS and GEOFF BELL policeman they like to make Hollywood.
the white Anglo-Saxon southern states of America.
But Anderton is nol figment of a movie mogul's imagination. Anderton is alive, ICAL running. the force Greater Of everything that is known about Anderton, this fact is the most amazing.
That someone with Anderton's opinions and record can rise to his position in good old liberal Britain is a significant Anderton hit the headlines SAISE 18S1 week when sounded off LEVISION against the European Court of Human Right's condemnation of the Isle of Man's practice of birching young lawbreakers.
i have long advocated a selective Corpora punishment for certain offenders', Anderton declared ABSURD Up until now it is Anderton's "anti-porn" campaign has attracted most attention.
to absurd He mas taken lengths. Recently his officers confiscated magazine produced by the Sun featuring reproductions of its pa ge three poses.
By the same criteria Anderton could seize copies of the Sun itself, and that is an indication of just dangerous his oensorship campaign is.
But while Anderton deploys his police force to enforce his promises.
SOCIALIST CHALLENGE 4 May 197B page 4 JAMES ANDERTON is the type of eccentric films about A John Wayne character, believing in the old traditional values, sounding off against long haired hippies, keeping women in their place, the hireling of establishment morality on the citizens of Manchester, he believes other areas of police activity have been 'over-manned" month he said that he intended to cut down on the number of police on traffic duty.
PRIORITIES
From now on Manchester police will only he on accident prevention duty at established high spots.
Despite this, chester's Chief Constable has warned: "The present disregard for human life and safety is such that I predict a growing emphasis on personal LECTIO Abother example of AnderStation be has acquired as the guard. There was October last year when in the course of one day Anderton and the Labour Government mounted a police which operation which cost £250,000. heleopters were deployed by Jeeps, squad cars, Anderton to ensure that in one area NF boss Martin Webste could march unmolested and in anocher arca a 300 strong fascist: demonstration could take place how DEPRESSED The police were given little opportunity to display public order techniques on that in cccasion and perhaps that is already Anderton socident mount a mock exercise of his DoWD.
Greater Man- took place depressed sier Collyhurst, where hundreds of police and soldiers invaded an estate one eveningmock machine-gun fire in the proflats as armed soldiers enforced тери- There were road blocks, spot and best bodyWEAPONRY Within the past few months his police force has quipped itself with an weaponry previously unheard plies of Sterling sub-machin guns and the Armalite rifles together with a lazer-type rifle sight. "He would go a lot furtber if he had his forecast the identity cards and compulsory finger-printing for every ciltheir zen. He has gone on record to demand LOU remission decided parole for prisoners.
in the self-proclaimed city area of Equality of life', There was was kept 'good by police and a curtes. the nighiclubs searches. duty to wage which outlaw's array same sex.
Anderton Manchester. focus for the 'Anderton's He has introduction of an evangelical on 2 June.
abolition sub-machine gun.
of sentences and Gays, Anderton likes to make a virtue of such suggestions. As ATECTION good up- Police Activity. standing Christian he sees his Tameside "the moral has already For this cause he made sure that last Easter Good Friday closing all city al midnight on the Thursday He bus also scen it as his of the campaign against gay clubs by prosecu- INQUIRY ting them under an uct of 1837 licentious June dancing'. 'Licentious" in this case means two people of the It all adds up to a not ver Manchester." pretty picture and protests anc The demands for the sacking of pronouncements are in Anderton The Immediate nough. opposition Law is the appearance of the man himself rally THEE HAIL Manchester's Free Trade Hall Inquiry.
Anderton will he spesking on the theme It's sour ate