EACH TIME THE MEDIA MENTION BALANCE' SEND US A QUID! greater legal powers and strengthened repressire machinery over the past five years.
Given that the economic and social crisis in Western Europe is likely to worsen, the bosses want to be sure they can deal with the mass opposition that will deveion.
In Chile. their law and order took a particularly bloody and repressive form. The British ruling diss would not shrink Trom sure the sume methods H is parliamentary institutions and police cannot hold back workers" resistance.
The working class needs to DOUSE MOVES SWITCH CH the state.
That means the abolition of the Official Secrets Act, the repeal Emergency Powers Act, the Criminal Law Act, and the Prevention of Terrorism Act. during the past five yeurs of Labour government to block workers struggles and limit The opposition by the black communities and orgunisations to the Sus law. which is used to intimidate black people, provides a gord example of the kind bronnied relance that i needed to confront price powersActions such as pickets and demonstrations police need to have the full backing of the with the fullest BHPTCIECILLA through such means inquiry carried out by Brixton harassment at black people.
It ls not only on the statute books that the hand of the police has been sirenethened. As has been seen during reeeni tion berween the military, the government, and the police has never heen higher.
All joint police-arms manoenvres und police training in military methods has to opposed, as should the arming of the police acquisition of riot gear, of The Special Patrol Group Local Labour councils sbould han the SPC or their regiodal equivalents from the the under their jurisdiction. The Special Branch und all markers other intelligence and surveil Glance groups should cease lo exist: their records and files as the examined and destrosed. along THEODOLE the police national computer.
Parallel to the police und army there have sprung hundreds of private security firmas. Today 10,000 dogs.
against strikers.
resolutely and their of the working class areas political encouraged should be repealed.
and replace they muster Torces.
comrade. 250.000 uniformed "guards" In armoured vehicles.
Securicor alone boasts 1,000 Elsewbere in Enrope similar firms have frequently been used Any such development must Britains Their wore starld apposed be encouraged to join relevant any action against the interesh Finally, Full trade union an rights should In the armed LONDON:
The Incitement to Disaffection and Mutiny Ac would encherner i reing. workers" drilling, and training of the entire population. They would police and defend the country the present capitalist police and unned Wiliam Tyndale school struggle; the campaign against sexun] oppression; against racism and fascism He will be irrepluceable as a friend. a brother and a viduabl East London teachers will continue to be identified with the policies he helped to formulate, and with the development of a trade unson branch conscious of irs responsibilicies in the class struggle, nationally and internationally.
SOCIALIST TEACHER
mourns the deuth of BLAIR PEACH and calls for *Disbanding the SPG *Dropping ail charges against che anti-racists *An independen public coquiry *A united fight agains racism and fascisin WHAT'S LEFT REVOLUTIDNARY Cemmunist Group Xx er lei 274285: for further detaila meaning Alter the section IMON NOGGIN STITCH OUR SA Urger Challenge Socialist Challenge 1 May 1979 Paer 5