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stations on 4 June.
The delegates the arguments like the GLC, that action should be postponed dur ing the election.
They took the opposite view that the election provides a tremendous opporexplain millions the threat of a new Tory government bringing Northern style policing to the streets London, and Glasgow.
As George. General Counch, member DuL 'We should not stop the Calla sil because of the general The Police Bill has been put asid With less than 4 weeks not defeated to go the Labour Party is the only hope we have of breaking the rule of the enemy. I say:
Kill the Bill and remove the government which introduced it.
'This Bill has to be put on the nattorm of every campaign Couriery. make police powers a major issue in the general elecOver 400 delegates, mainly black, voted to go ahead with a national 'Kill the Bill' demonstration in London on 22 May and nationwide pickets of police La full time the GMBATU pointed out necessary in power.
and order reality capitalist order.
community policing'. 'The did not come into existence to Serve une working men wonch.
Revolt Ernie Roberts, Labour prospective parliamentary candidate Hackney North, explained worsening police/community relations. 'When people are more and more oppressed, thes revolt. When they revolt lney state. The police are part revolt asalisi the For Ife stale. so ine revolt oppressed people inevitably results in bad relations with the police.
John Fernandes, sacked teacher recentiy from Hendon Police College, read out selections essays by police cadets whose publication had resulted in his sacking.
'Blacks in Britain are a Verare Sales They are 'They seem to exist sponging bi makes me crinelligen 1 nature unintelligent. see a black man going out with a white woman.
Summing up the conference, Patrick Kodakara, Hackney Councillor, criticised the GLC for Its slalculcill. that actions would be calloff the period.
He introduced resolution which was unanimously passed establishing an ongoing national campaign which seeks o bue a auo! alliance of the black com munity. Luc labou movement, gav and lesbian movements and all other opposed to the Bill'.
The campaign will seek to bring together and supVarious local defence campaigns. Now the task is to extena lt to organise similar camthroughout the vassals country. dependent Enquiry COLIN ROACH OVER UP ROACH COLIN Independent Enquiry
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The National Campaign against the Police Bill Con- ference last Sunday launched a series of activities to