Arrests when LEUCIS dwindled, and police reinforcements had arrived. Iv cameras were turned off and the police used the "thick hiue ine tactic em polyed in the Whitehall support in February penning in, then brutally pushing, KiCkIng ocaulng, shoving people off the surcels.
Men and women were rugby tackled by groups of police and there were further arrests. Thirty-three were arrecteteai charged so far, but there witHesses tor all cidents and the campaign is fighting all the cases.
In effect police substituted greater threat the Lambeth's Having waited for some 'trigger' to set council workers into action the district auditor's edict points to a controntauol developing within the next Tew week CUSOORSC was to call a borough conCcHce. UDCH Labour Party members to discuss what course of action to take next.
Council officers made their position ecleai by writing councillors demanding that they call emergency council meeting to set a rate by 3 May. Lambeth's borough consererce ullanuous) agreed to call on all counCHIUIS LU CUHLHUC LU YOL not to set a rate. The next council meeting • remains Whilst we have.
LWU waverers, wHOse aresld tion we are demanding, we are sure that the no-rate option will continue. 'FAILURE BY the council to discharge their lawful duty would bring untold disruption ... A deliberate failure to perform the duty to make a lawtul rate would amount to wilful misconduct'. So begins a Ted Knight Lambeth Local Government Committee.
First we will be mobilising for Dennis Skinner and Hilda Kean will be joining local councillors unionists at a rally immediately before the council meeting. We aim to ensure the BLUESU out.
After that will prepare for the district auditor. Council workers have SaTee diSCuSS precise details of their ac•Lilt Coul cillors are surcharged.
The Lambeth •parties are planning now for the six month period after the Citric antr acts the surcharges come into effect. We aim to mobilise the community in a way never seen betore In conjunction with the council trade unions we are working out the details for meeting throughout the borough We also agreed to raise money to cover legal costs.
Above all, we aim to get out every union in the borough. Party members are being asked back LTaet whether they afiliated to the Party or not and demand a discussion of what action their branches can take to support our stand. cillors. with the miners. fer the
THE NATIONAL school strike which took place est Thursday 25 April has forced the issue of YTS political spectrum as 'irresponsible' and the product of a sinister political manipulation, the strikes which look place were a big success. The basis now exists for a real campaign to expose Schemes for the swindle they are.
For the Tories and the SDP. YTS represents systematic attempt to de. depresse the de-skill depress wages of oung people coming onto the job market. YTS keeps down the embarassing level of youth unemployment.
FOr YTS pught to be a big vote winIf Labour attacked the Tory government's cheap labour scheme -ack into the limelight. Denounced by the whole Training Establishment politicians are worried about deal with generation that has Sit 10 especially starts to organise Press accounts of seminow dc all but reflect the real anger of the that wal" ticipated. The Anti Apartheid Movement's national committee has decided on a programme of action, ending in a national demonstration on Sunday 16 June. The theme will be an end to the police killings and a demand for the British government to act against the apartheid regime. Photo: MARK SALMON
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