SocialistAction 1983–88

The paper of the Socialist League, formerly the International Marxist Group, 1983–88

Black or British?

Socialist Action No. 11, 27 May 1983 · p. 10 of the scan · 242 words

The scan: 011-may-27-1983-SA-UK.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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EVEN the amount of money which the Tories are spending to try and win the black vote in the election £16,000 out of a total campaign budget of £12.5 million.

The leaflet they have racist insulting. 'Labour says he's black. Tories say he's British' the Tories are record of shameless racist policies.

The Conservative Central Office admits as much. The difference between their line now and in 1979 is that then 'we felt very much on the defensive.' This was the preceded by preserve 'the British way of life' and of not being 'swamped by people with a different culture.' Boast success In this election they boast of their success in keeping out black immigration their new British Nationality leaflet says 'gives full and equal citizenship to everyone permanently settled in Britain! This is quite simply a lie.

The Nationality Act makes it more difficult for families to be re united and establishes the sexist rule that a female fiancee cannot have their partner join them. But not only that.

Through its clause that 'people admitted in whatever capacity are expected to maintain and accommodate themselves and any dependants from their own resources public funds' many black people are now being denied access to supplementary benetit, the National Health Service, housing, education, child benefits and tax allowances.

is second class the slogan parading their which was Thatcher talking of the need to and advertise Act which the without recourse to

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