EIGHTY PEOPLE came to the launch meeting of the Birmingham Sparkbrook black section on September despite fierce opposition from Roy Hattersley, MP for Sparkbrook. hoto: ANNETTE SANDY/HELEN CARR (TURC) Among the speakers were Keith Vaz, PPC for East, black LEICCOLCI councillors ingham and Nottingham, and officers or lne bacK sections national committee.
Since the decision to form ā black section was taken, Hattersley and his 'ghetto godfathers' CUlC evevent the launch going they could to ahead.
Hattersley's opposiNGHIRA DOIC CYCl IIle rabid since he got wind of a Channel rour documentary alleging malpractices his constituency. Due for screening on Thursday 26 September in the 'Bandung File' series, lne brogramme deals with the mass recruitment or asians the Jall Vilase the marshalling of votes through the ghetto godfathers.
Photo IERNY unsettled these the allegations as 'beneath contempt .
What ai c really beneath contempt are the Hattersley Incas ul Co his supporters have gone LU LU retain their grip on the black vote before the officers Sunday the the ticles's 1UW. to the launch said, 'that no organising such meeting, make comments the media.
In his the mittee, hundred so ViPs like Hattersley black held ,but who bitterly. black the old story', he "they say But also shake hands with bankrupt prepared have their Wadsworth argued, like the one Sparkbrook, IVICCHH ted a change in direction: *we are moving away from Dalronasc. yye alc movulg away from deference. We are now making demands 'We are here to stay, black and brown. We are going nowhere. We are in and we want our both Perhaps that that really unsettles Hattersley.
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