LABOUR PARTY Black Section vice chair LINDA BELLOS has recently become leader of Lambeth council. She is one of three black council leaders in London. She and her fellow Lambeth councillors not only face waging the fight against racism and attacks against the black community in Brixton but have taken over from those recently disqualified in the fight against rate capping. The new council aims to deepen the policies pursued by the previous council as Linda explains, proving the conditions for the whole of the working class including the black community in Lambeth means expanding services and jobs police and other harassment. Linda discussed with CAROL TURNER the Black Section's fight to overcome racism within the Labour Party and how that meshes the difficulties which councils like Lambeth still face.
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After six black members of the last Linda Bellos: newly installed as the leader of Lambeth council LAST WEEK'S issue of Socialist Action carried an For waile to us of y but silent. They were 1986 Budget is £30 million more than Government limit.
Council faces deficit of up to £60 million.
Lombeth Councl says NO CUTS HERE Tell us what you think at your LOCAL MEETING We hold the proposal