Camden's racist housing policy must be reversed

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THE LABOUR-CONTROLLED London borough of Camden has found a way to reduce the number of homeless families on the authority's books that would gladden the heart of a National Front member. Since the beginning of October Camden has been offering a free travel warrant to Ireland to any Irish family which is homeles within its boundaries. And the council is reported to be considering offering the same 'facility' to Bangladeshi families.

According to Guardian reports of Friday Saturday 14 November: "At least nine families. have already been treated in this way. These articles point out that Camden officers advised councillors as early as last April that such policy 'racially discriminatory'. The Guardian quotes council officers DaCK-000I migration control.

Like many other innerLondon boroughs, Camden faces severe problems as a result of the Tory government's concerted attack on local authorities and their finances for the past eight years.

Crisis It has the secondhighest number of homeless but a relatively small stock of housing from which to accomodate The blame for the housing crisis cancer other boroughs face should be niaced squarely where belongs: on the shoulders government.

However, nothing - including this government's VICIOUS policies can justify a housing 'solution' that amounts to repatriation. The 'soft left' Labour leadership OT cancer council deserves every the Guardain publicity has attracted. his Dollcy 1s a disgrace to the entire labour According to Camden's policy.

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councorrectly demanding Smyth's resignation consider emergency etfect, was reversed.

The however repatriation, The so-called soft left and right wing joined forces to vote the continuation of this policy through Camden's group's repatriation policy particularly its recent deci sion to reaffirm that policy is a disgrace to the party locally and nationally. It must be reversed forthwith and housing chair Gareth Smyth sacked at once The national Party leadership must immediately repudiate Camden's policy which will be used as a precedent by every Tory, and tian. Fascists will doubtless • perhaps pro viding a little 'encourage.

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