SocialistAction 1983–88

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

Polytechnic of North London

Socialist Action No. 85, 18 January 1985 · p. 10 of the scan · 302 words

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page 10 of the scan

AT A MEETING of 1500 Thursday, 10 January, a decision was made to accept the offer made to the students by the new Director of PNL. Described by student union sabbaticals as a '90 per cent victory, National Front organiser Patrick Harrington is to be possible?!), off campus, totally isolated from other students.

Unofficially, all the other students on the same course as him will continue to be given lectures on campus. This represents a complete climbdown by the college authorities in the face of a long and bitter struggle waged by the students at PNL and other students and trade unionists who have supported the campaign. failure of the NUS NOLS-dominated leadership to support the struggle at NL against fascist intiltration of higher December proval of the NUS leadership's failure to support students at PNL who have been beaten up, rested and even imprisoned for opposing Harrsapport struggles such as the one at PNL, must be central to campaigns against fascists like Harrington.

However, the struggle is not over yet. Sixteen students still face charges arising from pickets and anti-Harrington activities at stadents are imprisoned a campaign to release them must become an immediate priority for all student activists.

ALL SUPPORTERS are urged to put emergency motions to Labour clubs and UGMs, condemning the arrest of leading Irish activist Maive O'Shea.

Speakers meland should be contacted to meetings if required. Apart from the obvious importance of opposing the State's extending use of he PTA against Irish activists in Britain, the extremely successful fringe meeting December's NUS conference indicates sapport for the work and activities of the LCI in Labour clubs and student unions.

students last 'educated', has been achieved despite the NUS conference registered its disapdemands insisting that the PNL. It these

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