From its heroic battles against the fascists and the state in 1979 Blair Peach was killed), to the 2C01 the People's March for Jobs. and now a magnincent unstinting solidarity with the miners, the Asian community has shown its class loyalty.
Ealing-Southall Now the demand is being raised for the Labour Party to respona Dy choos• ing one of its number to sit parliament. In order to win this fight there been a mass recruitment drive three central wards.
SHOW have between them 1900 members and have elected 45 Asian delegates to the general committee. However, laction fighting within one of those wards has brought allegations of malpractice The result of this is that the whole process is in the balance, WILl the deeply divided. The resolution of the matter is in the hands of Labour's national executive.
The battle for a black MP is vital and must be supported. But it must be waged and can be won - by a confrontation with racists and the old guard Grate oar. That battle takes place on the political black people's terrelle right to have a representative of their choice and unity. It is Ther OWI community. an issue central to involving black people in the party. David Blunkett, leader of Sheffield council