I) A survey from the Commission for Racial Equality last week, white vouth were shown to have caught up with their black brothers and sisters in their attitude to the police.
ner cent of 18 pear old blacks and whites arle neweu lel larasseu Dy the police, disliked their attitude and thought they kad too much During the miners' strike, the role of the police their outright violence on Kn e picket ilhe. aitempts to tesl HEUM alea alea. their baton and riot-shield out in Ireland and on the black youth in Brixton and Hoxtetn brought home to many working benoe mne voren taeue u the state. Now they understand why black vouth took to the streets in 1981.
The solidarity black Peo, has laid a firth basis showed with for fighting Tory attempts to bolster up the police still further. Next year's survey should show a much higher Jeicenlane happy with police 'attimoes as pease anev understand that a d.
policeman isn't just anther working class lad in uniform, but a strike-breaker.
Socialist Action 22 March 1985