Schlagwort: Riots
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Bob Lee: The Inner cities erupt – what lies ahead for blacks in Britain?
[Militant International Review, No. 31, Spring 1986, p. 14-18] Eighty per cent of blacks who vote support Labour. But this instinctive class solidarity could ultimately give way to despair if the Labour leaders fail to offer a way forward. Last summer’s inner-city upheavals highlighted the plight of the oppressed minorities. They also provided a fresh…
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Lynn Walsh: Make Police Accountable
[Militant No. 571, 3rd October 1981, p. 8-9] By Lynn Walsh The riots which erupted in Brixton, Toxteth and other cities in the summer of 1981 once again focused attention on the role of the police. In particular, they highlighted the almost complete lack of accountability, and the need for the labour movement to campaign…