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HOME Uttice Minister, In the event, we managed to David Waddington, „can 'see get some people on the very no reason' to intervene to wide pavement outside the stop the deportation of Mu- Home Office, but only at the AS the fight goes on for an independent inquiry into the shooting of Colin Roach in Stoke Newington police station, Hackney's The Hackney labour movement should act Labour council has announced that if the now to assemble all of the available facts on Home Secretary refuses such an inquiry, it the Roach case and its background, while pursuing the fight for an official, indepenLast week the council voted to withhold rate revenue due to help finance the In this way any lingering illusions in the 'justice' of the state machinery can best be While the proposal to inquire into the dispelled, and the lessons spelled out for Roach case should be welcomed, it would be ABOUT 60 people turned out to lobby the Manchester City Council Labour Group last week, calling on it to reject moves to axe the council's grant to Manchester Gay Centre. There was support especially from the Urban Aid Action Committee and the local Socialist Organiser group. But the right wing dominated Labour Group voted 31-29 to confirm cutting the grant. Manchester Gay Centre is calling on supporters to keep up the pressure until the Council's budget-making meeting on March 16, by sending resolutions, letters or phone calls to Cllr William Egerton, Leader of the Council, Town Hall, Albert Square, Manchester (061 236 3377 x549), with copies to the Gay Centre, 61A Bloom Street, Manchester 1.

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favour of seeking easy popularity.

Tory-style "democracy" accompanying letter to the press. working again. armies.

undetected and unopposed."

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tions with the trade unions. sure, the out any the hammad Idrish.

This was the result of a meeting between him, Peter Snape and Arthur Palmer on Thursday, February 24. The two Labour MPs had gone to argue Idrish's case, but came out saying that It was like talking to a brick wall' Supporters of the Muhammad Idrish Defence Campaign came from Bristol and Birmingham to picket the Home Office, but were prevented from mounting an effective presence by the police.

The police initially said that no placards would be allowed, one person would be permitted to give out leaflets outside the door, and six more could stand on the other side of the road. may set up its own investigation.

local police. cost of constant hassles.

Nonetheless. it nrovided FAUTINYU a first opportunity for supporters of the campaign from different cities to meet and exchange ideas.

It was clear that the Birmingham campaign had achieved more Labour movement support, whule the Asian community was more involved in the Bristol committee, which had come out of a long-established Campaign Against Racist Laws group. Clearly, both aspects will have to be built on if the campaign is to succeed. It was generally agreed that the next step would be to build. for a large contingent on the March 27' CARL demonstration.

dent inquiry as well.

As deportations, and campaigns rainst them, escalate, a demo has been called against the immigration laws. Organise a continent now from your trade union or Sunday March 12 noon Assembl Jubilee Gardens near Station

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