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The hundreds who demonst- the new Hackney-Homerton rated were supported by hospital will be able to do what thousands of signatures from the four hospitals have been Hackney residents and local doing. But on the DHA they workers. With Hackney top of voted against resolution the government's official list calling for the four to stay open of deprived areas, the closure until the new hospital is fully of all of its existing hospitals functional. They don't even is viewed with horror by most believe their own lies!
INSIDE: Letter fom Long Kesh SO FRIGHTENED by the mood of the people in the public gallery was Louis Freedman, Chair of Hackney District Health Authority, that he did not dare use his casting vote last Monday. The Health Authority voted 8-8 on whether to close the four hospitals in Hackney.
This means they'll take the vote again at another meeting in a month's time, when, they hope, there will be less aggravation from hospital workers and from the local people who use the hospitals.
Escorted Amidst chants of and "No cuts", "Bastard" Murderers and No cuts Freedman, a property developer and stud farm owner of The Penthouse, Brook Street, W1; was escorted out of the room between Labour MP Brian Sedgemore and NUPE official Ian Barber.
Pressure from Hackney Health Emergency campaign had forced the DHA to meet in and trying to take control." people. The Tories claim that the Town Hall and allow public debate on the proposal to close the four hospitals. Hundreds had attended a protest rally outside the Town Hall and heard speeches from Tony Benn, Labour MPs and national and local trade unionists.
Control Opening the public debate, Andrea Campbell COHSE branch secretary, denounced the DHA for being unrepresentative of the people of Hackney-.
Referring to the stand taken committee to break the law, ' WIARD (REPORT)
pledging the support of local health activists if they did.
"The meeting showed,"
Andrea told SO, "that there is a real surge of feeling. We can make this a major fight against the Tories. It was a revolutionary meeting with ordinary workers voicing their feelings
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