No platform for fascists!
Socialist Press1980 1980-01-16Read it in the scan (PDF), scan page 4 →
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Attempts by NF leader John Tyndall to re-organise his group in Leicester (following the defection of the bulk of his East Midlands members into the new British People's Party) ran into problems when, local anti-fascists decided they also wanted a hand in' the "reorganisation"
Tyndall's aim was to reform the Leicester Branch with a view to taking on Anthony ReidHerbert's BPP and regaining their local headquarters, lost in the split.
Cloak and dagger
But despite the most elaborate cloak and dagger security anti-fascists got wind of the NF's arrangements and moved in to disrupt their cosy plans. Before the already disoriented local NF supporters could enter the meeting they were confronted by a group of 20 anti-fascists who had harried them on their way through town.
In line with the policy of 'No platform for fascists, they were physically blocked as they tried to enter the building, and in the resultant fighting one NF member was hospitalised and several others hurt.. 'The response of the NF was to denounce this as "unfair". Clearly they are less than happy about any situation where the boot is on the other foot.
The reply of all anti-fascists must be to intensify the struggle for a position of 'No platform' in the trade unions, for the formation of workers defence squads and for the physical breaking up, by the labour movement, of all fascist groups and meetings.
Such a policy must be combined with a political struggle against those reformist leaders whose refusal țo fight in defence of workers' wages, jobs or social services help create the conditions of frustration exploited by the fascists.
Saturday 19 January Nationwide day of activity to raise £10,000 for the Southall Defence Fund Support local activities Sunday 20 January Picket of Pentonville Prison se the Southall prisoners Ich from Euston Station Assemble 1 pm.