Lewisham Hearing
Socialist Press1977 1977-10-26Read it in the scan (PDF), scan page 12 →
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Committal proceedings have now begun against the Lewisham 21.
Eleven youths were committed last Thursday on a charge of conspiring to steal purses and other items in the Lewisham area between January and May of this year.
The main conspiracy charge was dropped against one youth and six others are fighting the com nittal.
The South Africa style bail conditions which have been RA.
Etal 3-s imposed on the youths since they first appeared in court at the beginning of June, including signing on every day at the police station and curfew-being in before a certain time each night, have finally been lifted.
WORKERS ENQUIRY
The most urgent task facing workers in South East London, however, is the setting up of a labour movement enquiry into police harassment of the black community including the case of the Lewisham 21.
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Such a call must not be confused with the phoney moves towards "nationalisation" embodied in the National Enterprise Board which is eagerly supported by supposedly 'left' Labour MPs.
The NEB itself is in the forefront of moves to step up the exploitation of workers in Leyland and in other industries.
In fighting to defend working conditions workers must therefore fight these 'lefts' , and combine this with the fight to break the reactionary Lib-Lab coalition which daily proves its role as the instrument of big business. intention of making.
Vorster stands to make a tactical gain by appearing tough now, four weeks before the general election in which South African whites will vote for a new parliament. He leaves open the possibility of a tactical loosening up after the elections, which he is certain to win.
Vorster's moves underline the fact that there is no reformist way to end apartheid and that message will now reach more of South Africa's black population.
BOYCOTT
It must also reach the labour