IMGpapers 1980–83

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1980–83

State racism on the rise

· Socialist Challenge No. 173, 27 November 1980 · p. 15 of the scan · 280 words

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have been held in detention Act. On 18 July this year there were 211 prisoned, compared to a daily average in 1979 of 166.

1n8 obel seen from the fate of passengers arriving at Heathrow airport.

It was z0 times more passenger would be refused entry at Heathrow during 979 than an Australian or Canadian; 90 times more like ly for a Ghanaian; 60 times for a Pakistani or Sri Lankan, and 50 times for a Cypriot or Bangladeshi.

Algerians, Ghanaians, just happened not to be white.

• Alt these usefui facts report of the Joint Council for available mus raulo, Road, London WC1X 8SP.

AN example of how not to fight unemployment given in on November.

The occasion was a jobs march called Hosiery 'Workers was.

ana irms ante knitwear posses gave their the day what was by the local newspaper, the Lercester mercury, patriouc marca As many as 2,000 turned Bris p salls and to songs white, and blue Cally Icu.

umbrellas Alec Kilsby, the union's district secretary, called for an early reduction in interest short-term alll emoiovment suosiuy solve unemployment 1 ne appeals Britain. That's There is also an increase in the number of persons centres under the 1971 Immigration people of the immigration laws can be likely Pakistanis, and Sri Lankans more are in the annual The JCWI at 44 Theobalds REMOVALS UP rsons removed as illegal entra ADORATION IFAU oil, and renewable energy

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IN the first six months of this year 509 people deported from

almost double last year's figure, when 585 people were removed during the whole year.

How not to fight for jobs

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