AT a stroke, over eight million people have been denied the political issues.
month-long bans William Whitelaw, the Home Secretary.
The ban in London which runs until the end of March, followed the Black People's Day. of Action when the National Front declared it would hold a past the Deptford where youth died earlier this year.
Scotland Yard asked for the ban on the grounds that serious public disorder would occur if the NF march were allowed to go alicad.
Leicestershire, the New. National was to hold a demo Front on 22 March a Dall Solid the InterCamlarity the Indian Workers Association, and the Labour group on Leicester council, backed by all 8,000 signature petition. Counter While the local Nazi callut. LIC Racial Solidarity Campaign and the Labour Party Young Socialists called tor a counter-demonstration, there is now a monthlong ban marches in Leicestershire.
In Leeds police say that they consulted local councillors before requesting a ban there. The NF was planning a march against manufactured imSocialist Challenge 26 March 1981 right to demonstrate on Youth Against the Missiles and Leeds Scrap the (Immigration). Act campaign were planning events.
Bans are not the only Uttice against political activity. It is also preparing militarytype organisation police.
In the opinion of the Home Office 'events of public disorder are growing such that very few forces can deal with them using their
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Three major areas of the country have had on marches imposed by