Disarmament are continuing aposed by Strathclyde police.
Fifty thousand people on march will be loud eclaration to Thatcher and her ag that their attempts to get olitical protest off the streets n't be tolerated.
In London CND announcon 5 May that it is taking acon in the High Court arguing the current blanket ban on arches in London is illegal.
CND point out that in the two Cavel CND rches had been caught by in London, ds and Strathclyde. We appreciate the problem lich faces the says Kent, Bur we thinke nerey being unreasonable in askfor the banning of all mares instead of those which ally are provocative and liketo cause violence.
'CND marches are peace' he adds. we depend On rches to bring to the attenof the public, the media the growing oncern about, massing of dear weapons.
= We'think the government ould ban the bomb - not the Harriet Harman, legal of of the National Council or Civil Liberties, who will be cting as CND's solicitor, says: COTTISH organisers of the Campaign for Nuclear to build support for heir annual march from the Polaris submarine base * Faslane to Glasgow despite the three-month ban 'The Public . Order Act enacted to deal order problems, yet being usca to promon cuurciy peaceful marches.
"The police and the Home Secretary have the power ban just those marches which serious public disorder and leave peaceful marchers free.
'The Home Secretary has now stated that he accepts that the Public Order Act selective and limited bans.
Never been such a High Court action. It is based on the London ban but will have implications for Scotland as well.
Streets Patricia Hewitt, that between 1950 and bans had been used nine times, while already in 1981, bans had been imposed periods of up to three months.
"There is a growing feeling among politicians that should be restricted ballot box and writing letters to MPs and the newspapers', she. said eND wouldn't be able to function unless it was able to go the streets message.
"The goverment is seeking was public bans are allows there showed 1980 eight politics wider the political activity and it believes that public reaction will be dulled by a succession of bans.
This is a major case, we intend to defend and restore the right •of assembly delighted to represent CND in this case. London May Day march 1981 - will police lot it happen in '82 contról An become null and void.
Young CND and Bomb' application for a hearing in the High Court will be made this week, and if the hearing is granted then all bans will The focus of the case is the "the against mạrch which has been caught twice by the bans planned for 17 May in London.
they Bruce Kent points out how frustrated people were becoming with printing leaflets, booking coaches and trains and having to cancel again and again.
expense especially for people who don't have much money anyway.
Asked whether CND would was not willing to consider il legal action until after the case was won or lost in the courts.?
Despite this cautious and possibly disastrous approach ng TUc that could Bring out that could bring out sessfully defy the bans on the sufficient numbers Selective The NCCL and CND are not challenging the use of selective bans; they do not say for instance that each provocative action by the National Front could I be prosecuted under the Race Relations Act. Certainly don't call for the labou and black movements to confront the NF on the streets.
Can anyone believe that Thatcher will ban the activities of the right-wing while defending the rights of movements like CND who are opposed to a central plank of her platform!
The fact that one earliest selective bans in 196 was against the Committee of 100 Is an indication of whom blanket, are used agrens. whether selective or We must continue to argu against all bans and to build fo a realy big Scotland on 6-7 June ASY movemen arrent demonstrate by contributing to the the High Court Ac Send CND Appea Goodwin Street, London N4