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

Lambeth: 'If they want riots this summer, they'll get them'

Socialist Challenge No. 248, 4 June 1982 · p. 15 of the scan · 410 words

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victory beause of the teachery of Johnny Johnson. will capitulate redundancies. There will be new attacks on the black population in Lambeth.'- Ted Knight, now leader of the opposition in Lambeth counafter TUCKER, Labour election agent in Vauxhall, looks at the situation in Lambeth.

150 picketed Lambeth Town Hall last Wednesdav outgoing Labour mayor, Johnny Johnson, used his casting vote to usher in Tory Lobbying parliament Lambeth concil under the Tories to Heseltine with cuts and defeat last week GREG Commander Hugh Chambers. This allowed the Tories, reling on the votes of the SDP, to take control of the council.

There have been some about how pomted to ultra-leftism in YOLAIE CISNG 13C1 was that we in Vauxhall merely attempted put across our policy of "no cuts, no -4 C124 or rate increases.

Now we must stop the Tories from attacking the local community. As UILE black youth on the picke put "If the Tories reverse the concil's race policies there'll be one hell of a show. If they want riots this then they'll get them.

Janet Boateng, who had been Labour's choice Services Committee, says: *For the first time people have realised how important it is to be involved in politics. We will be going out to make sure they are organised."

With no guarantee of overall majority, the Tories must attempt push their policies through Ine counci sub-commit. tees and they will not allow detailed debates on policies at ordinary council meetings. Even at the first concil meeting some Labour concillors were threatened with expulsion from the chamber.

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