the Euro-sceptic right wing that would bring the nine rebel 'whipless ones' back into the fold. IT'S EASY for John Major to But the Thatcherite bastards' in his own cabinet, Aitken, Portillo denounce the violence of English fascists at the Ireland and Redwood are openly seeking to deepen the division. match: but his own party is showing its more vicious rac- Lamont ist core as the splits over In the background ex-ChancelEurope deepen.
lor Norman Lamont is openly Although for a while the debate stoking the fires of dissent with a appeared to be on the desirability forthright denunciation of further of a single European currency, the integration in Europe, while anresignation of Immigration Minisother ex-minister, Leon Brittan, ter Charles Wardle has underlined calls on Major to turn up the heat the fact that much of the anxiety on the Euro-sceptics. to protect 'national' borders and But the intervention of Charles independence is motivated by Wardle has brought the issue of chauvinism and racist fears of imracism centrally into the debate. migration. He claims that the plan of the The currency issue itself is European Union to create a frondriving a deep wedge into the Tory tier-free Europe' would prevent ranks.Major is desperately at- British immigration officers tempting to straddle both horses.
checking the passports of up to 15 He is obviously reluctant to break million immigrants who live in ranks with the Euro-enthusiasts other EU countries. Clarke and Heseltine, even as he In fact the 'frontier-free' Europe seeks a new rapprochment with which Mr Wardle fears could result in hordes of unwanted -probably black - immigrants is the same 'Fortress Europe' which is tightening its external immigration restrictions to wall out immigrants from non-EU countries.
This has led to the obscenity of Campsfield and other immigration prisons designed specifically to deter those likely to seek asylum.
Immediately afier Wardle's outburst, right wing Home Secretary Howard announced new plans for the speedy ejection of 'bogus' asylum seekers.
Straw scandal
With hostility to immigrants now established as the key test of virility for Euro-sceptics, and Labour's Jack Straw pledging the party's full support for Major's racist immigration laws, the Tory crisis is likely to have even nastier effects on British politics.
Labour Parties and union branches should table motions denouncing Straw's reactionary line and demanding an end to all immigration controls. THE SON OF MUSSO THE SON O ISSOLE Shut hAC B THE RU people picketed Italian neo-fascist leader Gianfranco Fini's visit to London to address the Royal Institute of International Affairs on February three main anti racist groups the ARA, ANL and YRE were present, underlining the need for united action against the far right