By Kathryn Marshall 500 protesters against French nuclear testing recently took their anger to Chequers to coincide with a visit by Jacques Chirac.
They took flags, banners. hooters, whistles and a desire to make a lot of noise.
Protests of this kind are designed to draw attendon to uk issue. They are peacefulthere are no planned riots, no attempes to torch buildings or to beat anyone up.
This event was organised by CND and Greenpeace. They try to maximise public support for their causes. which does not include starting brawis.
Despite this, demonstrators were met by mounted ponotice. lice. They were served with a written order to leave the land.
The Criminal Justice Act has created two new ofSAOIRSE BHAM FREE ALL ТАНЕ РОЖА -aggravated trespass and remaining on tano arice being served with a written Twelve were arrested. Several required hospital treatment after being injured long". by horses and dogs.
Riots spread across East Picketing Winson Green prison: Criminal Justice Act severely restricts right to protest The Act strengthens the cratic right to protest potenright of police to use strong- tially affects campaigns right arm tactics whenever they across the board - from action please. They are now entitled to defend the welfare state to to make arrests for attending fold campaires, through to a protest and staying "too animal welfare demos.
This occurs in a wider conThis attack on our demo- text of the attacks which were nalists that about 23 youths sion coming up on December reinforced and added 10 at Tory party contercate Home Office figures reveal that the stop and scarch legislation in the CJA is most regularly used against black and Asian people.
It serves as another feature of the government's racist Iepastaion.
The "right to party" is under attack. Squatters and travellers' rights scarcely exMore money is being spent on prisons, presumably to house these new categories of "criminals".
There is a need to maintain and step up campaigns so that the CJA does not win out.
It is also essential that the tahour movement wakes up to the implications these measures have for them.
Labour movement leaders must be hounded until they democratic rights will not be accepted any more than a crumbling welfare state. East Timor against the Cathoon Ireland FIFTY people attended a debate in Birmingham on Ireland organised by the far left.
Workers' Power and Socialist Outlook suggested that the Alliance for Workers" Liberty were mistaken in their welcome for the Peace Proc018.
They stressed Imperialism's interest in disarming Republicans and smashing all forces who opposed their control over the six counties.
Socialist Outlook argued that "Troops out now" and *self determination for the Irish people as a whole" should remain our watch-words. are so clear-cus and simple as
Debating the way