THE FIGHT against the Prevention of Terzorism Act requires the maximum unity of the working class movement. It is a fight that is inseperably bound up with the campaign for the withdrawal of troops from Ireland.
The lelt must not give one inch on these struggles and it must resolutely refuse to he intimidated by the attacks of the press and the prosure that we state will exer!
The following letter in being cinculshould he sent to: Open Letter, 97 Cal odonian Rasi, London, N.I.
OPEN LETTER TO THE SO BEEL SO SEHCH into Britain: fines and jail sentences for oran augie or to give suppon to such organisations. Further sweeping powers are given to the police to allow them to arrest without warrant, to hold without trial and to suppress political views.
Jenkins himself calls the mossures "draconian'. They have two aims: firstty, to smash all opposition inside the working class movament to Britain's occupation of the North of Ireland, secondly to hound trade unionists and attack working class orgenisations. The se proposals follow on the heel of the Prebbles" anti-picketing decision, the retuming to jait of the Shrewsbury two, increased state repression against squaters, striking workers and immigrants along with the death of an anti-fascist militant as a result of ponce action. The Scarman tribunal is at present discussing the strengthening of police powers, The legislation strengthens fascist roopo uke ine acromal Front and POLICE
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OUT NOW Demonstrators outside the Labour Party Conference last Saturday demanded the immediate withdrawal of troops and an end to the Jenkins laws The National Union of Students has become the first major