IMGpapers 1968–75

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1968–75

NATIONAL FRONT FASCIST MURDERS

Red Weekly No. 100, 8 May 1975 · p. 12 of the scan · 385 words

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*an over-enthusiastic because he refused to pay Hosie protection money.

What sealed Smith's fate was the fact that he was black. Hosie also just happened to be a member of the National Front.

In Hosie's wallet when he was arrested was found the following letter from NF headquarters; Dear member, Welcome to the National Brian Hosie was jailed for life in Glasgow last week for the murder by shooting of West Indian Hector Smith, But this murder was no ordinary one; Hosie, an Orange bigot and UDA supporter, murdered Smith Front. We acknowledge receipt of your subscription and enclose your membership card."

According to evidence in cout, the last words Hector Smith heard were those of NF member Hose sneering. Do you think you are a brave nigger?' He then pulled the Oxford's Inhour Council has finally decided, with only a single vote against, to allow trigger nutter and a headcase' - remarked:

like shooting a dog niggers make good fertilisers From Barlinnie prison when awaiting trial, Hosie described the murder as an over-enthusiastie programmie of repatriating our Commonweulth citizens'. He abso boasted that his policy was to "hoost emigrution start extermination".

This is the first time that the murderous racism of the NF has been openly proved to be mixed in tion' with the sinister pun-running and UDA and UVF outfits in Scotland, Bat it is not the first time that the NF itself has been a prominent post. jockeys delighted the louts in Tattersalls and the Members enclospend many a happy bour berating the working class for its idleness.

whip was one thing- but seeing one return dose was too much. The lay to the railings. Led by General Sir Jockey Club, a mob dressed in military-style overcoats, cavalryA few minutes after the murder NF member Hosie-described by one of his co-defendants as ta madon, a *Niggers are nothing to me. Il's just factot in such a trial. Only a few months ago an Edinburgh UDA man was sentenced to seven year's jail for possession of sell-loading rifles, which. he alleged, he kept for pouching! good fertilisers." leader Martin Webster addressed a meeting culled in the name of the Vanguard Party in the Tullis Street Orange Hall in Bridgeton, It's just

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WEEKLY programme of re-patriating our Commonwealth citizens'

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