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IN OUR MIDST LONG When socialists and trade unionists go out postering, the police are usually very quick to move on or even arrest them. But when scores of people descended on Burnsley late one Tuesday evening (20 November) and proceeded to plaster the walls with some the country. 2,000 political posters, the police did no more This change in attitude was perhaps not unconnected with what the posters said:
DONT LET THE MARXIST COMMUNIST KREMLIN TRAITORS DESTROY BRITISH WAY OF LIFE LIVE DEMOCRACY The poster raid was organised by the 'Campaign for a More Prosperous Britain" The founder of this body, a Mr Tom Keen of Oldham, is not exactly unprosperous himself, As he told the Barnsley Chronicie: "I havo made El million this year, and I plan to spend the lot on tighting strikes that could capple the country' The raid on Barnsicy, one of the most solid mining lowis in Yorkshire, was apparently by way of a trial run. Mr Keen told the local press that people said we would he bounded off the streets of the town, but we haven't With onc successfal provocation under his belt, he now intends to repeat the raids tbroughout mining districts up and down Keen is one of those capitalists who does not trast the Tores and the state crachine lu do the necessary joh on the working class without a little help on the side. As far as the muners are concerned, he cleary feels that the Government are mot using all the w zapons they could against the miners, md that efforts Dust be made to tum them ugainst an 'internal enemy Chose leaders like Scargill and Daly whe are supposedly in Moscow's hand Mr Keen should not be dismissed simply as a crink. His actions are a sign of growing panie felt by the capitalist class as they see a working class offensive potting under way this winter If the Governent isself panies and falls late a state of indecision, it will be Mr Keen and his like whie will increasingly take individual steps to defend their interests Hs initiative in kiring bande of agitatons 1o make vicinus ideciogical attacks on the working class movement will be followed by others which will po much further. Not least prominent bero will be the prolessional Jercin of the National Front, fer whont respectable' men Like Mr Keen and Enoch Powell prepare the was Mr Keen's little outings should he stopped now.