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tascist forces| well, they just oppose everything stressed the need to fight fascism whenever it appeared. Hant I'D SOLVE IT! Police hem in anti-fascists while NF chairman Kingsley Read 'and a few of his mates lin the words of one high-ranking police officer) ane allowed to march as they please Last Friday, 24 January, the National Front were allowed to march through the streets of Manchester for the first time. Their march of about 250 was organised in support of Kingsley Read, NF chairman, who was appearing in front ot the Race Relations Board for distributing leaflets in Blackburn calling on white people not to sell their houses to black people.
A picket was orpanised at very short notice which mustered about 200 anti-fascists. When the picket arrived outside the Race Relations Board it was met by about 250 police with horses, who quickly forced the picket onto the far side of the road. About an hour later the NF turned up and were allowed to mount an undisturbed picket whilst Kingsley Read disapThe whole event was significant in three ways. Firstly, by calling their demonstration on a Friday the NF succeeded in marching without mass opposition from the labour movement. But in any case, what was also significant was the absence of even representatives of large sections of the Jocal labour movement and the Communist Party from the anti-fascist forces. This was in contrast to two previous occasions when the mass moblisations of the local lubour movement prevented the fascists from A final important point was the preparations made by the forces of the state to defend the fascists, In the words of one high-ranking officer: "As far as I'm concerned, this bloke is coming to the Race Relations Board and decided to bring a few mates with him. This other lot [the antiAs a token gesture the police allowed the anti-fascists to march away from the Race Relations Board to a rally by the University Union, Here speakers from lotex, Pockin's and the Manchester Anti-Fascist Committee UNEMPLOYYENT PROBLEM SACK ALL THE BLEEDIN' WHEN /